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More than 100 Teaching Vacancies Remain in Philadelphia

April 12, 2016April 22, 2016Philadelphia Tribune

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — School officials say that with just two months left in the academic year, more than 100 teaching vacancies remain across the Philadelphia School District.

Chicago Panel Backs $6.4M Payout in Jailhouse Deaths

April 12, 2016April 22, 2016Philadelphia Tribune

A City Council panel recommended Monday that Chicago pay $6.45 million to families of two men who died in police custody:

Search for Missing D.C. Child Relisha Rudd Continues to be Unsuccessful

April 10, 2016April 22, 2016Afro | Washington, Washington | Baltimore

A new two-day search in connection with the case of Relisha Rudd, a homeless D.C. child missing for more than two years, met with no success, authorities said.

African American Museum in Phila. Celebrating with 40th Gala

April 10, 2016April 22, 2016Philadelphia Tribune

The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) was founded in the shadow of the nation’s Bicentennial 40 years ago, and during that time span, the museum has told the story of Black people in Philadelphia and throughout the nation.

Why the Death of Kenneth Wiggins Is a Huge Loss to Black Creatives

April 10, 2016April 22, 2016Header Slider

The creative community lost an up and coming contributor to the future of its space this past week.

Bill Clinton to BLM Protesters: ‘You Are Defending The People Who Kill The Lives You Say Matter’

April 9, 2016April 22, 2016Must Read

Former President Bill Clinton had had enough of the interruptions from Black Lives Matter protesters criticizing his record on crime and his wife Hillary’s ‘super-predator’ remarks.

Civil Rights Groups Intervene In Charter Case

April 9, 2016April 22, 2016Bay State Banner, Massachusetts

On Friday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice and other attorneys asked the court to allow Boston Public School students of color, students with disabilities and English language learners as well as the England Area Conference of the NAACP to intervene in a pending lawsuit over the cap on charter schools.

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