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Stacey Abrams Celebrates 2022 Graduates At One Georgia Fest: Grad Edition
Stacey Abrams hosted One Georgia Fest: Grad Edition where body positivity advocate and dynamic artist Yung Baby Tate performed earlier this week.
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Students of color push back on calls for police in schools
By The Associated Press (AP) - After the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, schools around the country pledged to boost security measures and increased the presence of law […] The post Students of color push back on calls for police in schools appeared first on The Sacr
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MPS celebrates Graduation Week 2022
Congratulations, Milwaukee Public Schools graduates! This week marks in-person graduation ceremonies for all MPS high schools. We are especially proud of our students this year after bouncing back from the pandemic, re-engaging in learning, and developing ways to study, learn, and be
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Black Finance Experts Say Juneteenth Calls for a Lesson In Economic Understanding
Social influencers focused on improving the financial education of Black Americans are emphasizing a message of financial freedom this Juneteenth
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Lone Star College System Trustees to hold Special Redistricting meeting June 29
HOUSTON (June 23, 2022) – The Lone Star College System Board of Trustees will hold a Special Redistricting meeting Wednesday, June 29, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Training and Development Center Board Room, 5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX  77381 and conducted via
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Does hardening schools make students safer?

By Elizabeth K. Anthony, Arizona State University The first real possibility for federal firearms legislation in decades has been sketched out by a bipartisan group of senators. It comes in the wake of the May 23, 2022, school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which an 18-year-old gunman killed 19

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Advocates Want Biden To Address Racial Reality Of Student Loan Crisis | The Michigan Chronicle
With PresidentJoe Bidenreportedly narrowing in on a plan to wipe $10,000 per borrower, some are calling on the commander-in-chief to take a closer look at who, on average, is disproportionately impacted by the student loan crisis. Data shows thatBlack student loan borrowers are more likely to owe
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Base10 Partners Joins Forces with Robert F. Smith's Student Freedom Initiative to Grow Endowments of HBCUs
Base10 Partners, partnered with Robert F. Smith's Student Freedom Initiative to expand investment options for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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Tennessee’s TCAP test scores show improvement - TSDMemphis.com
by Samantha West - Tennessee’s second set of pandemic test scores improved across all subjects and grades, largely returning to pre-COVID levels.  But historically underserved student populations – including children with disabilities, those from low-income families, and students of color
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George Washington Univ. says it'll stop using 'colonial', but not until a year from now
The word 'colonialism' conjures up images of control and subjugation of one group over another, typically of whites over persons The post George Washington Univ. says it'll stop using 'colonial', but not until a year from now  appeared first on TheGrio.
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Oakland Has Declared Racism A Public Health Crisis. Here's What Happens Next - The Seattle Medium
When the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare racial, health and economic disparities in cities across the United States, city officials in Oakland, California, knew they had to do
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College baseball intent on increasing Black players, coaches
Anthony Holman is the highest-ranking NCAA official at the College World Series and the man in charge of the Division The post College baseball intent on increasing Black players, coaches appeared first on TheGrio.
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In Full: eighteenth post-cabinet press briefing June 28, 2022 - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Cabinet received an Update on the 2022/2023 Cereal Marketing Season and 2022 Winter Wheat Production as presented by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Honourable Dr Anxious Jongwe
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Tiny Tots Development Center Celebrates Opening Of New Childcare Facility in Othello - The Seattle Medium
Last week, Tiny Tots Development Center celebrated the completion of their new development center facility in Othello with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The facility, which was supported by a $1.5 million award through HSD’s Child Care Bonus Program and $900,000 in capital funding from the Department
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The Time for Reparations Is Now - The Seattle Medium
Experts say reparations are necessary to atone for slavery — and we should get involved with efforts to make financial compensation happen. The post The Time for Reparations Is Now appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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Tell a California College Student to Apply for a $10,000 Stipend | Post News Group
“We enacted the most comprehensive economic stimulus program in the nation last year, getting billions in immediate relief to millions of Californians. But many folks are still struggling, especially with high costs due to inflation, so we’re leveraging this historic surplus to get money back into
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WATCH: Prime Minister Honours Outstanding Castries East Students - St. Lucia Times News
Outstanding Castries East students were honoured by Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative Philip J Pierre for their exceptional performances in the 2021 Common Entrance Exam. During a brief handover ceremony on June 14, the students became recipients of new smart devices and school
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Jumpstart ATL, a nonprofit fighting for early childhood education in low-income communities - The Atlanta Voice
National educational nonprofit Jumpstart is using its Georgia division to address the need for language and literacy support in Atlanta’s low-income communities. Jumpstart Atlanta has, for the past 15 years, partnered with early childhood learning centers to place trained college
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Pharrell Clears Student Loan Debt for Five Young Black NAACP Leaders
The surprise left the young leaders speechless during an NAACP panel surrounding the Black student debt crisis at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington D.C.
