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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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Mississippi Votes To Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag
This week the Mississippi state legislature passed a historic vote to remove the Confederate symbol from its state flag as the last state to still feature the image as its state symbol.
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School Board in VA Votes to Rename Robert E. Lee High School after Late U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis
A county school board in Virginia voted Thursday to rename Springfield, VA's Robert E. Lee High School after recently deceased Civil Rights activist and U.S.…
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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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31 Percent of Children In Florida Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Thirty-one perccent of children in Florida have tested positive for the new coronavirus, scaring health officials who say the effects of the virus in kids are still unknown
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Inglewood students hold dialogue on equal opportunities -
INGLEWOOD — Students at Morningside High School are leading a community dialogue about creating equal opportunities for success for Black and Latino students in the Inglewood Unified School District. “Our schools are not as good as if we were to go to La Tijera or Beverly Hills,” said senior
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When schools reopen, are parents sending their kids? | Atlanta Daily World
by Karen Juanita Carrillo The onset of August usually means it’s time for kids to get ready to head back to school. But 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic has meant that if … Continued The post When schools reopen, are parents sending their kids? appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.
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US Supreme Court supports Black Gwinnett College students freedom of speech | Atlanta Daily World
Georgia Gwinnett College’s speech policies previously forbid any expression “which disturbs the peace and/or comfort of person(s)” and restricted speech to two tiny speech zones that made up less than 0.0015 percent of campus and were open only 18 hours per week. School officials used the policies
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COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Digital Divide Regarding Students’ Academic Progress
As schools across the country prepare for a blend of online and in-person learning during this fall’s reopening processes, a new analysis shows that 1 in 3 Black, Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students not only lack high-speed home internet access, but are more likely than their White
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Dr. Billy C. Hawkins to be 1st Black President at Talladega College to have Building Named in his Honor
Talladega College will hold a naming ceremony for the Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Student Activity Center on August 14, 2020. The newly constructed 47,000-square-foot student center/arena will be the firs…
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Two DPSCD Students Test Positive for the Coronavirus | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
Two students have been diagnosed with COVID-19 while taking summer classes in the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Detroit Public Schools were given the go-ahead to begin classes provided all … Continued
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MaskClub.com launches back-to-school program | Atlanta Daily World
  For every GHSA Branded Mask Purchased, One Medical Grade Mask will be Donated to First Responders on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic Detroit, Michigan – MaskClub™, the first subscription-based buy one, donate one online mask destination, announced today the launch of
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Newswire : Congress moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act measure forward
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and
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As of July 1, 2020 at 10:00 AM Alabama had 38,442 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 947 deaths Greene County had 166 confirmed cases with 7 deaths; 9 more cases in a week Sumter Co. had 276 cases with 12 deaths Hale Co had 293 cases with 21 deaths
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Students have their own concerns about returning to school -
LOS ANGELES — With the start of a new school year still more than a month away for most local students, many youngsters have mixed feelings about returning to classes for more reasons than one. Going back to school will mean long-awaited reunions with classmates after a spring and summer of
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Sandra Walker is candidate for Mayor of Eutaw
I, Sandra Walker, introduce myself as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Eutaw, Alabama. I have dedicated my life to helping and serving others. As a child, I dreamed of a life that was conducive to loving and treating others as I wanted to be treated; to extend help to the needy and […]
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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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In the news: Marvin Loiseau - The Bay State Banner
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology has named Marvin Loiseau to serve as the school’s dean of academics. The post In the news: Marvin Loiseau appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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Texas universities are moving more classes online but keeping tuition the same. Students are asking if its worth the money. | Dallas Weekly
By Raga Justin and Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune Sarah Ramos has spent her summer anxiously awaiting a fall return to Texas AM’s campus at College Station. She is hoping for some normalcy after she and her classmates were abruptly forced off campus last semester and into Zoom-based classes for the
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Morehouse School of Medicine Awarded $40 Million Federal Grant to Fight COVID-19 Free Press of Jacksonville
by Dana Givens – The spread of COVID-19 has severely impacted marginalized and underserved communities. In numerous cities like New Orleans and Milwaukee, Black neighborhoods saw increasingly high rates of cases due to pre-existing conditions and a lingering history of racial discrimination in the
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Vanessa Williams is Making a Difference with Thousands of Black Mayors | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The International Association of Mayors of African Descent is visionary mayors and leaders united for the purpose and vision of establishing the platform in which education, empowerment, and economic development through trust, trade, training, and tourism.
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States Struggle With Reopening Of Schools - The Seattle Medium
"We all want to protect the safety of the children that are in schools," Redfield said. "There's really a public health crisis. We are paying by not having these schools open, and I think we really need to get that
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Voter Suppression Goes to College
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If preliminary data estimates on the recent 2020 primaries in North Carolina are accurate, student voters on HBCU campuses must raise their turnout game come the general election this November.
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USC alum creates The Big Homie Project to connect students with powerful mentors - TheGrio
Jacqueline Diep is living proof that your early circumstances dont have to define your adult life. The former foster child benefited from mentors growing up and now the USC alum is paying it forward. Diep founded The Big Homie Project last year to connect rising high school juniors and seniors in
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COVID-19
As of July 22, 2020 at 10:20 AMAlabama had 70,413 confirmed cases of coronavirus,(14,000 more than last week) with 1,325 deaths (189 more than last week)Greene County had 224 confirmed cases, 23 more cases than last week, with 9 deathsSumter Co. had 325 cases with 13 deathsHale Co. had 402 cases
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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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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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J.J. Rhoads pre-K scholarships are available: Enroll today
DALLAS — Enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year is now underway at Joseph J. Rhoads.  Dallas ISD is offering scholarships for eligible 3- and 4-year-olds to attend J.J. Rhoads All-Day Learning Center in South Dallas at no cost starting this August. The scholarship guidelines are designed to
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WalletHub study ranks Texas at No. 8 for racial equity in education - North Dallas Gazette
By Adam McCann Financial Writer It’s been decades since the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared school segregation unconstitutional in 1954, though it took years for schools to actually adopt that ruling. Now, no one can be denied enrollment in a school due to the color of
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