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INGLEWOOD — Students at Morningside High School are leading a community dialogue about creating equal opportunities for success for Black and Latino students in the Inglewood Unified School District. “Our schools are not as good as if we were to go to La Tijera or Beverly Hills,” said senior
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A rare occurrence: Spelling bee champion is member of winning Schools Challenge Quiz team
Dave Rodney/Gleaner Writer Chaunté Blackwood, a 17-year-old student at Ardenne High School in St Andrew, has just accomplished a feat that has not happened in recent times - if ever. She is a National Spelling Bee champion who is also a team...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Awards Historic $100,000 Founders Centennial Scholarship
Cayla Withers, a recent graduate of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, NC, was awarded Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporateds Triumphant Founder Arizona Cleaver Stemons Centennial Scholarship in the amount of $100,000 on June 19, 2020. The surprise presentation was recorded on news channel
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Source: The Charleston Chronicle
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The History of Black History Month
In the following article Daryl Michael Scott, Professor of History at Howard University and Vice President of Program for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, describes the history of the Black History Month
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Source: Black Past
Seeds of Health Schools implement summer enrichment program - Milwaukee Community Journal
Summer learning looks a little different this year for Seeds of Health (SOH) students. The SOH administration decided that online learning opportunities would be the best and safest option for its students this summer considering the COVID-19 situation. The goal of this type of summer instruction
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
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Black Panther Party Founder Born
Black Panther Party Founder Huey P. Newton born. An illiterate high-school graduate, Newton taught himself how to read before attending Merritt College in Oakland and the San Francisco School of Law, where he met Seale. In Oakland in 1966 they formed the Black Panther group in response to
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Feb
17
1942
Area students combat littering across Birmingham metro
Special to the Times Litter Quitters launched in 2018 as a pilot project for high schools within the Valley Creek Watershed. The project was so well received that it was expanded to include all 30 public high schools located in Jefferson County. Representatives from the Litter Quitters committee
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Source: The Birmingham Times
The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MAKAILA N. WADE, McKeesport Area High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Makaila N. Wade, as she graduated from McKeesport Area High School.  The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MAKAILA N. WADE, McKeesport Area High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MICAH JAMES PIERCE JR., Plum Senior High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Micah James Pierce Jr., as he graduated from Plum Senior High School.  The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MICAH JAMES PIERCE JR., Plum Senior High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Temp checks, distance markers greet Pembroke Hall students
“IT’S A mixture of emotions. I’m nervous and I’m extremely excited,” said Ruth-Ann Findlay yesterday after returning to school three months after COVID-19 containment measures resulted in the suspension of physical classes. “Coming to school...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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iMOM: A 2020 message from a 2010 valedictorian - TSDMemphis.com
by Brittany Holst - I graduated as valedictorian of Middle College High School, Class of 2010. It was one of the biggest milestones in my life. Loved ones gathered at the Orpheum Theatre to watch my fellow classmates and I walk across the stage to receive our diplomas. Fast forward to
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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com
WATCH | Grade 11 pupils who donated matric dance funds to the needy spark charity outreach at school | News24
Grade 11 pupils at Rondebosch Boys' High raised R 11 000 for their matric dance during an event earlier this year, but instead donated the money to those in need.
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School Principal Tells Black Teen She Cant Graduate Because of Her Braids
Kienjanae KJ Hooper, an 18-year old high school senior from Texas, says she was heartbroken when the principal at her school told her she was not allowed to march and graduate at the in-person ceremony unless she removes or covers her braids.
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A&E Television Americas Black Warriors (on World War II) 1998
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—ELGIN BAYLOR OLIVER II, Gateway High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Elgin Baylor Oliver II, as he graduated from Gateway High School.  The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—ELGIN BAYLOR OLIVER II, Gateway High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Holding Back The Hate
President Eisenhower ordered federal troops to Little Rock, Ark., to prevent interference with school integration at Central High School.
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Sep
24
1957
(1993) William J. Clinton, “The Freedom to Die"
On November 13, 1993, President Bill Clinton traveled to Memphis to address 5,000 African American ministers at the national headquarters of the Church of God in Christ.  Speaking from the pulpit where in 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his last sermon, Clinton used the occasion to urge the
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Source: Black Past
Nov
13
1993
Revels, Hiram Rhoades (1827?–1901)
Hiram Rhoades Revels was the first African American United States Senator, filling the seat left vacant by Jefferson Davis in 1861 when Mississippi seceded from the
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Source: Black Past
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Former Garbage Man Now Harvard Law Student—24 Years Old Student Who Collects Garbage to Support His Studies All the Way to Harvard Law School - The New York Beacon
By Joséphine Li Recent college graduate Rehan Staton is a 24-year-old man from Maryland who used to collect garbage to pay through college. Despite all the hardships he experienced, now he’s heading to Harvard Law School. Misery loves company. At that time, financial issues
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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information
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Black Student At Texas' Robert E. Lee High School Won't Wear School's Name On Track Jersey Until It Ditches The Confederate Homage - Blavity
A Texas high school student-athlete pens a letter to her school board requesting that it change the school's racist namesake.
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Lockdown: Pupils miss meals as virus limits school return | News24
Before the pandemic, around nine million children in state-run schools received a meal per day as part of a government-led nutrition programme.
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Covid-19: 179 recovered Eastern Cape pupils discharged from quarantine | News24
A total of 179 pupils from Makaula Senior Secondary School in Kwa Bhaca [formerly Mount Frere], have recovered from Covid-19 and have been discharged from quarantine.
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COVID-19 Update: Community Rallies Behind Rainier Beach’s Adopt-a-Senior Program - The Seattle Medium
Through a GoFundMe campaign, Rainier Beach High School’s Adopt-a-Senior program are asking the community to get involved through donations to GoFundMe: Rainier Beach Computer For
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Source: https://seattlemedium.com
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
Drew: Caring and Keeping Children Safe During Coronavirus
By Samuetta Hill Drew Local and national news can be overwhelming sometimes with daily stories about America’s death tolls and sicknesses resulting from COVID – 19 since March of this year. When you couple this with various cable outlets reporting news stories 24 hours by different pundits, a child
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Source: The Birmingham Times
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Netflix announces Ava DuVernay-led series on Colin Kaepernick | The Atlanta Voice
Colin Kaepernicks life story is headed to Netflix. The streaming giant announced a new limited series titled Colin in Black White, from Ava DuVernay, based on Kaepernicks high school years. Kaepernick will appear in the series and add his own voice to the project. The limited series will run for
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Teacher dies after collapsing at Gauteng school | News24
A high school teacher collapsed and died at her workplace in Gauteng on Friday, the provincial Department of Education has said.
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MPS honors graduates with a week-long celebration
Graduation is always an exciting time in Milwaukee Public Schools! This year, MPS will recognize seniors with a weeklong celebration of virtual graduation ceremonies. Graduates and their families will be able to watch their school’s class president, valedictorian, salutatorian, commencement
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George P. White
George P. White was an outspoken Republican political leader, two-term Congressman from the Black 2nd (northeastern North Carolina). He introduced the first anti-lynching legislation into the Congress (it was defeated), founded the first black bank, and, after leaving North Carolina in the wake of
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Nov
10
1898
Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade is a professional NBA player who plays for the Miami Heat. He was born on January 17, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois to Dwyane Sr. and Jolinda Wade. His parents separated when he was very young and Wade and his older sister Tragil initially went to live with their mother. She was financially
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1982
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