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Portland Public Schools 'rap music' ban sparks allegations of racism
The Oregonian/OregonLive ^ | August 24, 2016 | Bethany Barnes

Posted on 08/26/2016 6:23:23 AM PDT by suthener

Portland Public Schools officials are rethinking a district ban on rap music on buses after allegations of racism.

The district had banished hip-hop from its buses, deeming the genre "inappropriate."

Teri Brady, senior director of transportation at Portland Public Schools, sent a directive to bus drivers in March forbidding "religious, rap music, or talk show programs." The memo included a list of acceptable stations, broken down into three genres: pop, country and jazz.

Parent Colleen Ryan-Onken obtained a copy and it circulated in August among outraged parents, prompting the district to walk back the directive in statements released Wednesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Local News; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: antichristian; countrymusic; education; hiphop; musicban; oregon; portland; publicschools; rapmusic; religion; schoolbuses; schools
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To: suthener

How about math lessons?


21 posted on 08/26/2016 8:03:01 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: bassmaner; 2banana

I assumed the latter, partly because I had read the list of prohibitions (religious, rap music, or talk show programs) and partly because that’s what always comes to mind when I hear Rush, unless the context is obvious (and I’ve got the tagline to prove it.)


22 posted on 08/26/2016 8:09:21 AM PDT by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: suthener

rap music is a postmodernistic nihilistic anti-music


23 posted on 08/26/2016 8:36:34 AM PDT by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: suthener

So banning music that’s full of N-words is considered racist.


24 posted on 08/26/2016 8:37:53 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: 2banana
They should play Rush

The band or the talk show host?

25 posted on 08/26/2016 8:38:30 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: OttawaFreeper
All Aboard!


26 posted on 08/26/2016 8:42:58 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: OttawaFreeper

Don Cornelius had excellent taste. He forbid (c)rap music on his show when it came out.


27 posted on 08/26/2016 9:32:21 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: suthener

Jazz.

That’s Black Music.

Love to see more of that! :-)


28 posted on 08/26/2016 9:52:07 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: left that other site

Just no Kenny G.


29 posted on 08/26/2016 9:52:35 AM PDT by dfwgator
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