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I don't know enough about private equity, but they also took down Red Lobster.
They are only in it to cannibalize a business, then sell of what is left.
Beautiful thoughts, I hope at some point it's about the people of this country.
Chris Wright – Secretary of Energy
President Trump nominated Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy (a company specializing in hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’) as Secretary of Energy. Wright is a vocal advocate for oil and gas development, including hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’), and has expressed skepticism toward climate change and efforts to mitigate it. His leadership may shift the Department of Energy’s focus toward traditional energy sources and deprioritize renewable energy programs.
Doug Burgum – Secretary of the Interior
President Trump tapped North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to run the newly created National Energy Council and has nominated him to head the Department of the Interior. North Dakota has a history of investing in wind power, so Burgum’s background includes support for fossil fuel development and renewable power. His leadership is anticipated to influence policies on public land use, which could affect the deployment of renewable energy projects, including solar installations, on federally-owned land.
Lee Zeldin – Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
President Trump appointed former Congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA. Zeldin is expected to oversee deregulatory policies that may impact environmental standards.
During his first presidency, Trump’s administration prioritized deregulation and rollbacks of environmental regulations, attempted to reduce the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) budget, and implemented a hiring freeze at the agency. The new administration’s focus on deregulation and support for fossil fuels may result in a less favorable regulatory environment for new solar projects and increase permitting challenges.
Willie Phillips – Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
President Trump nominated Willie Phillips, Chairman of the District of Columbia Public Service Commission, to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Phillips, a seasoned regulator with experience in utility law, has emphasized grid reliability and ratepayer protections and has not been a particularly vocal proponent of renewable energy expansion. The appointment of Phillips as chair may influence policies affecting the integration of renewable energy into the grid and further stall already delayed solar projects awaiting interconnection. Under new leadership, FERC may reevaluate transmission incentives and policies that facilitate solar energy projects, potentially creating additional challenges for solar developers seeking grid access.
I just disagree with this statement, seems like he is pandering to whites.
Just from reading up on this guy I'm thinking he is a decent dude, but this clip that's floating around hits me wrong.
Maybe I come from noisy neighborhoods, but somehow all of my friend are doing well.
What neighborhood is always noisy by the way.?
WASHINGTON ‒ As some educators pull back from teaching Black history, college professor Kijua Sanders-McMurtry is taking a different path.
This summer, during a conference break, she typed furiously on a syllabus for a course she's teaching this fall on women in the Civil Rights Movement.
“This is the time that students want to learn about the Civil Rights Movement. They want to know these stories," said Sanders-McMurtry, who teaches a first-year seminar at Mount Holyoke College, a women’s liberal arts college in South Hadley, Massachusetts
She was one of nearly two dozen educators and veterans of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) who met in Washington, DC, this summer to talk about ways to teach college students and others about the Civil Rights Movement. The three-day summit hosted by the SNCC Legacy Project aimed to equip educators with tools to teach about the pivotal movement that changed the country.
More: Trump sets sights on national African American history museum
Organizers said the effort comes at a critical time, as the Trump administration and others push back against the teaching of Black history and adopt restrictions about what can be taught in classrooms and institutions, including museums.
“It’s a way for us to rescue the history and keep it from being erased," said Geri Augusto, a SNCC Legacy Project board member and a professor at Brown University. “We are determined for that not to happen, so this is one of the ways that we see as part of the legacy of SNCC. We will not let our history be erased or not be taught."
On a table up front were stacks of books written by veterans of the Civil Rights Movement, including “Hands on the Freedom Plow,’’ and "Brother Hollis: The Sankofa of a Movement Man."
The curriculum for the 15-week courses was developed from thousands of primary sources, including firsthand accounts, newspapers, images, artworks and film. Organizers said the goal is for educators to do a deep dive into the SNCC digital database and find ways to use the material. They hope courses are taught across disciplines.
The classes, which are designed to be flexible, can be taught in Ivy League schools, community colleges, church basements, or community centers, they said.
Educators at the summit were from large research universities, community colleges and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Some also taught in prisons.
Regardless of the institution they came from, instructors shared a willingness to teach the courses, which in some cases reflected their lived experiences and passions, said Joshua Myers, associate professor of Africana Studies in the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University.
“It’s not just about delivering content this week. Most of the people here know the story, know the narrative," he said before the session. “What we’re concerned with is deepening their commitment and connection to folks who lived it so that the teaching then becomes a different project, a different kind of mission.”
It’s important, Meyers continued, “that the narrative of the movement 50 years from now is not the sanitized version."
The people who fought for civil rights more than 60 years ago are aging and many have died, most recently Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil, who sat down with three fellow college freshmen at a segregated North Carolina lunch counter on Feb. 1, 1960, and asked to be served.
