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We're Here for It: Statewide Task Force to Address Racism in Child Protection System  | Community | The Michigan Chronicle
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) developed a task force to prevent and eliminate systemic racism in the state’s child protection system and change it to make family well-being and preventing abuse, neglect, and trauma the focal point of the
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Urgent Steps Are Necessary to Address Implicit Bias in Early Education - Los Angeles Sentinel
The school to prison pipeline starts as early as preschool for our youngest Black learners. The post Urgent Steps Are Necessary to Address Implicit Bias in Early Education appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Study: In Dallas and Tarrant counties, half of all Black children are investigated by CPS by age 18 - Texas Metro News
These disparities are a reflection of “profound racial, income, wealth and housing inequality,” researcher says The post Study: In Dallas and Tarrant counties, half of all Black children are investigated by CPS by age 18 appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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Reaffirming Our Africanness and Radical Tradition, 1960s: Liberation Coming From a Black Thing - Los Angeles Sentinel
Part I. The Reaffirmation of the 1960s stands, after the Classical Period of Kemetic civilization and the Holocaust of Enslavement, as a third modal or decisive and defining period in our
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While Some Minority Students and Teachers Thrive in Distant Learning, Others Struggle Daily - Voice and Viewpoint
“There’s a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students to perform better,” says Sekou Biddle, the Vice President of Advocacy and Student Professional Development Programs at the United Negro College Fund. “White students
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While Some Minority Students and Teachers Thrive in Distant Learning, Others Struggle Daily
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "There's a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students to perform better," says Sekou Biddle, the Vice President of Advocacy and Student Professional Development Programs at the United Negro College
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New Legislative Package Seeks Police Reform  | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
On June 8, the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus released a new plan to implement police reform in Michigan.     The Caucus was joined by State Representatives Tenisha Yancey, Sherry Gay Dagnogo, Tyrone Carter, Sarah Anthony, Felicia Brabec as well as the mother and cousin of Brianna Taylor, who
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Black History Matters in the Classroom
By Bashir Muhammad Akinyele ”Won’t it be wonderful when black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history.” -Maya Angelou “My job as a historian is to dislodge misconceptions, not to entertain my students and not to make
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A Century After Tulsa Massacre Blacks Still Struggle Politically
Sean Murphy | Associated Press  In the early days of Oklahoma's statehood, an angry White mob fanned by rumors of a Black uprising burned a thriving African American community in the oil boomtown of Tulsa. Although the area was quietly rebuilt and enjoyed a renaissance in the year
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Two Sanitation Workers Save a Kidnapped 10-Year-Old Girl
By Victor Omondi The family of a 10-year-old girl who'd been kidnapped has every reason to smile after two Louisiana sanitation workers saved their daughter. The girl had been abducted from a family member's residence in New Iberia. According to the New Iberia Police Department, Jalisa Lasalle went
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A New Hippocratic Oath Asks Doctors To Fight Racial Injustice And Misinformation
By choosing “I agree” below, you agree that NPR’s sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites to enhance your viewing,…
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Fewer Black Kids Getting Flu Shots, Worrying CDC Officials
NEW YORK (AP) — More Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic, public health officials said Wednesday. But the flu vaccination rate for Black children is down, fueling worries that Black
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African-American Kids with the Highest IQs Among World’s Top Geniuses
By Victor Omondi An IQ of 100 is the average. A score of 140, however, is considered a Genius. The world has quite some geniuses drawn from across the globe. Out of the global numbers Ramarni Wilfred, Anala Beevers, and Alannah George, all African-Americans and members of Mensa, the World’s oldest
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'I am a child!' Pepper Spray Reflects Policing of Black Kids - Black Voice News
Deepti Hajela and Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated Press The 9-year-old Black girl sat handcuffed in the backseat of a police car, distraught and crying for her father as the white officers grew increasingly impatient while they tried to wrangle her fully into the vehicle. 'This is
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OP-ED: The “Black RJ Policy Agenda” will turn racism upside down | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black women, femmes, girls and gender-expansive individuals have been marginalized for far too long. We have been fighting for our survival while others stood by and watched — or worse, while they actively participated in our oppression for their own gain. No more!| Marcela Howell
