Knights Party Press Release: Jan. 30. 2023
Some things don’t belong in our White, Christian America, and someone else feels the same way. On Friday, January 27th., The Birmingham News published this headline, “Hoover schools cancel Black History Month author visit after parent complaint.” In 2022, Hoover City Schools scheduled award-winning author Derrick Barnes to visit three elementary schools. But just before Barnes’ planned Black History Month appearances in February 2023, the invitation was abruptly canceled. At first, the school district referenced a “recent change” and said Barnes had failed to provide information needed to offer a contract. Later, Hoover Superintendent Dee Fowler acknowledged that Barnes had, in […]