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Amherst professor Robert Hayashi teaches on race and sports. What he says sports fans need to learn now. - African American News Today - EIN News
treating people of color, particularly African-Americans, as sources of entertainment to literal debates about, ‘Can an African-American play quarterback?’ And now look
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Planning For the Unknown This Fall in City Schools
Even though the school year ended for Birmingham City School (BCS) students in mid-March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recently named interim superintendent Mark Sullivan and public school leaders throughout the state still face some unknowns—like when the traditional academic year can begin and
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Study Finds Black Lives Matter Protests Didnt Lead to Growth in Coronavirus Cases Free Press of Jacksonville
By Anne Branigin – When the massive Black Lives Matter demonstrations began in May, it was unclear how they might impact the country’s ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a new study published earlier this month by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the nationwide demonstrations
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Ku Klux Klan
KKK redirects here. The Ku Klux Klan (pronounced /ˈ k uː ˈ k l ʌ k s ˈ k l æ n, ˈ k j uː/),[a] commonly called the KKK or simply the Klan, is the name of three distinct movements in the United States that have advocated extremist reactionary positions such as white supremacy, white
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As wildfire season looms, California adds 900 firefighters to its crews - Black Voice News
In summary Fewer inmates are available for hand crews so the state is filling the gap. So far, slightly more acreage has burned this year than last year. California will hire nearly 900 new seasonal firefighters to make up for a dwindling number of firefighting inmates as wildfires already have
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Pines: Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Community at U.Md.
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DeSoto ISD Adopts Crisis Priorities Amid Pandemic | Dallas Weekly
The crisis priorities, developed with guidance from the Texas Education Agency (TEA), are specific to the district’s Coronavirus response and do not replace the standard 2019-2020 Board Goals adopted earlier this academic year and are separate from the evaluation of the
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State cracks down on bars, restaurants - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, July 7. Newsom ramps up enforcement Cleverson Davis, a waiter at Palermo Italian Restaurant in San Jose, tends to customers on June 5. Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group Amid intense criticism for reopening California’s economy too quickly, Gov. Gavin
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African American Federal Executive Association continues fight during crucial moment - African American News Today - EIN News
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HISD releases proposed year-round 2020-2021 school calendar - DefenderNetwork.com
While Houston ISD says it is still looking at all options to make adjustments for the upcoming school year in response to COVID-19, they recently released their proposed 2020-2021 academic calendar. In May, the school district said it was considering a year-round calendar after COVID-19 cut
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Rita Canton named executive director/head of school at Nazareth Prep | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that Rita Canton, the principal of Vincentian Academy High School, which recently closed permanently, has been named executive director/head of school at Nazareth Prep High School. The announcement was made June 23. In a release provided to the Courier, Canton
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Governor Whitmer Releases MI Safe Schools Roadmap | The Michigan Chronicle
Governor Whitmer released the MI Safe Schools Return to School Roadmap, a comprehensive document to help districts create local plans for in-person learning in the fall. The Roadmap outlines a number of safety protocols for schools to implement in each phase of the governor’s MI Safe Start
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In an interview today, Secretary of Education Betsy Devos spoke on her offices stance on children returning to the classroom this amid doubt that there is tangible plans to protect students. “The key is that kids have to get back to school,” DeVos said, “And we know there are going to be hot
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Call on FTSE 100 firms to commit to at least 1% spend with BAME businesses - African Voice Newspaper
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Supreme Court ruling jeopardizes consumer protection - The Bay State Banner
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