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ICYMI - Interview: Author Elaine Weiss on the Four Little-Known Activists Who Were the ‘Beating Heart’ of the Civil Rights Movement | Weiss speaks about her new book "Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement," which comes out March 4. Transcript included.

Letters: Doug Mastriano’s Attack on Transgender People, Governor Shapiro Stands Up for Pennsylvania, DOGE Takes Out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and More | Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.

Steve Bannon gives a Nazi salute at CPAC. This is the MAGA movement and today's Republican Party. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L3x...

Bucks County Labor Leaders Praise Renewed AFL-CIO and SEIU Alliance as Essential | The solution to Trump and Musk's trickle down chaos is organizing and solidarity.

Control of Pennsylvania Supreme Court at Stake in 2025 Election | The Democratic-majority court has played a big role in defusing election challenges. Now Republicans are mobilizing for a takeover, reports @votebeat.org.

Girls Empowered Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Young Girls Become Confident, Independent and Resilient Women | On March 6 at the Spring Mill Country Club in Ivyland, the nonprofit will hold a dinner & awards presentation to celebrate young people, their achievements, & a decade of service programs.

@aanpublishers.bsky.social Joins Call for White House to Cease Punishing Journalists | "This is how authoritarian regimes operate — by crushing dissent, punishing those who expose inconvenient facts and replacing truth with propaganda.”

Steve Bannon gives a Nazi salute at CPAC. This is the MAGA movement and today's Republican Party. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L3x...

Two things that make America a democracy: Not having a king, and having a free press. A look inside the chilling cases from San Jose to Clarksdale that show a nation already on the brink of losing our First Amendment rights after just 1 month of Trump My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

Bucks County Labor Leaders Praise Renewed AFL-CIO and SEIU Alliance as Essential | The solution to Trump and Musk's trickle down chaos is organizing and solidarity.

Control of Pennsylvania Supreme Court at Stake in 2025 Election | The Democratic-majority court has played a big role in defusing election challenges. Now Republicans are mobilizing for a takeover, reports @votebeat.org.

Court Battle Over Policies on Transgender Students in New Jersey Leads to Ruling — and Repeal | Both sides are declaring victory, reports @newjerseymonitor.com's @danadifilippo.bsky.social. Can NJ school districts require staff to alert parents if a student changes their gender identity at school?

Girls Empowered Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Young Girls Become Confident, Independent and Resilient Women | On March 6 at the Spring Mill Country Club in Ivyland, the nonprofit will hold a dinner & awards presentation to celebrate young people, their achievements, & a decade of service programs.

By 1952 Miles Horton has decided that racial matters, and desegregation & voting rights is the most important problem in the South. So he pivots the Highlander School to concentrate on civil rights & it becomes one of the most important nerve centers for the movement. FULL EPISODE: bit.ly/3EXkZAw

Bucks County Commissioners Approve Long-Term Lease for African American Museum’s New Home | The renovated Boone Farm in Middletown Township will open as a permanent museum in 2025.

Trump’s Executive Orders Seek to Erase Scientific Truth | By denying the realities of sex, gender, and race, the White House’s statements worsen inequity and cause harm.

Dismantling DEI Is About ‘Making America White Again’ | “Diversity, equity and inclusion, that’s code in the mouth of the president for Black people," said Jacqui Lewis, senior minister at Middle Collegiate Church in New York City and author of the forthcoming book "The Just Love Story Bible."

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Trump’s Executive Orders Seek to Erase Scientific Truth | By denying the realities of sex, gender, and race, the White House’s statements worsen inequity and cause harm.

By 1952 Miles Horton has decided that racial matters, and desegregation & voting rights is the most important problem in the South. So he pivots the Highlander School to concentrate on civil rights & it becomes one of the most important nerve centers for the movement. FULL EPISODE: bit.ly/3EXkZAw

Bucks County Commissioners Approve Long-Term Lease for African American Museum’s New Home | The renovated Boone Farm in Middletown Township will open as a permanent museum in 2025.

Dismantling DEI Is About ‘Making America White Again’ | “Diversity, equity and inclusion, that’s code in the mouth of the president for Black people," said Jacqui Lewis, senior minister at Middle Collegiate Church in New York City and author of the forthcoming book "The Just Love Story Bible."

Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social spoke with Elaine Weiss about her new book "Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement." This history and its lessons couldn't come at a better time as the country finds itself in a new Jim Crow moment. LISTEN: bit.ly/3EXkZAw

I found that these citizenship schools and the people who created them [Septima Clark, Esau Jenkins, Bernice Robinson, and Miles Horton] and the teachers and students who participated in them really became the engine of the Civil Rights Movement, said Elaine Weiss. FULL EPISODE: bit.ly/3EXkZAw

Upcoming Public Forum in Doylestown to Focus on Understanding Immigrants’ Experiences Locally | “The hope is to foster a better understanding of who our local immigrant community is, what challenges they face and how we can be more welcoming and understanding as a community.”

