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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

AOC calls story of Rosa Parks ‘too woke’ for Republicans

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez railed against Republicans during a House session, claiming even the story of iconic civil rights figure Rosa Parks is "too woke" for the GOP.

During a meeting of the House on Thursday, Ms Ocasio-Cortez gave an impassioned criticism of the Republicans' "Parents Bill of Rights Act," which aims to give broad oversight to parents over the nature of the curriculum taught in schools, the specific books available to children and the spending of the schools' budgets.

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