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Rejection of Black educator angers some Mississippi senators

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Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday against confirming veteran educator Robert P. Taylor as state superintendent of education, angering some Black Democrats who said the rejection was at least partly because Taylor is Black and wrote years ago about the state’s racist history.

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Times of India

Rejection Of Black Educator In Mississippi: Rejection of Black educator angers some Mississippi senators

US News: Mississippi's Republican-led Senate has voted against confirming Robert P. Taylor as state superintendent of education. Reports suggest that Black Dem

6 months ago·India

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The Independent

Rejection of Black educator angers some Mississippi senators

Mississippi's Republican-led Senate has voted against confirming longtime educator Robert P

6 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Mississippi picks education head after Black nominee nixed

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A day after Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate voted against confirming veteran educator Robert P. Taylor as state superintendent of education, the Mississippi State Board of Education named

6 months ago·United States

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abc News

Rejection of Black educator angers some Mississippi senators

Mississippi's Republican-led Senate has voted against confirming longtime educator Robert P

6 months ago·United States

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KRDO

Rejection of Black educator angers some Mississippi senators

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday against confirming veteran educator Robert P. Taylor as state superintendent of education, angering some Black Democrats who said the rejection was at least partly because Taylor is Black and wrote years ago about the state’s racist history. The state Board of Education — which has members chosen by the Republican governor, lieutena…

6 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KIFI

Rejection of Black educator angers some Mississippi senators

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate has voted against confirming longtime educator Robert P. Taylor as state superintendent of education, angering some lawmakers. Some Black Democrats say they believe the rejection Wednesday was at least partly because Taylor is Black and because he wrote years ago about Mississippi’s racist history. Taylor graduated from the University of Southern M…

6 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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