The controversial release of a children’s book depicting slaves happy to be baking cakes for President George Washingon has been pulled by the Scholastic company. The book, A Birthday Cake For George Washington, was met with waves of criticism since its release and the efforts to get the book removed from publication were fruitful.
The celebration of President’s Day brings to mind much more than the birthday of George Washington. When we think of history lessons involving Washington, wooden teeth, wigs, and the Revolutionary War, come to mind; more interesting however was his relationship with slavery.
Damian Lillard has a major phobia on his hands, one that’s stopping him from going back to our nation’s capital. The Portland Trail Blazers rookie went to Washington D.C. last week to play the Wizards and re-ignited his biggest fear: statues.
