Wildfires in Altadena and Los Angeles have caused significant destruction, impacting Black communities and disrupting education, with students facing challenges such as learning loss, displacement, and limited access to resources and federal aid.
Tag: Center for American Progress
Posted inMaryland News
Making change: Maryland Public Defender Natasha M. Dartigue talks 2025 priorities
Natasha M. Dartigue became the first person of color to lead the Maryland Office of the Public Defender in 2022, and is now focusing on ending the automatic charging of children as adults, limiting police interaction with the public during traffic stops, and addressing the disparity in resources for public defenders.
Posted in#Education
A look at summer learning loss, curriculum challenges and the Black boys left behind
The public education curriculum is criticized for its adverse impact on Black students, with many studies suggesting that summer reading and math losses are sensitive to income status and that the curriculum often omits the accomplishments and contributions of Black people.
Posted inPolitics
High court upholds South Carolina redistricting, displacing Black voters
The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated South Carolina’s redrawn congressional map, ruling that it was not unconstitutional racial gerrymandering, despite a lower court’s finding that it had illegally removed 30,000 Black voters to favor a White Republican candidate.
Posted inAfro Briefs, Education, Word In Black
Black kids need you to show up for Career Day
Black and Brown professionals from a variety of backgrounds gathered at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School’s second annual “Success Looks Like Me” event to inspire students to pursue jobs they may never have heard of, providing them with career exposure and work-based learning.
Posted inCivil Rights, National News, News from Around the Web
 Advocacy groups call on U.S. Department of Transportation to tackle racial bias in traffic enforcement
A coalition of advocacy groups is urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to address racial bias in traffic enforcement, citing concerns over its ineffectiveness and disproportionate impact on Black motorists.