{"id":571564,"date":"2021-06-23T11:52:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=571564"},"modified":"2021-06-23T11:52:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:52:13","slug":"amazon-offered-to-give-kindles-to-a-virginia-school-district-officials-requested-copies-of-antiracism-book-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-offered-to-give-kindles-to-a-virginia-school-district-officials-requested-copies-of-antiracism-book-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Offered To Give Kindles To A Virginia School District. Officials Requested Copies Of \u2018Antiracism\u2019 Book Instead."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famazon-offered-to-give-kindles-to-a-virginia-school-district-officials-requested-copies-of-antiracism-book-instead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=571564&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1320349635.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Amazon distributed hundreds of copies of Ibram X. Kendi\u2019s \u2018antiracism\u2019 book to a Virginia public school district as part of an effort to promote black authors after initially offering to provide Kindles and other equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Free Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/amazon-funding-distribution-of-ibram-x-kendis-antiracist-books-in-public-schools\/\">reported<\/a> that emails between Amazon and Arlington Public Schools shows the company spent $5,000 to distribute hundreds of copies of Kendi\u2019s book \u201cStamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon initially reached out to the school district offering to purchase Kindles and other equipment as part of Arlington\u2019s \u201cNeighborGood\u201d program, designed to donate $100,000 to schools and institutions that \u201cempower black voices and serve black communities.\u201d Arron Gregory, director of diversity and inclusion for Arlington Public Schools, however, requested copies of Kendi\u2019s book instead. Amazon then donated more than 500 copies of the book to Wakefield High School and spent an additional $10,000 to have Jason Reynolds, Kendi\u2019s coauthor, speak to students.<\/p>\n<p>More from the Free Beacon:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"20\">\n<p><em>Asra Nomani, vice president of Parents Defending Education, the watchdog group that obtained the emails through a public records request, called Amazon\u2019s prioritization of \u201cantiracism\u201d efforts during a pandemic \u201cshortsighted\u201d in a statement to the\u00a0Washington Free Beacon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cInstead of donating Kindles and hot spots to students in Arlington Public Schools, Amazon chose to spread the controversial ideology of critical race theory,\u201d Nomani said. \u201cThe shortsighted decisions during a pandemic, with so many students vulnerable, reflect the national crisis of school districts circumventing parents to indoctrinate students\u2014in this case, with the help of corporate America.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the Free Beacon noted, this was one of Amazon\u2019s many Black History Month initiatives, which included scholarships for black students, featuring black-owned businesses on the company\u2019s Launchpad, and promoting black artists on Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n<p>The initiatives were marred, however, after Amazon removed a highly rated documentary about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. That documentary can now be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/created-equal-clarence-thomas-in-his-own-words\">viewed<\/a> on The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s donation of Kendi\u2019s books came with a study guide that explained the book \u201cdebunks the myths of several master narrative themes,\u201d including the idea that \u201cAmerica is a meritocracy\u201d and that \u201ctruth and justice (or law and order) should be valued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arlington Public Schools is no stranger to push for so-called antiracism. Last year, teachers were required to join equity training, which taught them to create an \u201cactively antiracist learning environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While that doesn\u2019t sound so bad on its own, an email from Arlington superintendent Francisco Duran to parents following the conviction of Derek Chauvin in the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd made clear the direction the school intended for the training, as the email pointed to left-wing resources from the Southern Poverty Law Center.<\/p>\n<p>While Arlington schools was asking for \u201cantiracism\u201d books, it was also giving in to teachers unions who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/where-teachers-unions-are-still-delaying-return-to-the-classroom\">refused<\/a> to allow children back into the classroom, even though study after study has shown that schools are safe.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon distributed hundreds of copies of Ibram X. Kendi\u2019s \u2018antiracism\u2019 book to a Virginia public school district as part of an effort to promote black authors after initially offering to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281086,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1320349635.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Amazon Offered To Give Kindles To A Virginia School District. 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