Afro-American man wearing hoodie holds black facial mask with inscription: We Need A Change. It is an anti-racism concept. (Courtesy Word in Black) by Hiram Jackson and Word in Black Now that Black Lives Matter is a part of the country’s social infrastructure, I like so many other Blacks and whites – contemplated if this was […]
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#WordinBlack: Navigating Vaccines in Middle Schools
About half of middle school students are able to get vaccinated, while the other half is still too young. (Photo by Kojo Kwarteng on Unsplash) by Maya Pottiger and Word in Black In a surprising announcement last week, the CDC released new mask guidelines for schools that allow vaccinated students to opt out of wearing masks. Masks […]
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#WordinBlack: Opinion: Tainted Goods
(Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash) By Andrew Ramsammy Why does winning often feel like losing? Especially when after working so hard to achieve status in a society that says it requires credentials, pedigree, and waiting your turn, to then be asked to enter through a separate entrance before gaining access to the rest of […]
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#WordinBlack: Advocates say expansion of child tax credit and continued pandemic assistance could pull 4 million students out of poverty
Parents can choose to begin advancing half of their child tax credit as early as July 2021, or elect to receive a lump sum when taxes are filed in 2022. (Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash) By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO As the true impact of the coronavirus pandemic comes into focus, early […]
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#WordinBlack: Helping Teachers ‘Along’
(Photo courtesy of Sigmund on Unsplash.) By Maya Pottiger and Word In Black Being out of physical classrooms and in virtual meeting rooms has taken a toll on everyone, but especially students in K-12 education. It’s been harder for students and teachers to connect in natural ways, so the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Gradient Learning teamed up to launch a new, […]
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#WordinBlack: Covid, Maternal Mortality and Black Women
(Photo courtesy of serenawilliams on Instagram) By Maya Pottiger and Word In Black More than 73,000 Black lives were lost during the pandemic, making up 15% of all COVID-related deaths, the highest of any race, according to The Atlantic’s COVID Tracking Project. This disparity was seen further in a CDC study looking at how COVID-19 impacts pregnant women. Black women made […]
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#WordinBlack: Texas native son talks Juneteenth: Better late than never
Patrick Washington is the CEO and publisher of The Dallas Weekly. This story was originally published on Word In Black. By Patrick Washington The Texas-birthed holiday of Juneteenth is a very interesting holiday, to say the least. See, I, a native-born Texan, have two Yankee parents. As such, I’ve been able to hear both sides of the “idea” of Juneteenth, […]
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#WordinBlack: FDA talks vaccinations for younger students ahead of next school year
(By Drazen Zigic_Shutterstock) By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO Though Pfizer-BioNTech received permission to lower the age threshold for their COVID-19 vaccine last month, pharmaceutical companies have yet to present an option for millions of school-aged children younger than 12. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than 5.2 million pre-kindergarten students […]
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#WordinBlack: Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition connects city households with Emergency BroadBand Benefit for discounted internet access
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member Msayles@afro.com After Baltimore city schools were forced to shift to virtual learning as a result of the pandemic, it was clear the lack of internet access would be a recurring obstacle to education. Now, the federal government is stepping in to lessen the impact […]
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#WordinBlack: Thousands of students leave local public schools amidst the pandemic
By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO As the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to unfold, enrollment data is painting a clear picture of how the pandemic has impacted grade school classrooms statewide. In Maryland, thousands of students threw off enrollment projections for the 2020-2021 school year as fewer families chose to enroll their […]
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#WordinBlack: First-year teachers brave the pandemic with purpose
The global pandemic challenged every aspect of life as we knew it. For first year teachers, their years of training could not have prepared them for the daunting task of navigating virtual learning. (Courtesy of unsplash) By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO The training Titia Dunn received when she entered the teaching profession at […]
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#WordinBlack: Observations continue for teachers during pandemic
The National Center for Education Statistics reports that 3.2 million Americans were employed as educators in a public school district last year. In many states, teachers depend on evaluations to gain access to pay increases based on performance. (Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash) By Alexis Taylor Special to the AFRO The spring observation season […]
