Black Lives Matter Comes Out in Support of Cuban Regime, Blames America for Its Problems

Plus: Arizona Senate Seeks More Voter Data as Election Audit Raises Questions

July 16 2021   Happy Friday from Washington, where developments in Cuba test President Biden's inclination to play nice with the communist regime. Our Fred Lucas suggests what to watch as Cubans demand freedom and other essentials. The main Black Lives Matter group, meanwhile, embraces Havana and blames America, Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, Rachel del Guidice discovers how one organization wants to depoliticize school classrooms. Plus: Arizona's election audit focuses on 74,000 ballots and a 14-year-old girl spells trouble for the left. On this date in 1945, a secret U.S. government effort called the Manhattan Project results in the explosion of the first atom bomb at Alamogordo, New Mexico.     COMMENTARY Black Lives Matter Comes Out in Support of Cuban Regime, Blames America for Its Problems By Jarrett Stepman In 2020, The New York Times insisted there were no connections between Black Lives Matter and Marxism, that it was nothing but a conservative conspiracy. More NEWS Arizona Senate Seeks More Voter Data as Election Audit Raises Questions By Fred Lucas Nearly 4,000 Maricopa County voters in the presidential election registered after a court-ordered deadline of Oct. 15, says the head of the company that conducted the election audit. More NEWS 6 Things to Watch During Cuba Protests By Fred Lucas The U.S. is concerned about the crackdown on protesters that the Cuban government referred to as a "call to combat," a U.S. State Department spokesman says. More ANALYSIS Free to Learn Coalition Wants to Take Politics Out of Classroom By Rachel del Guidice Alleigh Marre, president of the Free to Learn Coalition, shares how her organization aims to take politics and activism, including critical race theory, out of the classroom. More COMMENTARY Another School Falls to Woke Culture by Erasing Its Catholic History By Sarah Parshall Perry After officials sneakily changed the name of Junipero Serra High School to Canyon Hills High School/Mat Kwatup KunKun, some Californians fight back in court, alleging it was illegal. More COMMENTARY New Spelling Bee Winner Is Left's Worst Nightmare By Cal Thomas People who are tenacious, overcome obstacles, and succeed used to be part of the American story, a story we were happy to share to encourage others. More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.