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Des Moines says no to governor's demand for classroom return - Black News Channel

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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Students in Iowa's largest school system are facing the possibility that this most unusual school year could stretch into next summer, and the district could be hit with crippling bills because of a dispute with the governor over the safety of returning to classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic. Des Moines school officials have repeatedly refused to abide by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds' order requiring the state's 327 school districts to hold at least half their classes in-person rather than online. For Des Moines, it's a question of trying to keep […]

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel
Farming family plants seed of faith - Charlemont clan holds strain as thieves, mongooses test patience
Jermaine Black and his family remain committed to farming though they have repeatedly fallen victim to livestock thieves. In the midst of the struggle to survive the economic ravages of the coronavirus pandemic, thieves paid Black a visit twice,...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Should police be in Pittsburgh schools? Advocates call for removal reignited in wake of Floyd’s death
When news came that the Minneapolis Public Schools proposed to cut ties with their local police force, local lawyer Tiffany Sizemore saw an opportunity for kids across the Pittsburgh Public Schools
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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media
Birmingham dismantles Confederate monument that stood for 115 years
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said the city faces a fine for violating a state law that bans the removal of Confederate and other long-standing
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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper
KeKe Palmer jokes about joining 'Insecure' to 'beat Condola'
Luke James, Jidenna, Broderick Hunter and now… KeKe Palmer?  The 27-year-old actress might join the growing list of celebrity cameos... View Article The post KeKe Palmer jokes about joining Insecure to 'beat Condola' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Source: theGrio
Seattle School Boycott (1966)
On Thursday March 31 and Friday April 1, 1966, thousands of Seattle Public School students boycotted schools in the Central District, Seattle Washington’s African American community, to protest the de facto segregation that they believed was racially
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Source: Black Past
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Peter J. Taylor
Peter J. Taylor is President of ECMC Foundation, an organization whose mission is to inspire and to facilitate improvements that affect educational outcome among underserved
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Source: Savoy Network
Gong Lum v. Rice (1927)
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Source: Black Past
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Police unions’ power wanes, but how about teachers? - Black Voice News
In summary California police unions’ political clout may be waning but what about other unions? The fatal suffocation of George Floyd with a Minneapolis policeman’s knee pressing his neck into the pavement has ignited righteous outrage about police violence around the globe. It also has focused
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
Baton Rouge Resident Blasts School Board Member For Shopping Online During His Speech About Confederate Monument
Gary Chambers Jr., an East Baton Rouge community advocate, was in the midst of making a passionate speech urging the parish's school board to rename a public school named after a Confederate general when he noticed something strange: board member and District 8 representative Connie Bernard
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NY officer returns home after 168-day stay at hospital due to virus
After doctors diagnosed Lt. Yvan Pierre-Louis with COVID-19 in late March, the NYPD officer would go on to spend nearly six... View Article The post NY officer returns home after 168-day stay at hospital due to virus appeared first on TheGrio.
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Source: theGrio
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Wygant Et. Al. v. Jackson Board of Education Et. Al. (1986)
November 6, 1985, Argued
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Source: Black Past
Teacher likens US exchange program to 'pimp with prostitutes' | New York Carib News
A Jamaican educator who is set to return to the J-1 Teacher Exchange Program is likening it to a pimp with
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If coronavirus cases continue spiking, SCS Supt. Ray says he cannot ‘in good faith’ open school buildings - TSDMemphis.com
If coronavirus hospitalizations and cases continue to surge, Memphis students will start the school year online, Supt. Joris Ray said Friday. “If we are where we are today, in good faith I could not open schools,” the Shelby County Schools leader told Chalkbeat. “And when I say open
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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com
SCS parents can choose in-person or online instruction for the fall - TSDMemphis.com
Starting in August, Shelby County Schools plans to offer both online and in-person instruction for students — and parents can choose which option they want. The Memphis district plans for teachers to simultaneously teach students in the building and stream the lesson online through a classroom
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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com
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Coronavirus Update: T-Mobile Pledges to Give Free Hotspots to Students for Remote Learning
