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Adding diversity to kids’ books, and banning anti-vax info on YouTube
The Conscious Kid is a nonprofit that helps families and educators foster anti-racist conversations through books that feature characters from underrepresented communities. Its executive director Ramon Stephens shares his favorite books.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenThe Conscious Kid is a nonprofit that helps families and educators foster anti-racist conversations through books that feature characters from underrepresented communities. Its executive director Ramon Stephens shares his favorite books.
Also, did former President Donald Trump forever damage American democracy? YouTube has barred anti-vaccine content from its platform. And the annual contest has begun to find the fattest bear in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.
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5 storiesDid Trump permanently damage US democracy? He’s hinting at another presidential run in 2024
During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Trump continued to push The Big Lie — that the 2020 election was stolen from him despite zero credible evidence.
Read the story15 minSocial media schadenfreude: Reddit’s Hermain Cain Award derides anti-vaxxers who died of COVID
Herman Cain, one-time Republican presidential candidate and former Godfather’s Pizza CEO, died of COVID a year ago. He spent weeks in the hospital, and the public will never know where he contracted the virus.
Read the story9 minYouTube introduces anti-vax ban, but enforcement will be tricky
YouTube says it’s blocking misinformation about all vaccines — not just for COVID — and prominent anti-vaccine activists. That includes Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s used social media to push false information about all kinds of vaccines for years.
Read the story9 minTeach your kids about racial issues through these books: ‘Change Sings,’ ‘Hair Twins,’ ‘My Two Border Towns’
The Conscious Kid is a nonprofit that helps families and educators foster anti-racist conversations through books that feature characters from underrepresented communities. Its executive director Ramon Stephens shares his favorite books.
Read the story11 minHappy Fat Bear Week! You can weigh in on the fattest bear living in an Alaskan national park
During this Fat Bear Week , ursine enthusiasts worldwide set their sights on Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve for an annual competition to find the fattest bear in the park.
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