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Building a Black Male Pipeline into Public Education
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — “Innovation,” “brotherhood,” and “Black excellence” were some of the words used by Wright, and other panelists and…
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Sac State President Announces Retirement
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Arriving at Sac State, he said a primary goal was to improve graduation and retention rates, and…
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STEM Is the Future. So How Do We Get More Black Kids Involved?
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — A new Pew Research Center poll of Black Americans found that Black adults cited seeing more Black high achievers…
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Students at the Hope Street Margolis Family Center Receive Back-To-School Backpacks
BLACK VOICE NEWS — The backpacks filled with hygiene kits and school stationery were handed out to students, many of…
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SBVC Campus Center Renaming Tribute to Lois Carson
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP — Ms. Carson, who passed away in 2021, was a staunch anti-poverty advocate, serving decades both as…
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The term ‘achievement gap’ fosters a negative view of Black students
SAN DIEGO VOICE AND VIEWPOINT — Despite long-standing efforts to close the racial “achievement gap” in education, the term does…
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Keeping it Real: Victorville School District Practiced Discriminatory Discipline Against Black Students
BLACK VOICE NEWS — So, 22 years into a new century despite the mandates of the 1964 Civil Rights Act…
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Homeless Teen Lands Spot on HBCU Basketball Team
THE ATLANTA TRIBUNE — According to Good Morning America, 19-year-old Jeremiah Armstead spent the past three years sleeping in cars…
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Black and Hispanic Students Find Their Voice Through Civics Education in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — The civics education program provides space for marginalized students of color to dream and create actionable change.…
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LEGACY: Ralph Prater – Memphis State Eight pioneer
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Ralph Prater, one of the trailblazing “Memphis State Eight,” died Monday (Aug. 8) in San Francisco,…
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