The 74 recently published an article that spoke to how teacher unions want a seat at the table when it comes to reopening schools. Mike Antonucci did an awesome job of capturing the view of teachers unions and why they must have a seat at the table. Well, Mike and all, as much as teacher unions need a seat the…
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Empowering Black Girls Now Matters to the Next Election Cycle.
Black women have always been intricate in empowering Black communities. Senator Kamala Harris is amongst women like Fannie Lou Hamer, Shirley Chisholm, Coretta Scott King, Michelle Obama, the mothers of movement, Black female educators, activists and leaders who are inspiring Black people to strive for excellence. Ivy Prep Academy is educating girls of color in Atlanta to be the next…
Black Students Shouldn’t Have to Face Inequities in Education.
Mainstream media carries a tradition of depicting Black Americans negatively. Gwinnett County, Georgia is in the midst of a major school board election. It’s major because generations of Black and Brown children in the largest school district in Georgia will be impacted. Recently, I asked several high school seniors in Gwinnett what’s at stake if residents don’t get out to…