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Muzzling the press is never good for the sake of a democracy.

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If you care about a free press, the restriction and handpicking who gets access to White House should be a red flag. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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U.S. schools remain segregated, even after the Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that public school segregation is unconstitutional. What role does school choice play? ewa.org/educated-rep... #education #schoolchoice 📷 James Minichello for EWA

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EWA’s @EmilySays compiled resources to help journalists save and protect the value of federal data as the Trump administration removes or scales back certain government databases. Learn more here: ewa.org/educated-rep... #education #data #journalism

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Congratulations to our four #4ContsFigure medalists. 👏

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Sixty five years ago, four African American college students from Greensboro, NC did a sit-in at Woolworths. Their protest to integrate the lunch counter led to more civil rights protests. Today I toured the museum inside Woolworths. This history is forever important to learn.

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In the last three weeks, I wrote a 14,500 word draft for what I thought was a magazine piece. Trimmed it to around 8800 and sent it to my editor. Given state of the world, was told appetite would be for a shorter feature. Trimmed it to closer to 3000. I feel like I've written three pieces now.

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I mean, we couldn’t be more unbothered that Google Calendar doesn’t “recognize” #BlackHistoryMonth anymore. Black history is still happening. We'll be chilling with these books by @anneliseorleck1.bsky.social and others. ✌🏽 @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social

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To think, just a year ago, we were celebrating the @frontlinepbs.bsky.social documentary winning the Oscar for shining a light on Russia's war on Ukraine. This film is so important to see right now. www.ap.org/media-center...

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine appealed to the Trump administration on Wednesday to respect the truth and avoid disinformation in discussing the war that began with a Russian invasion of his country, in his first response to Trump’s suggestion that Ukraine started the war. nyti.ms/4gNBP2h

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Don’t Boycott the Briefing: Trump’s ban on the AP is awful, but a mass walkout by the press corps is unworkable and unwise, by Paul Farhi. www.cjr.org/opinion/dont...

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I'm stating the obvious but this is so not good for a free press.

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I'll be giving a talk this Fri. at Temple Emanuel in Greensboro, NC on teaching about religion in public schools. Please help pass the word along to #educators, #teachers, #parents, #scholars in Greensboro area. They can register here to attend: rb.gy/3coi39 @publicedworks.bsky.social

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More than a decade ago, I profiled Ellery Schempp, whose homeroom protest against required Bible readings led to the landmark 1963 Abington v. Schempp SCOTUS ruling. Idaho is making this old @theatlantic.com story topical. www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...

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In 1956, Ellery Schempp protested Pennsylvania's Bible reading law in homeroom. He leafed through a Koran. His family sued and won in 1963. SCOTUS declared Bible readings unconstitutional.

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Ripped from the headlines ... Unreal.

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Today was day one of revising, cutting a long term writing project. I cut 3,000 words. Can I trim 3,000 more tomorrow? #amwriting #journalismmatters

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Covering the ‘Mad King’: Is the press underplaying or overplaying Trump’s early moves? By Jon Allsop. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

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“Where did my dad come from?” That was a key question that drove Omo Moses to write his family memoir, THE WHITE PERIL. Bob Moses was a civil rights legend. Omo wanted to know the man behind the legend. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.

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I just finished #WeWouldNever by Tova Mirvis after attending her launch @newtonvillebooks.bsky.social last week. I could not put this psychological thriller down. It launches nationwide this week. Want a gripping, stellar read? This is it!

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The Times and NBC are out; Breitbart and One America News are in. The Reshuffling of the Pentagon Press Corps Is a Warning, by Barbara Starr. www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...

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“If your job isn’t to inform people in a way that will help them, then I don’t really understand what your job is.” @marisakabas.bsky.social on Scooping the World on the Federal Funding Freeze, with Sacha Biazzo. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

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A must read for journalists!

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Such a beautiful, sensitive story that features Tina Noyes, our son's first private coach and a dear friend. Yes, skate on and remember those lost their lives with love and compassion.

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Please help support the loved ones of the skaters, coaches and parents who died in the plane crash last week. See the post below from @usfigureskating.bsky.social .

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This @nytimes.com article so captures life for young competitive skaters. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...

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Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world. Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends. www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...

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In the skating community, whether you're a skater mom or skater dad, a skater or a coach, you so quickly become like family with the others you meet. My heart goes out to all of those who have lost a loved one and to our family's beloved skating community in Boston and beyond.

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This is a terrific read in @theconversation.com . theconversation.com/how-christia...

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Thanks Daphne of @icedancecom.bsky.social for taking such beautiful photos of our ice dancing son and his partner at last week's @usfigureskating.bsky.social championships! Congrats to them and their fellow novice dance competitors for wowing us all with their grace and poise.

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Finally made headway on a piece today. Amazing how the words flow better when you try to think of it in sections instead of one big piece. #amwriting

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Day one photos (Novice PDs & Junior RD) are now posted on IDC! Day two photos are coming. photos2.ice-dance.com/2024-25/25USN/

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SCOTUS announces it will hear whether or not LGBTQ inclusive education is unconstitutional. Not great for LGBTQ people, and could be disastrous to teaching that we have a history and have existed alongside everyone else for centuries.

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Today is the start of the novice ice dance competition at @usfigureskating.bsky.social championships! So proud of our son Simon and his ice dance partner Annie for making it here! They've had a great 1st season. They compete tonight and tomorrow. Livestreamed @usfigureskating.bsky.social YouTube

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Say hi to @lomikriel.bsky.social! 👋 And find her work below 👇👇

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Thanks so much to Julie Rose of the Top of Mind podcast for including me on a recent episode about religious freedom, what it means, and church/state issues. Https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christian-or-not-unpacking-americas-religious-identity/id1031705346?i=1000681403011

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Thanks so much to Julie Rose of the Top of Mind podcast for including me on a recent episode about religious freedom, what it means, and church/state issues. Https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christian-or-not-unpacking-americas-religious-identity/id1031705346?i=1000681403011

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OPINION: ABC’s award-winning show "Abbot Elementary" offers a model for how to make room for religious and cultural differences at the holidays.

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This was a terrific oped on how a tv show's school tries to be inclusive on December rather than make it all about one religion's holiday. Educate, rather than celebrate, would be the ideal.

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Author Joan Leegant wrote eloquently in today's @globeopinion.bsky.social section about the backlash against Jewish authors in the literary world.

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The first night of Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, but this is not the most religious time of year for Jews. I opined on the phrase 'holiday season' a few years ago for @cogwbur.bsky.social . There's never a single holiday season that fits all. www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/... #religiousliteracy

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