Posts Tagged ‘Black Lives Matter (BLM)’
More teachers are quitting their jobs. Educators of color often are more likely to leave
Teachers of color are finding it more difficult to stay in a career becoming more political with often inadequate pay and no room for creativity.
Read MoreJudge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be charged over ‘harmful’ books
Arkansas is blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges for providing “harmful” books to minors.
Read More‘I thought I was going to lose my life’: Jadarrius Rose describes being attacked by police dog in Ohio
Jadarrius Rose speaks out about the horror of having a police dog unleashed onto him after being pulled over for a safety issue concerning his commercial semi-truck.
Read MoreThis Condition Makes You 75% More Likely to Get Long COVID
Research shows that sleep apnea, common in the Black community, is making people more susceptible to long COVID.
Read MoreA Cornel West Candidacy? The Stakes Are Too High to Ignore Political Reality
As another high-stakes election season approaches, many worry about the effects of a strong third-party presidential candidate like Cornel West.
Read MoreBiden to Create Monument to Emmett Till Amid Fights Over Black History
President Biden is to establish a monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley. He launched this project at an important time– during a divisive political battle over teaching Black history.
Read MoreNew York City agrees to pay $13 million to 2020 racial injustice protesters in historic class action
The result of this case about false arrests of Black Lives Matter activists could be a turning point for the movement.
Read MoreInternational News: Riots in France Highlight a Vicious Cycle Between Police and Minorities
France is being torn apart by riots as protestors fight back against persistent police brutality toward Black citizens.
Read MoreRev. Frederick Haynes III to take over Rainbow PUSH Coalition leadership from Rev. Jesse Jackson
The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III is to become president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, taking over after former president Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped down.
Read MoreThe Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of civil rights group he founded in 1971
The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his plans to step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a Chicago-based civil rights group he founded in 1971.
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