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Arkansas Medicaid Ad Draws Backlash Over White Casting
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ campaign ad promoting stricter Medicaid work requirements features a fictional unemployed white gamer, prompting conservative commentators to criticize the choice and argue the character should have been Black. The backlash has revived debate over the racial stereotypes behind the “welfare queen” trope, even though the ad concerns Medicaid and most Arkansas Medicaid recipients are white.
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Major Newspaper Refuses To Print Police Description of Fugitive Mass Shooting Suspect Because It Could ‘Perpetuate Stereotypes’
Opinion
— Jun 13, 2021
When is the police description of a mass shooting suspect not pertinent to a newspaper’s story? When it could “perpetuate stereotypes,” apparently. Early Saturday, 14 people were shot in the Sixth Street entertainment…
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Wisconsin farm to school program returns for third year with new database
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— Aug 31, 2026
Across five articles, communities are weaving agriculture into education and capacity-building—from Nashville seminarians gaining agrarian experience on Field of Dreams Farm to Wisconsin schools earning recognition in Farm to School programs; a Virginia middle school math teacher uses hydroponics and hands-on farming to teach critical thinking, and a Gauteng program empowers young women through practical agricultural training with strong external partnerships—demonstrating a broad push to align local food systems with education and employability, even as challenges like water scarcity and stereotypes persist.
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Affleck's 12-year absence from Maher show persists
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— Aug 18, 2026
Bill Maher says Ben Affleck still declines invitations to appear on Real Time, citing their fiery 2014 clash over Islam and stereotyping, and he’s kept inviting Affleck yearly in the hopes of a private reconciliation. Affleck has not returned to the show for about a decade, a stance Maher attributes to their irreconcilable views, though Maher notes Affleck and Sam Harris have since made up while he and Affleck have not.
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Anthropic Launches New ‘Don’t Be Mean To The Clankers’ Policy
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Trump-Supporting Cowboys Leave Black Waitress Powerful Note and a Hefty Tip to Back It Up
Reporting
— Nov 26, 2021
It doesn’t take much to envision the sparks that would fly when a bunch of Trump-supporting cowboys interact with a very liberal black woman. But hold the stereotypes. Even in the polarized moments of January 2017, when…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Watch: Firefighters Rescue Dog Loose for 5 Days, Found Trapped Inside Cincinnati Garage Walls
Reporting
— Jul 21, 2021
Gertie is a white terrier mix from Cincinnati, Ohio, who has a nose for adventure. Like many of the terrier type, she’s an “earth” dog, living up to the stereotype of seeking adventure and searching out prey in the wide…
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Citing ‘Racial Stereotype,’ PepsiCo to Drop Aunt Jemima Name; Uncle Ben’s Under Review
Reporting
— Jun 17, 2020
PepsiCo Inc <PEP.O> will change the name and brand image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup, it said on Wednesday, dropping a mascot that has been criticized for a racist history. The logo of the more than…
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