“We will not always be here,’’ said Augusto, the SNCC legacy project board member. “Every generation will come to this material in a different place with different questions…but (it’s important) that we have made it possible for them to do that.”
“We want more similar classes,” she said, noting that her students said they appreciated a course she taught last fall about Freedom Summer of 1964, when many Black and White college students joined local activists in Mississippi to register Black people to vote.
Rust College, the state’s oldest HBCU, had been a haven for civil rights workers during the 1950s and 1960s. Ward attended the SNCC summit to learn more about other civil rights courses.
Sanders-McMurtry, who serves as vice president for Equity and Inclusion at Mount Holyoke College, said it’s helpful for today's students to know they can also fight to protect their rights.
“College students care deeply about what’s going to happen in the world," she said.
Courtland Cox, chairman of the SNCC Legacy Project, urged the educators to continue to teach the history.
“I don’t think that we will be able to educate everybody tomorrow, but the work that we do today, tomorrow and the next day and so forth will make a difference," he told them.
This summer, during a conference break, she typed furiously on a syllabus for a course she's teaching this fall on women in the Civil Rights Movement.
“This is the time that students want to learn about the Civil Rights Movement. They want to know these stories," said Sanders-McMurtry, who teaches a first-year seminar at Mount Holyoke College, a women’s liberal arts college in South Hadley, Massachusetts
She was one of nearly two dozen educators and veterans of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) who met in Washington, DC, this summer to talk about ways to teach college students and others about the Civil Rights Movement. The three-day summit hosted by the SNCC Legacy Project aimed to equip educators with tools to teach about the pivotal movement that changed the country.
More: Trump sets sights on national African American history museum
Organizers said the effort comes at a critical time, as the Trump administration and others push back against the teaching of Black history and adopt restrictions about what can be taught in classrooms and institutions, including museums.
“It’s a way for us to rescue the history and keep it from being erased," said Geri Augusto, a SNCC Legacy Project board member and a professor at Brown University. “We are determined for that not to happen, so this is one of the ways that we see as part of the legacy of SNCC. We will not let our history be erased or not be taught."
Teaching and preserving the unvarnished truth
On the lower level of a hotel here, educators listened on July 29 as professors explained the college-level courses they developed. Civil rights veterans also talked about their work with local activists in the 1960s to register Black residents to vote and protest against discrimination.On a table up front were stacks of books written by veterans of the Civil Rights Movement, including “Hands on the Freedom Plow,’’ and "Brother Hollis: The Sankofa of a Movement Man."
The curriculum for the 15-week courses was developed from thousands of primary sources, including firsthand accounts, newspapers, images, artworks and film. Organizers said the goal is for educators to do a deep dive into the SNCC digital database and find ways to use the material. They hope courses are taught across disciplines.
The classes, which are designed to be flexible, can be taught in Ivy League schools, community colleges, church basements, or community centers, they said.
Educators at the summit were from large research universities, community colleges and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Some also taught in prisons.
Regardless of the institution they came from, instructors shared a willingness to teach the courses, which in some cases reflected their lived experiences and passions, said Joshua Myers, associate professor of Africana Studies in the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University.
“It’s not just about delivering content this week. Most of the people here know the story, know the narrative," he said before the session. “What we’re concerned with is deepening their commitment and connection to folks who lived it so that the teaching then becomes a different project, a different kind of mission.”
It’s important, Meyers continued, “that the narrative of the movement 50 years from now is not the sanitized version."
The people who fought for civil rights more than 60 years ago are aging and many have died, most recently Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil, who sat down with three fellow college freshmen at a segregated North Carolina lunch counter on Feb. 1, 1960, and asked to be served.
“We will not always be here,’’ said Augusto, the SNCC legacy project board member. “Every generation will come to this material in a different place with different questions…but (it’s important) that we have made it possible for them to do that.”
College students care deeply about their history
Students are excited about classes that teach their history, said Doris J. Ward, vice president for academic affairs at Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
“We want more similar classes,” she said, noting that her students said they appreciated a course she taught last fall about Freedom Summer of 1964, when many Black and White college students joined local activists in Mississippi to register Black people to vote.
Rust College, the state’s oldest HBCU, had been a haven for civil rights workers during the 1950s and 1960s. Ward attended the SNCC summit to learn more about other civil rights courses.
Sanders-McMurtry, who serves as vice president for Equity and Inclusion at Mount Holyoke College, said it’s helpful for today's students to know they can also fight to protect their rights.
“College students care deeply about what’s going to happen in the world," she said.
Courtland Cox, chairman of the SNCC Legacy Project, urged the educators to continue to teach the history.
“I don’t think that we will be able to educate everybody tomorrow, but the work that we do today, tomorrow and the next day and so forth will make a difference," he told them.
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