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Newspaper/Radio/TV Pioneer

In 1954 George Forsyth became the first African-American reporter to be hired by theBoston Traveler, the afternoon paper owned by theBoston Herald. Beginning as a street reporter, he became a feature writer and drama and entertainment critic. In 1968 he joined the staff of WHDH-TV as an on-air

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

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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Source: https://www.news24.com

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, Incorporated’s Triumphant Founder Arizona Cleaver Stemons Centennial Scholarship in the amount of $100,000 on June

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Gov. Cooper announces that schools will reopen under Plan B - WS Chronicle

Public schools will reopen this fall with several restrictions, but students across the state will have the option to continue remote learning. During a press conference on Tuesday, July 14, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that K-12 public schools across the state will open under Plan B, which calls for

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Muriel Snowden International High School

While Muriel Snowden (1916-1988) was still alive, the Boston School Committee renamed Copley Square High School, the Muriel Snowden International High School, in recognition of Mrs. Snowden's efforts to foster the study of other cultures and foreign languages among urban youth and for co-founding

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Lane Elementary School to remain open for school year -

INGLEWOOD — Warren Lane Elementary School is off the chopping block in Inglewood. The school that serves kindergarten through seventh grade students will remain open during the upcoming school year, after parents rallied against the hastily planned school closure by the Inglewood Unified School

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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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Speid: School nurse issue must be addressed now

SCHOOL administrators are making a desperate plea for nurses to fill available positions being advertised islandwide as they seek ways to manage the novel coronavirus pandemic when schools reopen in September.'The school nurse issue is a vexing one as many schools do not have a nurse, and in spite

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Herenton, Willie W. (1941- )

Dr. Willie W. Herenton was born on April 23, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee and is currently the mayor of that city. Dr. Herenton is a graduate of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis and the University of

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—HASSAN DANIEL DAVIS, Montour High School | New Pittsburgh Courier

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Hassan Daniel Davis, as he graduated from Montour High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—HASSAN DANIEL DAVIS, Montour High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.

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(1903) W.E.B. Du Bois, “Training Negroes for Social Power”

In this 1903 speech, W.E.B. Du Bois describes his educational philosophy and in the process, contrasts his views with those of the Tuskegee educator Booker T. Washington who was then at the height of his

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Western Jamaica high schools ready for partial resumption of classes

(Jamaica Observer) Principals of high schools across the western region say all is in place to ensure a seamless start on Monday to the temporary reopening of schools to facilitate students sitting secondary level exit examinations in

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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

Inglewood parents rally to save school from closing

INGLEWOOD — Parents are rallying to save Warren Lane Elementary School in Morningside Park, after learning the Inglewood Unified School District’s school board passed a resolution on June 12 to close the school because of declining enrollment and budget

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Keyes v. School District No. 1, Denver, Colorado (1973)

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Two Region Nine students with COVID-19 to get secondary school placements - Stabroek News

The Ministry of Education has decided that while the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will go ahead as planned, the two Grade Six pupils who recently tested positive for COVID-19 will be placed at schools within Region

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Images of student crowds raise questions in Georgia schools | The Atlanta Voice

Two suburban Atlanta school districts that began in-person classes Monday with mask-optional policies face more questions about COVID-19 safety protocols after on-campus pictures showed students packed shoulder-to-shoulder. In Cherokee County, dozens of seniors gathered at two of the district’s six

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

From The Mouth Of Babes: How Students Feel About Returning To School During A Pandemic | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle

With the end of summer looming over their heads, Michigan students have a lot of thoughts on the upcoming school year. The most overlooked issue that’s facing these scholars? No … Continued

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Ralph Cooper Inducted into Texas Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2020 - Houston Forward Times

Sports Radio Legend and Longtime On-Air Personality Got His Start at the Forward Times One The post Ralph Cooper Inducted into Texas Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2020 appeared first on Houston Forward Times.

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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—WAYNE E. WADE, Clairton High School | New Pittsburgh Courier

The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Wayne E. Wade, as he graduated from Clairton High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—WAYNE E. WADE, Clairton High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.

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The Tie Breaker Ruling in Perspective: A Plaintiff Looks Back on the Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision of 2007

In 2000 Kathleen Brose led an organization called Parents Involved in Community Schools which filed a lawsuit against the Seattle School District, challenging its tie-breaker rule in Seattle Public Schools which gave preference to racial minorities in school assignments when all else was

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Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor (1932-2004)

Musician, composer, and conductor Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson was born on June 14, 1932, in Manhattan, New York City. Perkinson’s mother, a talented pianist, organist, and theater director in the Bronx, named her son after the Afro-British composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Perkinson began showing

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Gary Schools hires Chief Academic Officer and Chief Financial Officer | The Crusader Newspaper Group

With the start of school fast approaching, the Gary Community School Corporation is forging ahead with plans for a new academic school year. The District recently announced the official appointments of Kimberley Bradley as Chief Academic Officer and Nicole Wolverton as Chief Financial

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

High School Student Claims He Was Forced To Remove Black Lives Matter Mask In Order To Graduate

Dean Holmes and his father are slamming the school.

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Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approves changes to school year calendar - Dallas Examiner

Special to The Dallas Examiner Since schools began learning from home in March, there have been questions as to when and how school will reopen. With school originally scheduled to being next

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Lowcountry Food Bank Partners with Summer Food Service Program to Offer Summer Meals for Children

Meals will be provided at the following

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Some California schools delay in-person classes as coronavirus surges - Black Voice News

In summary Schools across the state aren’t sure they can come up with procedures — and the money to implement them — to keep kids safe before class is scheduled to begin this fall. In the first week of June, a food services employee in the El Centro Elementary School District in Imperial County

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

A shoutout to these high achievers from Flagler high schools –

His mom, Adrienne Harvey, says that Alex is a 2020 graduate of Flagler Palm Coast High School (FPCHS) and a high

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Source: Daytona Times

Coronavirus Update: Weekly Unemployment Claims Continue to Exceed 1 Million. Here’s Where the Numbers are Highest

Nearly 1.2 million people nationwide applied for state unemployment benefits last week, signaling the cutting of jobs by companies due to uncertainty surrounding the pandemic. Although the number of the jobless remains high, the number of jobless claims declined by 249,000 from the previous

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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

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