Elk Grove Unified Fires Employee Who Placed Confederate Flag In District Van
An employee who was found to have placed a Confederate flag inside of an Elk Grove Unified van has been fired, the school district announced.
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An employee who was found to have placed a Confederate flag inside of an Elk Grove Unified van has been fired, the school district announced.
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NASCAR said late Sunday that a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the only full-time black driver in the company's top racing series, at the NASCAR race in Talladega.
According to school officials this isn't the first time the teacher has been brought up on racist allegations.
The Assembly on Monday voted 57-11 on SB539 by Democratic Sen. Steve Glazer of Orinda.
The Confederate flag has come under scrutiny nationwide after the killings of nine parishioners at a historically black church in South Carolina by an alleged white supremacist.
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"Why all of a sudden now it takes nine people to get shot now to throw a fit over a flag? It's been around for how many years?" he said. "Everybody started caving in. Saying that's a racist flag. But we don't believe it's a racist flag."
Calling the Confederate flag an "insensitive symbol" he personally finds offensive, NASCAR chairman Brian France said the sport will be aggressive in disassociating the symbol from its events.
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Authorities say a person was found dead near a Folsom school Thursday morning but no foul play is suspected.
The Las Vegas Raiders have fired general manager Tom Telesco, just a year after he was hired.
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Nonprofit groups are working to distribute essential supplies to those impacted.
President Biden will be giving a eulogy at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral.
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Court to hear arguments Friday on law forcing TikTok sale by Chinese parent company that takes effect in Jan. 19.
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President Biden honored Jimmy Carter in a eulogy at his funeral.
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