Deporting Millions of Immigrants Would Shock the US Economy, Increasing Housing, Food and Other Prices | Why isn't the corporate media reporting about this more, or in many cases at all?

The pencil is mightier than the racist: "So I realized that this was a way to explain what was happening & put a wonderful spotlight on this very courageous creative way of fighting Jim Crow - basically with pencils." Elaine Weiss about her new book "Spell Freedom." FULL EPISODE: bit.ly/3EXkZAw

I found that these citizenship schools and the people who created them [Septima Clark, Esau Jenkins, Bernice Robinson, and Miles Horton] and the teachers and students who participated in them really became the engine of the Civil Rights Movement, said Elaine Weiss. FULL EPISODE: bit.ly/3EXkZAw

Deporting Millions of Immigrants Would Shock the US Economy, Increasing Housing, Food and Other Prices | Why isn't the corporate media reporting about this more, or in many cases at all?

“What I like to explore in my books is HOW change is possible”. Can’t wait to read this!

I’m gonna order this from local bookstore this weekend when I stop in!

Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social spoke with Elaine Weiss about her new book "Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement." This history and its lessons couldn't come at a better time as the country finds itself in a new Jim Crow moment. LISTEN: bit.ly/3EXkZAw

Upcoming Public Forum in Doylestown to Focus on Understanding Immigrants’ Experiences Locally | “The hope is to foster a better understanding of who our local immigrant community is, what challenges they face and how we can be more welcoming and understanding as a community.”

The Future of Organized Labor Depends on Expanding Union Density, Not Political Spending | Unions are more popular than ever and there are 60 million workers ready to join the labor movement. It's past time to organize them.

Let's not forget about Sellersville, in Upper Bucks County! They also had about 400 people come out to protest Donald Trump and Elon Musk's assaults on democracy and gutting of the federal government & programs to help those most in need. As predicted, they are pushing through Project 2025.

OPINION: How Vladimir Putin Defeats the United States | There is much work to do if we intend to keep this republic, writes Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan.

Photo Essay: Hundreds of Protesters Rally Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk in Doylestown on President’s Day | This #BucksCounty protest was part of a nationwide action in locales across the U.S. to oppose Trump's actions since taking office. See more of Mike Maney's photos here: bit.ly/3X2yZ2g

The Future of Organized Labor Depends on Expanding Union Density, Not Political Spending | Unions are more popular than ever and there are 60 million workers ready to join the labor movement. It's past time to organize them.

Let's not forget about Sellersville, in Upper Bucks County! They also had about 400 people come out to protest Donald Trump and Elon Musk's assaults on democracy and gutting of the federal government & programs to help those most in need. As predicted, they are pushing through Project 2025.

The Bucks County Beacon is growing! We are upgrading our web server February 20th at 1 am. The website will be down for somewhere between 30 minutes and 4 hours. Please bear with us while we increase our capacity!

Photo Essay: Hundreds of Protesters Rally Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk in Doylestown on President’s Day | This #BucksCounty protest was part of a nationwide action in locales across the U.S. to oppose Trump's actions since taking office. See more of Mike Maney's photos here: bit.ly/3X2yZ2g

Elites Won’t Lead the Opposition to Trump | Now is the time to start showing up, making connections, and organizing in your community, writes @melissaryan.bsky.social.

@naacpbucks.bsky.social Town Hall Seeks to Dispel Misinformation Surrounding DEI and Critical Race Theory | The February 18th event in Doylestown seeks to “turn down the temperature” and promote fact-based, meaningful dialogue around diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory.

Letters: Project 2025 Is Here, Senator McCormick’s Shameful Vote for Tulsi Gabbard, Call Your Elected Representatives on Valentine’s Day, and Trump Sells Out Farmers | Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.

“We are not backing down,” said @womenslawproject.bsky.social Executive Director Susan J. Frietsche. “We think the ability to make autonomous reproductive decisions is really at the heart of liberty, and this is not a right we’re going to give up.”

Court Battle Over Policies on Transgender Students in New Jersey Leads to Ruling — and Repeal | Both sides are declaring victory, reports @newjerseymonitor.com's @danadifilippo.bsky.social. Can NJ school districts require staff to alert parents if a student changes their gender identity at school?

Elites Won’t Lead the Opposition to Trump | Now is the time to start showing up, making connections, and organizing in your community, writes @melissaryan.bsky.social.

Pennsylvania Isn’t Quite the Abortion Sanctuary State That Reproductive Rights Advocates Want it to Be | In fact, recent data shows patients leaving the state to obtain abortion care actually outnumber those coming in.

Interview: Karen Downer has fought racism locally since she was a child in pre-Civil Rights Bucks County when the Klu Klux Klan were burning crosses in the neighborhood of Linconia where she grew up. She recently stepped down as president of the local NAACP chapter and spoke with us on The Signal.