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Illinois school district agreed to pay anti-racism speaker $10,500 for 1-hour talk: report
Fox News ^ | 3/22/2021 | Sam Dorman

Posted on 03/22/2021 2:09:58 PM PDT by MikeSteelBe

A whistleblower reportedly informed the Federalist that diversity coach Dena Simmons told attendees at the Feb. 26 event that Americans were "spiritually murdering" students and that "our education is based on a foundation of whitness." Materials obtained by the outlet showed a slide describing "Make America Great Again," "denial of white privilege," and "colorblindness" as covert forms of White supremacy.

Simmons is the founder of a group known as "LiberatED," which describes itself as "[a] social and emotional learning approach to racial justice and healing. A movement. A collective. A path towards liberation."

News of Simmons' fee came amid a broader controversy over how public institutions – schools, in particular – were promoting ideas such as critical race theory.

Critical race theory-type programs generally involve discussions of White privilege, teaching that racism is "systemic," and other ideas.

Its stated objectives included "discuss the skills of emotional intelligence as well as culturally relevant and anti-racist practices."

The school district did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.

Simmons appeared to respond to the Federalist's reporting on the event in an Instagram post on March 7, two days after the Federalist published its article with whistleblower accounts.

"Whiteness will do whatever is necessary to protect its power. People will die of whiteness before giving it up," she said.

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


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KEYWORDS: notantiracist; privilege; racism; racist; whitesupremacy

1 posted on 03/22/2021 2:09:58 PM PDT by MikeSteelBe
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To: MikeSteelBe

Give me $10k an hour I’ll tell you anything you want to hear. I’ll throw in the xerox handouts and the powerpoint slides too!


2 posted on 03/22/2021 2:12:57 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: monkeyshine

I’ll see your offer and raise...free donuts!


3 posted on 03/22/2021 2:14:17 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: MikeSteelBe

These schools need to be charged with child abuse, and restraining orders should be put on school district officials forbidding them approaching children within 500 feet.


4 posted on 03/22/2021 2:18:18 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: monkeyshine
Give me $10k an hour I’ll tell you anything you want to hear.

Give me $10k an hour I’ll tell you the truth.

5 posted on 03/22/2021 2:20:01 PM PDT by libertylover (Many people who want to destroy us have bumper stickers on their cars that say: "Coexist".)
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To: MikeSteelBe

I knew the district even before I read the article; I may have once passed through it. Does not surprise me about the NOVA schools either. Its good business being a charlatan.


6 posted on 03/22/2021 2:23:03 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: MikeSteelBe

Good if you can get it, but it’s chump change compared to the $4.1 million Mrs. Bill Clinton personally received in fees from financial institutions for closed-door talks. Can you say “Pay to play”?

Source: Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clintons-wall-street-talks-were-highly-paid-friendly-1455239512


7 posted on 03/22/2021 2:25:25 PM PDT by libertylover (Many people who want to destroy us have bumper stickers on their cars that say: "Coexist".)
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To: MikeSteelBe

$10K is more than some people make in six months.


8 posted on 03/22/2021 2:26:44 PM PDT by jonrick46 ( Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: MikeSteelBe

Your tax dollars at work. Just remember all you productive Freepers, your taxes to the Federal government and most state governments will be due April 15. Sure the government will spend it in a similar manner.


9 posted on 03/22/2021 2:27:40 PM PDT by allendale
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To: MikeSteelBe

Wager Illinois school district would agree to pay someone $10,500 for 1-hour to talk about snow tires if the kickback is good.


10 posted on 03/22/2021 2:30:50 PM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: MikeSteelBe

If you make $10 per hour you can hardly make $10,500 in six months working regular hours.

Yet a diversity coach is given that for one hour. One hour.

Think about that as tax deadline grows near.


11 posted on 03/22/2021 2:31:18 PM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: KC_Conspirator

I figured it was that or New Trier.


12 posted on 03/22/2021 2:31:45 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: bigbob

New Trier, or close to Glenbrook would have been 2 or 3.


13 posted on 03/22/2021 2:35:04 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: jeffersondem

The diversity industry is a multi-billion dollar scam. It has been growing for decades.


14 posted on 03/22/2021 2:38:29 PM PDT by Vehmgericht (12)
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To: MikeSteelBe

“LiberatED,”

One R and a D short of “retardED,” but with all the letters you need to spell “Lie” and some left over.


15 posted on 03/22/2021 2:38:38 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all they time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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To: Vehmgericht

It’s not about the money, but they’ll take that, too.


16 posted on 03/22/2021 2:42:01 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("The impossible happens all they time. You just have to believe." Will Robinson)
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To: MikeSteelBe
The Soros connection:

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for a New Amrica

17 posted on 03/22/2021 3:01:36 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: MikeSteelBe

OPM. Other Peoples Money.

Nice little Race Racket they have going.


18 posted on 03/22/2021 3:18:17 PM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: MikeSteelBe

Racism is lucrative business at the beginning. So it won’t end


19 posted on 03/22/2021 4:24:45 PM PDT by Lee25 ( )
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