A pregnant nurse, Sarah Comrie, who found herself at the center of a viral confrontation has raised over $100,000 through a GoFundMe campaign after being labeled a racist white woman. The incident, which occurred on May 12, involved a dispute over who rightfully paid to use a Citi Bike. In the video, Comrie is seen…

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called “the nation’s report card,” proficiency in civics and history among U.S. eighth graders decreased in 2022 compared to 2018. NAEP released its findings Wednesday, May 3. “Far too many of our students are struggling to understand and explain the importance of civic participation, how…

After reporting revealed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had failed to disclose gifts and travel he’d received from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, Democrats were quick to criticize the Justice for a breach of ethics. According to a recent poll, the majority of Americans disapproved of Thomas’ failure to disclose the free trips. However, according…

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s $1 billion pilot program aimed at stopping what he called “racial disparity” on U.S. roads and highways earned him scorn and ridicule from Republicans. Critics say Buttigieg’s plan is a prime example of the “woke-ification” of federal policy. Straight Arrow News contributor Star Parker says it’s all part of the Democrats’…

Images of Border Patrol agents on horseback went viral in September 2021. Some who viewed the images accused the agents of whipping migrants who were crossing the Del Rio sector of the border. After a 10-month investigation by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the accusations were proven false. The narrative of…

A government-appointed reparations committee in San Francisco is recommending that each eligible Black resident be awarded a one-time payment of $5 million in an effort to correct the city’s decades of racial discrimination. Conservatives say the reparations proposal — which some say would cost $50 billion — would ruin the city’s financial picture, given San…

California has undertaken the nation’s first and only state-level exploration of reparations for Black Americans to examine the effects of slavery and systemic racism. By July 1, a task force must finish the report and recommend to lawmakers how the state should repair any damage to Black Californians due to discriminatory policies. But Straight Arrow…