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Thizztv announces Game-Changing NFT Marketplace with launch of rare Muhammad Ali signed NFTs, NFT Juneteenth slavery documentary and other notable NFT drops - Texas Metro News
Dallas, Texas, June 19, 2022–Thizz.tv, a leading afrocentric, OTT platform and social media platform, announces its new non-fungible token (NFT) space with its new peer to peer gas free lazy minting platform, ThizztvNFT.com ThizztvNFT.com marketplace will deliver an engaging simplified user
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How to Start a Money Talk: Why Savings Matters - DW
Savings is a foundational piece to financial health since research has found that unexpected expenses, like car repairs, can become a hardship when people don’t have access to emergency savings funds.  “When it comes to saving, the most important thing to do is to simply to start. Whether
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Malosa Secondary School procures K10 million generator to deal with blackouts
Malosa Anglican Secondary School has bought a generator worth K10,000,000 to mitigate the impact of electricity blackouts that affect students' evening studies. Anglican Diocese of the Upper Shire (,ADUS) Education Secretary, Rev. Canon, Emmanuel Polycarp Masitala told Malawi24 that the school
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G League Ignite Player Scoot Henderson Signs Historic Seven-Figure Endorsement Deal With Puma
NBA G League Ignite basketball player Scoot Henderson has recently scored a historic seven-figure deal with sneaker company Puma
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Ohio Teachers Legally Permitted To Bring Firearms In School With Only 24 Hours Of Training
Teachers packing heat alongside lunch may soon be the norm in Ohio thanks to a new firearms law signed by Gov. Mike DeWine.
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COMMENTARY: Racism Rears Its Ugly Head in the Buffalo Shootings - Texas Metro News
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Racial tragedy struck Buffalo, New York, on May 14th. Hate came up from the ground and reared its inhumane and immoral head. Ten Black people were murdered by a White man who hated Black people. It’s that simple and that sad. Payton S. Gendron, 18 years old, was the shooter. He also
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Maranatha Academy to provide scholarship to over 40 girls
As one way of complementing government's efforts to keep girls at school, the management at Maranatha Private Academy says it will provide full scholarship to 40 female students from Shaping Our Future Foundation (SOFF) and other schools. This is according to Maranatha Academy Managing Director
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COMMENTARY: Racism Rears Its Ugly Head in the Buffalo Shootings - Garland Journal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Racial tragedy struck Buffalo, New York, on May 14th. Hate came up from the ground and reared its inhumane and immoral head. Ten Black people were murdered by a White man who hated Black people. It’s that simple and that sad. Payton S. Gendron, 18 years old, was the shooter. He also
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Conn. woman can sue Harvard for emotional distress for photo of enslaved ancestor 
Over 170 years after a racist Harvard researcher requested photographs be taken of an enslaved Black man for pseudoscientific uses, The post Conn. woman can sue Harvard for emotional distress for photo of enslaved ancestor  appeared first on TheGrio.
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Celebrating a Productive Year in Dallas ISD - North Dallas Gazette
Another successful year is in the books, and we have much to celebrate. First, congratulations to the Class of 2022! You may have had some big obstacles thrown in your path, but you’ve persevered and can now enjoy this important milestone. My best wishes to all of our graduates, and especially
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What is Juneteenth? - The Seattle Medium
Watch the celebrations commemorating one of America's most pivotal historical turning points. The post What is Juneteenth? appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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