As a teacher, as an educator, I would say these times are especially fertile for teaching the skills that are needed in a world in which there are many types of people, many perspectives and so forth.
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Howard University Students Rebuild, Mentor in Puerto Rico for Alternative Spring Break | Black Press USA
HBCU students with Howard University’s Alternative Spring Break program help to rebuild La Hermosa Church in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. In September 2017, Hurricane Maria, a Category 5 storm, ravaged the island affecting the lives of millions of Americans.
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Julie Washington’s Quest to Get Schools to Respect African-American English | The Atlantic
The speech pathologist believes that helping kids switch seamlessly between dialects is a key to their success.
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College scholarships for African-American students | New York Amsterdam News
As students begin filling out their college applications, families are looking for ways to pay for higher education. Here are some scholarships for African-American students with upcoming deadlines.
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W. E. B. Du Bois and the Representation of Black Higher Education | Black Perspectives
The 150th anniversary of his birth offers another opportunity to reflect upon his life and legacy.
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HBCU Contributions Highlighted in New Documentary | AFRO
“Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities”
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The Shame Is Not Ours: Black America, Poverty and the War on Drugs | The Root
Poverty, police and prisons—for too many black, brown and indigenous communities, where you find one, you find the others.
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Why Baltimore Doesn’t Heat Its Schools | Jacobin
In postindustrial Baltimore, low-income residents are treated as expendable — and public services are slashed accordingly.
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How The Systemic Segregation Of Schools Is Maintained By ‘Individual Choices’ | NPR
Sixty-three years after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, many schools across the country either remain segregated or have re-segregated.
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Pioneering African-American librarians share their stories | American Libraries
American Libraries spoke with five leading African-American librarians about their careers, the changes they have witnessed over the decades, and the current issues in librarianship.
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