Without reliable internet, low-income students nationwide are falling behind because they can’t connect to participate in remote learning. In an effort to address this issue, T-Mobile has pledged to provide free internet service to students nationwide to assist with remote learning during the
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Drew: Safety Tips for Social Distancing at School
By Samuetta Hill Drew Our safety series on the Reopening of Schools in America has addressed engaging in an age appropriate conversation with your child(ren) about the importance of facial coverings (masks) and hand washing. Understanding the importance of knowing how germs are transmitted from one
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Source: The Birmingham Times
African American History and Women - Timeline 1950-1959
[Previous] [Next] • Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize (for Annie Allen) • Althea Gibson became the first African American to play at Wimbledon • Juanita Hall became the first African American to win a Tony Award, for playing Bloody Mary in South Pacific • (Ja
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Dec
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1959
LAPD funding slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade amid nationwide demands to shift money away from law enforcement agencies during America’s reckoning over
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Gender pay gap in Trump administration worse than national average, study finds - TheGrio
A new study reports the women who call the White House their professional home make less than their male counterparts... View Article The post Gender pay gap in Trump administration worse than national average, study finds appeared first on TheGrio.
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Observer Connects Webcast: Distance Learning: Are Black Students Being Left behind?
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered public education in California for the foreseeable
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Source: The Sacramento Observer
Distance Learning: Are Black Students Being Left Behind?
On May 14, 2020 The OBSERVER invited members of the community to join us to engage in a lively conversation surrounding the challenges of distance education and its impact on African American
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Source: The Sacramento Observer
Two men, 71 and 63 die from COVID - Stabroek News
The Ministry of Health (MOH) this evening said  that as of 17:00hrs today, two other persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. The article Two men, 71 and 63 die from COVID appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
No Mas - COVID kicks carnival to April 2021
Marching bands and revellers won’t get a chance to strut their feathers and shake their bums on the annual road march in 2020. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett announced late Friday that the carnival would be a casualty of tightened COVID-19...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Immaculate Prep under fire for blocking online classes
A group of 27 parents of grade one and kindergarten students at Immaculate Prep in Kingston have expressed outrage at the school board’s denial of their pleas for discounted fees for online classes and for barring children’s access to the Zoom portal for
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Letter to Honorable Greg Abbott - Dallas Examiner
July 6, 2020 The Honorable Greg Abbott Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-2428 Dear Governor Abbott: Recently, Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency Mike Morath called [...] The post Letter to Honorable Greg Abbott appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Trinidad: Mayor’s cousin murdered - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) The murder toll for 2020 has hit the 300 mark. The article Trinidad: Mayor’s cousin murdered appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Opinion: Inglewood’s Choice to Quickly Close Elementary School Harms Children and Hurts Our Community
This is the path the Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) took when it decided to close Warren Lane TK-7 Elementary
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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California
History of the African Americans in Houston
The African American population in Houston, Texas has been a significant part of the cities community since its founding. As of 2010, John B. Strait and Gang Gong, authors of Ethnic Diversity in Houston, Texas: The Evolution of Residential Segregation in the Bayou City, 1990–2000, stated that of
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DeKalb Schools set to present plan for reopening schools in the fall
The DeKalb County School District will continue preparing its road map for bringing students and teachers back to classrooms for the upcoming school year, district officials said after state officials announced guidance for K-12 school
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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media
Parent Advocate Cherisse Gash Seeks to Represent District 3 on School Board
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles on the 2020 school board candidates, which will be published on the web and/on in the Oakland Post print edition.  The other candidates for District 3, besides Ms. Gash, are VanCedric Williams, Maximo Santana, Mark Hurty and Maiya Edgerly
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African American Facts

  • African Zion Baptist Church [Malden] (1852- )
  • Wilder, Lawrence Douglas (1931- )
  • Coleman, Michael B. (1954- )
  • (1864) Rev. J. P. Campbell, “Give Us Equal Pay and We Will Go To War”
  • Black Rebellion in Tampa, Florida
  • (1896) Booker T. Washington, “Democracy and Education”
  • Fauset, Crystal Bird (1894–1965)
  • Reason, Charles Lewis (1818-1893)
  • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
  • (1966) Stokely Carmichael, “Black Power”

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