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By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education has released a wealthContinue Reading »

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By Raga Justin and Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune Sarah Ramos has spent her summer anxiously awaiting a fall return to Texas AM’s campus at College Station. She is hoping for some normalcy after she and her classmates were abruptly forced off campus last semester and into Zoom-based classes for the

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Newswire: Election rerun in Malawi scores upset victory for opposition

June 29, 2020 (GIN) – In a landmark presidential rerun, Malawi’s sitting President has been ousted from power after a sweeping victory by a popular Pentecostal preacher and former theology lecturer who promised to unite and serve all Malawians.“I want to provide leadership that makes everybody

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Opinion: Mandatory College Football Practices at Time of Pandemic are Nuts

The NCAA has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in July, anticipating a full season of college football. This is nuts. The pandemic isn’t going away; it’s surging in more than 29 states, with seven reporting new records for cases in a day. States that opened early without

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Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Honors Senior Thesis Projects Virtually

By Hayley Crandall In the age of social distancing rules and disease prevention guidelines, many organizations have been exploring the digital space as a means of holding events. Colleges certainly have not been an exception to these adventures. Milwaukee Institute of Art Design (MIAD) is holding

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Ellis: Sending Your Child Back to School- Or Not

By Glenn Ellis As many of you are reading this column, the burning question across the country is, “should I send my child back into a school in the middle of the worst pandemic in recent history?” This is probably the worst, and most difficult, decision that many parents and families are being

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Newswire: SPLC announces $30 million investment to increase voter registration

NNPA Newswire Staff Report The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced it is investing up to $30 million from its endowment in voter outreach organizations in the Deep South to increase voter registration and participation among people of color with a lower propensity to vote.The

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

One North Carolina City Council Approves Reparations – Sort Of - Voice and Viewpoint

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Lost in the aftermath of the demonstrations stemming from the police killing of George Floyd and the pandemic is the issue of reparations for African Americans. Asheville, a North Carolina city where Black people make up just 11 percent of the

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Free “Talking About Race” Web Portal

Portal Helps People Explore Issues Of Race, Racism And Racial Identity At the end of May, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture launched Talking About Race, a ne…

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

Honda and HBCUs Join Together to Combat the Pandemic | Dallas Weekly

At the end of March, nearly 250 students and coaches from 48 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were set to travel to California to compete for the national championship title in the 31st annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), Americas premier academic competition for

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Gary Community School Corporation Wins Approval to Hold Referendum That Would Help Achieve Balanced Budget | The Crusader Newspaper Group

If referendum passes, first $1 million would go to teachers, who haven’t received a raise in 12 years The Indiana Distressed Unit Appeal Board (DUAB) voted on July 9, 2020 in favor of the Gary Community School Corporation (GCSC) holding a referendum in November that, if passed, would help achieve

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Teens to be honored at drive-by parade for Plano Mayor’s Summer Internship Program on Monday - North Dallas Gazette

While the COVID-19 pandemic is preventing the traditional end-of-summer luncheon celebrating the Plano Mayor’s Summer Internship Program, a drive-by parade will take its place honoring the hard-working Plano teens who participated this extraordinary summer. The parade will be Monday, July 27, at 11

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Source: North Dallas Gazette

MaskClub.com launches back-to-school program | Atlanta Daily World

For every GHSA Branded Mask Purchased, One Medical Grade Mask will be Donated to First Responders on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic Detroit, Michigan – MaskClub™, the first subscription-based buy one, donate one online mask destination, announced today the launch of

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Newswire: Racism is a Public Health Issue

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from NorthStarNewsToday.com(TriceEdneyWire.com) Several leading medical organizations have said racism is a public health issue and that police brutality must stop.The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association and the American College of

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

$200,000 Matching Gift Challenge for #ConnectMilwaukee Issued by Burke Foundation and Zilber Family Foundation - Milwaukee Community Journal

The MPS Foundation is announcing a major matching-gift fundraising challenge issued by the Zilber Family Foundation and the Burke Foundation. The foundations will match up $200,000 in donations to the #ConnectMilwaukee fundraising campaign, meaning a donation of $10 turns into $20, $500 becomes

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Literary spotlight: What to read while you wait – Daytona Times

