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U.S. Covid-19 Cases in Children Spike 90% As Schools Begin To Reopen, Report Says

August 11, 2020 admin 0

by Dana Givens – COVID-19 continues to keep the country in quarantine and practicing social distancing to prevent the spread of the virus. With the dawn of a new school season, many schools have started to […]

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The True Cost of Being a Black Teacher

August 10, 2020 admin 0

By Erin Crosby-Eckstine – Even at a school that yearns for racial equity, I constantly feel like this profession is a path to nowhere.  was a cool and sunny spring afternoon the first time I […]

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces $33 Million in Support for Edward Waters College, Florida Memorial University and Bethune-Cookman

July 27, 2020 admin 0

Bethune-Cookman University has faced financial, litigation and accreditation challenges in recent years cDAYTONA BEACH — In a year when Gov. Ron DeSantis cut $1 billion from the Legislature’s $93.2 billion budget because of pandemic-related revenue […]

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Voter Suppression Goes to College

July 27, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Cash Michaels and Peter Grear, Greater Diversity News – If preliminary data estimates on the recent 2020 primaries in North Carolina are accurate, student voters on HBCU campuses must raise their […]

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Local High Schools Adjust and Proceed with the New Normal

July 22, 2020 admin 0

After waiting months to cross the stage, Jean Ribault High School held their 62nd Commencement ceremony at their Alvin White Stadium with parents and family members in attendance. More than 300 students graduated sharing the […]

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Edward Waters College Commits to Paying Eligible Students’ Costs for the 2020-2021 Academic Year

July 20, 2020 admin 0

By Alex Wilson  – Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal – In an effort to ease the financial burden for students, Edward Waters College has committed to paying the balances of eligible returning students for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021. […]

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Morehouse School of Medicine Awarded $40 Million Federal Grant to Fight COVID-19

June 25, 2020 admin 0

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 […]

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Black Student Loan Debt Should Be An Issue For All Of Us

June 22, 2020 admin 0

As conversations around social justice equity, racial parity and building financial stability in the Black community remain at the forefront, the plight of African American college students should remain a topic of conversation. Tuition has […]

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Baltimore High School Students Lead Protest To Urge City And State Education Policymakers To Support Black Lives Matter

June 11, 2020 admin 0

By Daniel Oyefusi- Several hundred demonstrators gathered Wednesday afternoon at Baltimore School for the Arts to demand that the Maryland State Department of Education and Baltimore City Public Schools show “full and public support” for […]

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OPINION If Black Lives Matter, Let’s Prove it By Fixing Our Schools

June 8, 2020 admin 0

Detroit Free Press Editorial Board – A man wearing a Black LIves Matter hoodie stands near the U.S. Capitol building. America should improve education inequality. (Photo: EVan Vucci/ ASsociated Press) Police brutality has become most […]

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