Tonight on The Readout.

You see, music isn't just the harmony of sound, it's the harmony of human beings, of

different races, genders, religions, identities, sexual orientations, knowing we're different,

but rejecting division to find moments of joy and unity and harmony.

And that's what music is all about.

Ah yes, the rights biggest nightmare, a celebration of everything they fear broadcast to an audience

of millions.

They can't stop it, but they surely will keep on trying.

Also tonight, the Florida Governor's efforts to whitewash history proceeded some very controversial

changes by the College Board to a proposed AP African American Studies course, but was

desantis behind the updates.

Kimberly Crenshaw, one of the scholars expunged from the course joins me.

I'll also talk to an executive with the College Board.

And we are on the eve of President Biden's State of the Union address following a year

of impressive victories.

Now he looks ahead to next year, an increasingly likely re-election campaign.

And good evening everyone, we begin the readout tonight with a big thank you to my friend

Michael Steele for steering the Starship Readout last week and with last night's Grammy

awards.

I hadn't watched in years, but I actually really enjoyed it.

Although I'm not sure everybody else did.

It was to put it mildly, a celebration of the very thing the American right has turned

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