Apr 2, 2026 | The Respect Rundown
by Jodi L. Miller In 1958, when former President John F. Kennedy was a U.S. senator, he wrote an essay titled, A Nation of Immigrants, which would later become a book after his death. The title recognized the notion that unless you are the descendant of a Native...
Apr 2, 2026 | The Respect Rundown
by Emily Pecot Imagine being a teacher afraid to discuss the 1960s Civil Rights Movement with your class because your school could lose federal funding. That fear became real for educators across the country in early 2025 when the U.S. Department of Education sent a...
Apr 2, 2026 | The Respect Rundown
by Sylvia Mendoza Facial recognition technology (FRT) can be helpful and make life easier, providing security control measures for accessing phones, computers, or smart homes. A broader picture shows how the technology has been integrated into everyday biometric...
Feb 18, 2026 | The Respect Rundown
by Maria Wood In June 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a group of Maryland parents who asked the Court to allow them to remove their young children from lessons with LGBTQ+ themed books. The parents argued that forcing their children to read or hear the...
Feb 18, 2026 | The Respect Rundown
by Robin Roenker In the early days of America’s Westward expansion, the U.S. federal government officially viewed Native American Tribes as sovereign, independent nations. As a result, for a period of nearly 100 years—roughly between 1778 and 1871—all official...
Feb 18, 2026 | The Respect Rundown
by Sylvia Mendoza The United States was born out of protest. Remember the Boston Tea Party? That was a protest. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise...
