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Commentary: A word about White privilege | Atlanta Daily World
by Oseye Boyd If there’s one thing I’m grateful for in 2020, it’s that people are showing their true colors. People have lost all sense of decorum as well as respect for others when in public and are acting out in appallingly shocking ways. I never thought I’d see adults coughing on other
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After four nights and lawsuit, officials end curfews
LOS ANGELES — One day after being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union over the imposition of curfews, Los Angeles County officials announced there are no plans to enact another
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Teaching Race in Schools in the 21st Century
In the essay below, Douglas Edelstein, a Social Sciences instructor at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, Washington, describes the challenges faced by instructors of all backgrounds in sensitively teaching issues of race in public and private
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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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Fauci: Next few weeks critical to tamping down virus spikes
The next few weeks are critical to tamping down a disturbing coronavirus surge, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Congress on Tuesday — issuing a plea for people to avoid crowds and wear masks just hours before mask-shunning President Donald Trump was set to address a crowd of his young supporters in one hot
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Minister wants to save academic year above saving lives - Maimane tells Concourt
This is what former DA leader and founder of the One South Africa (OSA) movement Mmusi Maimane told the Constitutional Court this week in court papers, arguing against the reopening of
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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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Black Speculation, Black Freedom | Public Books
Many black scholars—especially those who study black life, history, and culture—would recognize an uncomfortable and familiar situation that epitomizes ... The post Black Speculation, Black Freedom appeared first on Public Books.
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Muthama firm, KRA tax row enters courts
The KRA Commissioner-General accuses the company Rockland Kenya Limited of mis-declaration of imported goods so as to pay less import duty.
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'Insolvent' Cash Paymaster Services must still pay back profits to SASSA
Cash Paymaster Services should pay back profits to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) even though it's in business rescue.
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#FIYAH! — 6.6.20 — ONE-ON-ONE with KEITH ELLISON, MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL | BlackPressUSA
MINNESOTA — I just want to let everyone know that were going to bring to bear all the resources necessary to achieve justice in this case, said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. Ellison spoke at the press conference announcing the decision by Gov. Tim Walz to transfer the investigation and
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California Schools Say Budget Cuts Will Delay Reopening
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Six California school districts representing more than 900,000 students say the governor’s proposed budget cuts will delay the reopening of
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Lesotho: Claims Thabane Is Now On His Death-Bed Refuted
However, Mr Thabane Jr and Ms Sibolla have rubbished the claims in their court papers this week asking the High Court to allow them to oppose 'Maesaiah's bail
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Arrested And Fired! Cyclist Who Attacked Teens Putting Up Signs About George Floyd Is Charged
Anthony Brennan III, the bicyclist who was recorded on video attacking teenagers in Maryland for putting up posters to raise awareness about George Floyd's killing has been arrested and fired from his job.
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TSD FLASH! - No Freedom Award in 2020; Slave Haven sets reopening; election lawsuit; music video vibe: Usher's "I Cry"
Officials with The National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) announced Friday the cancellation of this year’s planned version of the museum’s flagship fundraising event, with a focus forward now on next year’s 30th anniversary of the Freedom
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Schools that are mostly Black, Latino favor starting online — The Sacramento Observer
(AP) - Missi Magness wanted her children back in school. The parent of a first-grader and a sixth-grader who attend schools on Indianapolis’ southeast side struggled trying to oversee her children’s schooling while working from home this spring. “They need the structure, they need the
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School board weighs proposals for campus police
LOS ANGELES — Despite vocal public calls for defunding, the Los Angeles Unified School District school board rejected a proposal that would have slashed 90% of the School Police Department’s budget by
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Most HISD curbside summer meals sites to close for two weeks beginning Friday, July 3
The Houston Independent School District is temporarily closing most Curbside Summer Meals sites beginning Friday, July 3, due to guidance from public health officials and rising numbers of COVID-19 cases throughout the
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TikTok Is Helping Diverse Students Break Into Songwriting With a New Summer Songwriting Academy - Black Enterprise
TikTok enlists Timbaland and other artists to share lessons with diverse students for its new program, the Summer Songwriting Academy
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Huizar arrested on federal corruption charges -
LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Jose Huizar, long considered the central figure in a nearly two-year federal bribery and corruption probe at City Hall, has been arrested at his Boyle Heights home. Huizar, suspected of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from developers in exchange
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OUSD Kicks Off School Year with Virtual Town Hall
As the new school year starts many students have the usual back-to-school anxiety: what to wear for the first day of school, will classes be easy or hard, will they remember their teachers’ names, and how will their relationships with friends grow and continue. With this novel distance learning
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ED files for condonation delay in RTGS case
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has approached the High Court seeking condonation for the late filing of his heads of arguments in a matter in which Free Zimbabwe Congress leader Joseph Busha challenged the introduction of the Real Time Gross Settlement dollar
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Scott, Gloria Dean Randle (1938- )
Civic and educational leader Gloria Dean Randle Scott, the first African-American president of the Girl Scouts of America and the twelfth president of Bennett College, was born on April 14, 1938 in Houston, Texas to Juanita Bell and Freeman Randle.  Scott grew up in Houston, attending Blackshear
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Schools that are mostly Black, Latino favor starting online - DefenderNetwork.com
Missi Magness wanted her children back in school. The parent of a first-grader and a sixth-grader who attend schools on Indianapolis’ southeast side struggled trying to oversee her children’s schooling while working from home this spring. “They need the structure, they need the socialization, they
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Federal judge says all Texas voters can apply to vote by mail during pandemic
District Judge Fred Biery granted a preliminary injunction that allows all registered voters to apply to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic after finding the state’s existing election rules violate the Equal Protection
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Constance Allen Pitter Thomas, the eldest of the Pitter Sisters, was born July 13, 1917, to Edward A. Pitter and Marjorie Allen Pitter, in the East Madison Street district of Seattle, Washington.  She grew up in a very close-knit family and community, in which she received
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SCS parents can choose in-person or online instruction for the fall
The district plans to ask parents from July 6 to 17 to choose an option for the first semester so the district can provide laptops or tablets next month, Superintendent Joris Ray told school board members during a meeting Tuesday
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Angelo Agrizzi’s big Bosasa corruption bill: Liquidators seek R91m
On Saturday, Agrizzi, described as Watson's right-hand man, in a response through his attorney, Daniel Witz, said he disputed all the facts relied on by the liquidators - and registered his disappointment and surprise that evidence and findings of the liquidation enquiry - a secret process - had
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