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Kevin Hart Gifts Mercedes Benz SUV to Daughter on Her 16th Birthday
By Victor Omondi Kevin Hart made certain his teen daughter had an amazing sixteen-birthday celebration, a birthday to remember for life. Over the weekend, the Jumanji celebrity gifted his firstborn Heaven Hart with a new $85,000 Mercedes-Benz SUV at her Sweet 16 birthday. The event planning company
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WSU's Black Student Union Demands Answers After Student Dorm Vandalized | Social Justice | The Michigan Chronicle
Wayne State University's Black Student Union (BSU) held a protest last week in response to a hate crime in one of their housing facilities, a BSU representative confirmed recently. BSU also held a press conference on Wednesday officially announcing their list of demands as a result of the recent
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'Black America's Attorney General' Seems to be Everywhere - Voice and Viewpoint
By AARON MORRISON and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is 'Black America's attorney general.' In less than a decade, the Florida-based attorney has become the voice for the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd - Black people
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Poll Reveals What Black Families Really Want: Politicians Need to Listen | Post News Group
We developed the poll as a way to truly understand what Black voters view as the most critical issues they are facing right now. The post Poll Reveals What Black Families Really Want: Politicians Need to Listen first appeared on Post News Group.
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Judge Rules An Accused White Rapist Who Killed A Black Girl Is Unfit For Trial
A Black neighborhood in Louisville, KY, is upset that accused White child molester and murderer Cane Madden was deemed unfit to stand trial.
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Police Killings Traumatize Black Communities Across the Country
Denise A. Herd | University of California, Berkeley The Conversation:  It's been one year since George Floyd's murder by a Minneapolis police officer set off the largest protests in U.S. history and a national reckoning with racism. Beyond the protests, every police killing – inde
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Black lives and Black livelihoods were at stake in this election | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Marc Morial (TriceEdneyWire.com)—“You know what, they don’t have enough voter suppression tactics to stop this movement.” —Keith Mayes, professor of African American studies and African American history at the University of Minnesota. As grief and despair over the racially-disproportionate
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Parenting from prison: Ways to maintain your family ties while incarcerated - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… that approximately one in four African American children have or have had … linked “the discriminatory incarceration of African American parents” to their children’s … protests over police violence against African Americans and the Black Lives Matter …
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How To Support Black Youth In The Aftermath Of The Chauvin Verdict And Ma’Khia Bryant‘s Killing
The trial outcome of George Floyd’s murderer was a relief – until it wasn’t. On the heels of the verdict, we now say the name of yet another young life viciously stolen by state violence: 16-year old Ma’Khia Bryant.
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Trump's Justice Department Once Again Protects The Powerful At The Expense Of The Powerless - Los Angeles Sentinel
The decision not to charge the officers who shot and killed a Black child on sight encapsulates everything that is wrong with the Department of Justice under the current administration. Once again, it has protected the powerful at the expense of the powerless. Once again, it has failed to seek
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Life Without Kids: Why Women Are Increasingly Preferring the Child-Free Lifestyle
By Victor Omondi Rachel Cargle, a Brooklyn author and activist, was raised in a normal family setup. Speaking to TODAY Parents, she said she’d never at any one point growing up thought she’d ever go for a life without kids. “I was, very much so, intent on checking the boxes of
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Connecticut Private School Apologizes to Black Students After They Exposed More Than 100 Racist Incidents on Instagram
By Victor Omondi Officials at a Connecticut private school apologized to its Black students following a myriad of incidents of racism exposed by the students on social media.  Since June 2020, the Black students have been taking to the BlackAtKing Instagram handle to expose how racism is rife at
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Black Couple Buys 53 Acre Ranch To Pass Down To Their Children
By Victor Omondi For many decades, real estate investment has not only been considered as the most secure way to invest but also the most excellent way to pass down inheritance to children and grandchildren. It’s, therefore, very clear why a Black couple chose to purchase a 53-acre ranch to pass
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No Charges For Colorado Officers Who Held Black Children At Gunpoint : NPR
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Derrick Chauvin’s Conviction Can Fuel the Modern Day Abolitionist Movement
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