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Pittsburgh Public Schools’ CTE Program supports frontline workers with masks during pandemic
On April 30, complete with masks, gloves, and the accompanying hidden smiles, teachers from the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Career and Technical Education program, along with Family and Consumer Science teachers and a Health Careers Technology teacher, teamed up to make facemasks for frontline
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Philadelphia Inquirer Staffers Launch Protest After Newspaper's 'Buildings Matter, Too' Headline
Some journalists at The Philadelphia Inquirer are refusing to work on Thursday and posting an open letter about systemic racism after the publication ran an offensive headline playing on the phrase Black Lives
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AP Encourages Journalists To Use Capital “B” in “Blacks” Over Small “b”
Media outlets following the Associated Press writing guide book will now capitalize the “b” when referring to people of color in a racial, ethnic or cultural
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NBA, NBPA agree to final terms to resume season
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George Floyd’s Death Leads to Online Outrage, Protests In Minneapolis: ‘No More Brutality. No More Murder. No More Hashtags’
The death of George Floyd sparked outcry online and in the streets after a video showing a police officer kneeling on his neck went
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White Provocateurs Accused of Disrupting Peaceful George Floyd Protests with Rioting, Some Accused of Giving Bricks to Group of Black Men
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9-year-old Stephen Wamukota who built hand-washing machine receives national award
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'All Lives Matter' Tweet Costs NBA Announcer Dearly
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Africa: 812 Health Workers Positive for COVID-19 As Nigeria Climbs to 3rd Highest in Africa
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For African students, e-learning fails to make the grade
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