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The Urgency of Anti-Racist Classrooms
THE EDUCATION TRUST — For too long, students have attended classrooms that teach the first version and gloss over our…
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Interview with Sekou Biddle, Vice President UNCF Advocacy and Student Professional Development
This month, NNPA President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., conducted videotaped interviews with education experts, community activists, and…
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Hilary Shelton, Washington Bureau Director & Sr. VP of Advocacy & Policy for the NAACP
“We have to fix this system. It’s broken, and some communities still have a system that, if you live in…
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Elizabeth Davis, president of the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU)
"In our students, I have not met a student in my 40 years of teaching that did not have the…
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Interview w/ Dr. Peggy Edwards Jones, principal, Friendship Collegiate Academy Early College Campus
In an interview with NNPA President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Dr. Edwards-Jones relayed what she called her…
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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…
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LIVESTREAM REPLAY — DR. WAYNE FREDERICK, 17TH PRESIDENT OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY
As the 17th President, Dr. Frederick’s goal is to enhance the Howard University legacy, ensure that the University maximizes its…
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Interview with Peggy Brookins, President & CEO, NBCT
“When we think of what has happened with COVID, we [also] see what has happened to teachers around the country,”…
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Interview with Patricia Edwards, Professor, Michigan State University
“I do think a lot of schools didn’t have good connections with families before COVID,” said Dr. Patricia Edwards, a…
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Black Florida and COVID-19
FLORIDA COURIER — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there’s enough data to conclude that being Black…
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Black and Brown students fall behind on distance learning track
While schools earnestly attempt to assist students with their equipment and device needs by putting a laptop in every household…
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Distance Learning, COVID-19 Pose Challenges to Educators, Administrators and Parents
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The biggest challenge with many of the students of color we serve is engagement. Students are faced…
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OP-ED: A focus on injustice, inequity in public education must drive California’s budget priorities
BLACK VOICE NEWS — This debate won’t wait. As state leaders wrestle with the dire numbers and the potential for…
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Bridging The Black Education Gap
CHICAGO CRUSADER — One of the most lamentable memes that circulates throughout the Black community is the one that says…
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OPINION: Black Educators Reject Trump, Call On Biden To Embrace Obama-Era Education Policies
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Amid the systemic injustices perpetrated against Blacks in this country, Joe Biden listed America’s inequitable education system…
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COMMENTARY: Coronavirus – threat, opportunity or both?
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — "There is no denying that virtual technology will continue to play a prominent role in our…
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OP-ED: What I Learned About Teaching and Learning During the Pandemic
Aside from all the Zoom tools and strategies we had to implement and the numerous learning platforms we had to…
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COMMENTARY: Coronavirus – threat, opportunity or both?
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — We all recognize that schools are special and unique places in our society. It is where…
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OP-ED: Black Studies becomes major factor in social advancement
While there are more than 100 Black Studies degree programs nationwide, it can be confirmed that the beginning of this…
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Educator Spotlight: Donald Hense
Three-quarters of the students enrolled in Friendship schools in D.C. are from Wards 7 and 8, the city's two poorest…
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What We Can Learn from Schools that Educate Military Children
A unique program in Virginia Beach public schools includes 28 Military Family Life Counselors, who work closely with schools' staff…
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OPINION: Importance of Educators of Color for Black & Brown Students
Ron Rice Jr. is a former two term Newark, NJ city councilman, chief advisor to the New Jersey Department of…
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COMMENTARY: Is There More to Teaching and Learning Than Testing?
In order for education to capitalize on the strengths and talents of learners and the skills and professionalism of their…
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AM Wake Up Call Morning Show Owning Our Culture
ROLLING OUT — AM Wake Up Call Morning Show: our hosts discuss renaming predominately black schools after Black History Icons.
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Howard University Remembers Chadwick Boseman
THE AFRO — “It was Boseman’s desire to see the students of Howard achieve greatness,” said Howard University President Dr.…
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