By Deborah BaileySpecial to the AFRO Declining enrollment, failing building conditions and the two-year running COVID-19 crisis collided to create the perfect storm as Baltimore City School Board members made […]
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#WordinBlack: Incoming NYC schools chancellor talks to Black Press about his vision for teachers and students of color
By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Word in Black, a coalition of leading Black newspaper publishers including the AFRO’s own Publisher and CEO Frances “Toni” Murphy Draper, describes its […]
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#WordinBlack: Liz Dwyer named Word In Black managing director
By Word In Black Liz Dwyer, former founding editor of Shondaland.com, has been named managing director of Word In Black, a first-of-its-kind digital startup and collaboration powered by the nation’s leading […]
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The Caregivers: COVID-19 changed the roles for many of today’s Black grandparents
By D. Kevin McNeir Washington Informer Senior Writer The Caregivers is a unique series focused on the challenges and triumphs of caregiving. These stories have been created through a strategic […]
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#WordinBlack: School bus driver shortage compounds pandemic school challenges, overwhelmed drivers demand change
By Alexis Taylor, Special to the AFRO The school bus driver shortage sweeping the nation gave way to tense operations in Baltimore County this week. Parents and guardians woke up to […]
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#WordInBlack: #WeNeedBlackTeachers campaign tackles nationwide shortage
By Laura Onyeneho Houston Defender If you click on the hashtag #WeNeedBlackTeachers on social media, you will see the collective responses of thousands of people describing the ways Black teachers […]
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WARNING: Time is Running Out! The Return of Jim Crow is Pending
By Sonny Messiah Jiles The adage “History Repeats Itself” is in full operation as Texas leads our nation back in time to the birth of Jim Crow. Some say Texas […]
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Covid collateral damage: The rise in cost of education
By Megan Kirk The Michigan Chronicle School is back in session and for some parents, back-to-school shopping has been yet another aspect of life affected by the pandemic. Shortages in […]
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#WordInBlack: Over 500 students take Dell’s STEM courses
Dell Technologies is shifting toward more inclusivity in the STEM industry by creating a pipeline for minority students. (Photograph by RF._.studio/Pexels) By Bria Suggs The Atlanta Voice In 2018, some […]
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#WordInBlack: Black students made up smallest percentage of enrollment in advanced placement classes
In the 2017-2018 school year, Black students made up less than 10%, nationwide, of students who were enrolled in advanced placement classes. Two of the major barriers found were educator […]
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#WordinBlack: Plateaued public school enrollment will likely fall due to COVID
By Maya Pottiger Enrollment in public schools has been steady for years, but a variety of factors have caused that number to start falling. The first, of course, is the […]
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#WordinBlack: Racist much? Katy ISD bans another Black book
Jerry Craft. (Photo courtesy Harper Collins) By Houston Defender This post was originally published on Defender Network The Katy Independent School District is at it again – banning a Black book because of […]