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Literary spotlight: What to read while you wait – Daytona Times

Editor’s note: Donna Gray-Banks is the author of Ila’s Diamonds I, II and III and the host of “A F.R.E.S.H. Conversation’’ on Joy 106.3 FM. BY DONNA M. GRAY-BANKS SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES As we continue to live safe and stay in place, here are more authors and their books you might want to

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Calls for more teachers, despite uncertainty over schooling

The announcement comes as the future of schooling for the year hangs in the balance, as calls grow for academic activities to be suspended

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School Board approves three-phase plan to re-open schools, beginning with remote learning | Greene County Democrat

Superintendent Dr. Corey Jones presented his long anticipated plan for reopening the county’s schools at the Greene County Board of Education’s monthly meeting held Monday, July 20, 2020, in a virtual setting, again observing safety measures due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.The board approved the

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Newswire : Black jobless rate was 15. 4 percent in June

by BlackmansStreet.Today The Black Unemployment rate June was 15.4 percent in June, down from 16.8 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week.The jobless rate for Black men, 20 and older, however, rose to 16.3 percent in June compared with 15.5 percent in May, BLS

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Gov. Walz, Lt. Gov. Flanagan announce public-private partnership to support technology needs of MN students

Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced a public-private partnership that aims to meet the technology and connectivity needs across the state. Source

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Five arrested at SOS protest at State Capitol for ‘defacing public property’ for painting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Expand Medicaid’ in street in front of Capitol

By: John Zippert,Co-Publisher The City of Montgomery issued warrants for five participants in the Thursday, July 16, 2020, SOS protest on the steps of the State Capitol. The five were involved in spray painting the words “Black Lives Matter” and “Expand Medicaid” in the street in front of the State

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

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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Missouri Governor Insists on Sending Kids Back to School Amid COVID

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson stated that children have to go back to school in the fall and that some of them will get COVID-19 but they will "get over it."

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A salute to the AKA AKAdemy Class of 2020

Due to the pandemic, the AKA AKAdemy Class of 2020 were not able to have their end of the year celebration, but the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Zeta Upsilon Omega Chapter and the men of Eta Rho Chapter of Omega Psi made sure each graduating student received a proper send-off. ST. PETERSBURG

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Here Are the 4 Options for Parents of BCS students

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 health pandemic, Birmingham City Schools (BCS) is offering students, teachers and parents four different learning options for the upcoming school year, which begins August 24. Parents can begin registering students

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Academic Research Moms Group Launches Scholarship Fund In Partnership with The HBCU Foundation & Meharry Medical College | Dallas Weekly

The ARM Fund for Medical and Research Trainee Moms Sets $60,000 Goal In Support of Scholarships for post-undergraduate Research Moms A group of women scientists in medical research and academics aptly named Academic Research Moms, or ARM, decided to act in support of Black science and medical

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Newswire: Barack Obama, other celebs tip caps to Negro Leagues’ 100th Anniversary

By: Jim LItke, AP Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former U.S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro Leagues. The campaign launched Monday with photos

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Free “Talking About Race” Web Portal

Portal Helps People Explore Issues Of Race, Racism And Racial Identity At the end of May, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture launched Talking About Race, a ne…

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Newswire : Mississippi surrenders Confederate symbol from state flag

By: Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South lost the Civil War. A broad coalition

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Prospective teachers misperceive Black children as angry - Milwaukee Community Journal

Study findings suggest ramifications for Black youth WASHINGTON — Prospective teachers appear more likely to misperceive Black children as angry than white children, which may undermine the education of Black youth, according to new research published by the American Psychological

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NAACP Sues U.S. Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money

The coronavirus pandemic has focused the nation’s attention on the essential role public schools play in families and communities’ lives. The NAACP said it’s also exposed severe racial inequalities that continue to plague the country’s education system and disadvantaged students of color. Rather

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Source: The Washington Informer

Michigan House Passes 'Return to Learn' Education Plan | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle

(The Center Square) – The Michigan House Wednesday night approved Republican’s “Return to Learn” plan to change how districts count attendance and provide in-person learning for students from kindergarten through … Continued

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New California rules mean most schools will start online - Black News Channel

By JOCELYN GECKER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press/ BNC Contributor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With the first day of school just weeks away in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out sweeping new rules Friday that all but ensure most of the state's K-12 schools serving 6.7 million students will not

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Birmingham City Schools Offers Four Options for 2020-2021 School Year

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times With the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 health pandemic, Birmingham City Schools (BCS) is offering students, teachers and parents four different learning options for the upcoming school year, which begins August 24. Parents can begin registering students

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Looking for child care near you?

Looking for child care options near you this summer? Milwaukee Recreation has openings at sites across the city. Milwaukee Recreation has select availability remaining in our Child Care Camps, Community Learning Centers (CLCs), and Safe Places. These programs - offered in nearly 50 locations around

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COVID-19 Could Mean Better Pricing from Your College of Choice. Heres How to Ask - Milwaukee Community Journal

If your financial aid offer is lower than you had hoped, you don’t have to settle for paying more—especially if the pandemic and the subsequent downturn have hit you hard. Financial guru Eric Tyson, MBA, shares strategies parents can use to get a better price. Hoboken, NJ (July 2020)—COVID-19 has

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Emory University suspends SAT/ACT requirements for 2020-21 | Atlanta Daily World

Emory University Suspends SAT/ACT Requirements for 2020-21 Emory University will not require standardized tests for first-year applicants for the 2020-2021 academic year. “With this change, Emory will take this year as an opportunity to re-examine its selection process, to study indicators of

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The True Plight of African-Americans.

White liberals and black politicians focus most of their attention on what the police do, but how relevant is that to the overall tragedy? According to Statista, this year, 172 whites and 88 blacks have died at the hands of police. To put police shootings in a bit of perspective, in Chicago alone

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Georgia Provost: 'We need a Black Agenda!' | Afram News

"Right now, we as Black people need to get us an agenda and we need to discuss all of these disparities that we have in the Black community; education, healthcare and clinics, employment, parks for the youth, food, housing, economic development and the list goes on and on," Georgia Provost said.

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Larry Coleman is candidate for Eutaw Council seat, District 4

I, Larry Coleman, am a candidate for Eutaw City Council, District 4. While I was growing up as a child in Greene County, I was schooled on many lifelong lessons. My parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie and Bertha Coleman, taught me the values of hard work, education and faith in God. After graduating for

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Ransomes ‘Everyday People on display at Children’s Museum of Houston | Afram News

The Children’s Museum Houston has unveiled a brand-new art exhibit which celebrates people, places and defining moments in African American history, just in time for Juneteenth.

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Oprah Winfrey and Lionsgate Join Forces With Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times to Adapt the 1619 Project Into Films, Television Programming Other Content

Pulitzer Prize®-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times have chosen Lionsgate Studios to be the home for a wide-ranging partnership to develop Ms. Hannah-Jones’ landmark issue…

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Professor Eddie Glaude's top 5 books to contextualize the US uprisings : TheGrio

I recently interviewed Professor Eddie Glaude, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University for theGrio on Instagram Live. As we discussed his new book Begin Again: James Baldwins America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, I was

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Schools reopening a ‘collaborative effort’ – Daytona Times

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters on Wednesday the Florida Department of Education should not dictate local school-district decisions, even though the department issued an emergency order that says schools must reopen in August unless health officials say

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Bowser Delays School Reopening Decision Until July 31

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, in a surprise move Thursday, delayed the decision on how the District's public school system will start the 2020-2021 academic year until July 31.

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