Category: Race and Politics
As the Share of White Texans Continues to Shrink, the Legislature Remains Mostly White and Male
American Renaissance - Jan 28th 2023 1:29pm ESTThe Texas Legislature has reached an overdue milestone in its history: Enough women lawmakers have now been elected over the course of 177 years to fill all 181 seats of a single legislative session, and then some. The Legislature that convened Tuesday for its 2023 session is still mostly white and male. Seventy percent of […]
As the Share of White Texans Continues to Shrink, the Legislature Remains Mostly White and Male
American Renaissance - Jan 27th 2023 4:49pm EST (Archive)The Texas Legislature has reached an overdue milestone in its history: Enough women lawmakers have now been elected over the course of 177 years to fill all 181 seats of a single legislative session, and then some. The Legislature that convened Tuesday for its 2023 session is still mostly white and male. Seventy percent of […]
Do Americans Care About Immigration?
American Renaissance - Jan 27th 2023 10:55am EST (Archive)America set a new record last month–and it’s nothing to be proud of. Over 250,000 illegals were encountered at the border in December, the highest number ever recorded. It was the 10th month in a row that illegal encounters had exceeded 200,000. And these figures don’t include the ones who got away from Border Patrol. This shocking […]
Crime Concerns Drove Asian Americans Away From New York Democrats
American Renaissance - Jan 24th 2023 6:28pm EST (Archive)Asian Americans have typically formed a crucial and reliable voting bloc for Democrats in recent years, helping the party maintain its political dominance in liberal states like New York. But Republicans shattered that presumption in November when they came within striking distance of winning the governor’s race in New York for the first time in […]
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Proposes $40M in Taxpayer Money for Illegal Aliens to Attend State Universities
American Renaissance - Jan 24th 2023 6:27pm ESTArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) is proposing a state-funded scholarship program, with $40 million in taxpayer money, to help illegal aliens attend state universities and colleges. In her inaugural address, Hobbs vowed to expand the Arizona Promise Scholarship Program — which helps low-income students pay tuition and fees to attend universities — while creating the “Promise […]
DeSantis Administration Blocks AP African American Studies Course From School Curriculum
American Renaissance - Jan 20th 2023 11:47am EST (Archive)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘s administration has blocked the inclusion of an Advanced Placement class centered on African American Studies in high schools . The Washington Examiner obtained a letter from the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Articulation to the College Board stating that the course is “inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value.” {snip} {snip} This is […]
D.C. Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto, Lightens Sentencing for Carjackings and Gun Crimes
American Renaissance - Jan 19th 2023 11:50am ESTThe D.C. Council on Tuesday voted to override Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser’s veto of an update to the district’s criminal code which will reduce sentences for carjackings, robberies, and gun-related felonies in the nation’s capital. The all-Democratic council voted 12-1 against Bowser, who vetoed what she called “a complete overhaul of our criminal code” that […]
Sheila Jackson Lee Has Devoted Her Life to Shrieking About White Racism
American Renaissance - Jan 19th 2023 11:50am ESTSheila Jackson Lee is famous in Washington for being the single most obnoxious member of Congress. Now, that’s a title that, as you can imagine, has many contenders, but Sheila Jackson Lee stands alone. Don’t you know who I am? she once screamed at a flight attendant in the first-class cabin on a Continental flight. I am Congresswoman Sheila […]
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Bill Criminalizing ‘Conspiracy to Commit White Supremacy’
American Renaissance - Jan 17th 2023 9:24am EST (Archive)Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) introduced a House Bill criminalizing “conspiracy to commit white supremacy,” which includes criticism of non-white people which influences an individual to commit a hate crime. The legislation, H.R.61 “Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2023,” introduced last Monday by Democratic congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, seeks to “prevent and prosecute white supremacy […]
Kansas City Council Votes to Form Reparations Commission
American Renaissance - Jan 17th 2023 9:24am EST (Archive)Kansas City leaders passed a vote Thursday at the city council meeting to start the process of paying reparations for slavery and segregation. The next step is for Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to appoint a group of 13 people to form a commission within the next 90 days. {snip} In its state of Black Kansas […]