Editor’s note: Donna Gray-Banks is the author of Ila’s Diamonds I, II and III and the host of “A F.R.E.S.H. Conversation’’ on Joy 106.3 FM. BY DONNA M. GRAY-BANKS SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES As we continue to live safe and stay in place, here are more authors and their books you might want to

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Two DPSCD Students Test Positive for the Coronavirus | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle

Two students have been diagnosed with COVID-19 while taking summer classes in the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Detroit Public Schools were given the go-ahead to begin classes provided all … Continued

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Schools reopening a ‘collaborative effort’ – Daytona Times

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters on Wednesday the Florida Department of Education should not dictate local school-district decisions, even though the department issued an emergency order that says schools must reopen in August unless health officials say

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Source: Daytona Times

Birmingham City Schools Offers Four Options for 2020-2021 School Year

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 health pandemic, Birmingham City Schools (BCS) is offering students, teachers and parents four different learning options for the upcoming school year, which begins August 24. Parents can begin registering students

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Black folks who want to grill July 4 and stay woke -- honor Tuskegee instead

We have been in quarantining, social distancing and ignoring the reality of the COVID-19 threat (depending on what state you live in and where you get your information) for roughly 110 days. Ironically, about the same number of days since Breonna Taylor was killed in her own home by police officers

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Source: theGrio

Unedited 'Eyes on the Prize' Interviews with John Lewis and C.T. Vivian Available to Stream at American Archive of Public Broadcasting (WATCH)

The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) has made John Lewis’ unedited interview for Eyes on the Prize (1987) and for Eyes on the Prize: They Loved You Madly (1979), available to st…

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

Five arrested at SOS protest at State Capitol for ‘defacing public property’ for painting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Expand Medicaid’ in street in front of Capitol

By: John Zippert,Co-Publisher The City of Montgomery issued warrants for five participants in the Thursday, July 16, 2020, SOS protest on the steps of the State Capitol. The five were involved in spray painting the words “Black Lives Matter” and “Expand Medicaid” in the street in front of the State

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Newswire : Congress moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act measure forward

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

M³ Honors MPS Seniors Graduating with Early College Credit

The latest class of Milwaukee Public Schools high school seniors to complete the M³ early college program was honored with a virtual ceremony, capping a year of growth for the trailblazing partnership involving Milwaukee’s three largest public education institutions. M³ (pronounced M-Cubed) is

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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Students have their own concerns about returning to school -

LOS ANGELES — With the start of a new school year still more than a month away for most local students, many youngsters have mixed feelings about returning to classes for more reasons than one. Going back to school will mean long-awaited reunions with classmates after a spring and summer of

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COVID-19 Update

As of June 17, 2020 at 10:20 AM Alabama had 26,914 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 784 deaths Greene County had 135 confirmed cases with 5 deaths Sumter County had 264 cases with 11 deaths Hale County had 237 cases with 15 deaths

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Bowser Delays School Reopening Decision Until July 31

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, in a surprise move Thursday, delayed the decision on how the District's public school system will start the 2020-2021 academic year until July 31.

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Source: The Washington Informer

Edward Waters College Commits to Paying Eligible Students' Costs for the 2020-2021 Academic Year - Free Press of Jacksonville

By Alex Wilson – Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal - In an effort to ease the financial burden for students, Edward Waters College has committed to paying the balances of eligible returning students for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021. [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Looking for child care near you?

Looking for child care options near you this summer? Milwaukee Recreation has openings at sites across the city. Milwaukee Recreation has select availability remaining in our Child Care Camps, Community Learning Centers (CLCs), and Safe Places. These programs - offered in nearly 50 locations around

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12-year-old I Just Wanna Live singer Keedron Bryant signs record deal with Warner

Last month, a 12-year old gospel singer went viral for his song I Just Wanna Live amid protests against police brutality and racism. Now, hes landed a record deal with Warner Records and released his song as a single, according to The Associated Press. Warner released the song as a single on Friday

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Ransomes ‘Everyday People on display at Children’s Museum of Houston | Afram News

The Children’s Museum Houston has unveiled a brand-new art exhibit which celebrates people, places and defining moments in African American history, just in time for Juneteenth.

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