Opinion | Addressing Kwanzaa and the Karenga Controversy—Again
C. Liegh McInnis shares his thoughts on Bruce Dixon’s recent article, “Why I Can’t Celebrate Kwanzaa,” and the controversy surrounding Malanga Karenga.
C. Liegh McInnis shares his thoughts on Bruce Dixon’s recent article, “Why I Can’t Celebrate Kwanzaa,” and the controversy surrounding Malanga Karenga.
“As a Supreme Court scholar, I think it is important to recognize that there is no formal code of conduct guiding the work of the Supreme Court, which contributes to a lack of clarity regarding the ethical boundaries for justices,” Eve Ringsmuth writes.
“Book banning is not a new problem in this country,” Erica Goldberg writes. “Even though the government has discretion to control what’s taught in school, the First Amendment ensures the right of free speech to those who want to protest what’s happening in schools.”
Three approaches were debated during the Constitutional Convention: election by Congress, selection by state legislatures and a popular election—though the right to vote was generally restricted to white, landowning men.
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