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.
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Black teachers help keep Black boys out of special education
Black male elementary school students matched to Black teachers are less likely to be identified for special education services, underscoring the need to increase recruitment of Black male teachers to reduce the schools-to-prison pipeline.
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As Mayor Brandon M. Scott handles bridge tragedy, racists blow dog whistle
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has been targeted by racists and White supremacists on Twitter for his leadership, empathy, and concern for victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster, despite the fact that DEI didn’t build the bridge, load the ship, or steer it when it veered into the support pillar.
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Teachers’ “Black tax”: Longer hours, lower pay, better attitude
Black teachers have higher morale than White teachers, possibly due to their commitment to community empowerment, racial uplift, and liberation, and their willingness to work longer hours for less pay.
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Ramadan: A catalyst for growth and change
Sister Mothyna James Brightful shares her experience of practicing her faith through the season of Ramadan, which is a time for praying, fasting and fellowship, and is obligatory for all Muslims.
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Another downside of book bans: They stunt reading ability
By Joseph Williams, Word In Black For years, as test scores fell and teachers fretted, educators and analysts rang the alarm: the U.S. is facing a grade-school reading crisis. If left unaddressed, they say, Black children could fall even further behind. Now, college professors are sounding an alarm of their own. They say college students […]
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Confronting domestic violence in the Black church
By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware, Word in Black I can’t use her name, even if I could remember it after all these years. What I do remember is the visceral pain I felt as I listened to my seminary classmate confess that her husband assaulted her physically, emotionally, and sexually on a regular basis. Most […]
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Comcast NBCUniversal partners with News is Out and Word In Black to launch fellowship program that highlights Black and LGBTQ+ issues
By Special Release Philadelphia (February 6, 2024) — News is Out, a queer media collaborative of six of the nation’s legendary LGBTQ+ publications, and Word In Black, a collaborative of 10 of the nation’s legendary Black publishers, are joining Comcast NBCUniversal for a groundbreaking initiative: The Digital Equity Local Voices Lab. Through Project UP, Comcast’s […]
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Word In Black, groundbreaking collaborative with 10 legendary Black publishers, incorporates as public benefit company
Word In Black, a groundbreaking collaborative of 10 legendary Black publishers, has officially incorporated as a public benefit company, allowing it to grow into a larger national brand and philanthropic support for its journalism.
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Why This Teacher Spent $4,200 on Classroom Supplies
From pencils and notebooks to tables and chairs, low-paid teachers are shelling out big bucks for necessities their schools won’t provide. by Maya Pottiger August 21, 2023Word In Blackmaya.pottiger@localmedia.org When she graduated from college, Kayla Gamble had a typical request: Money. But Gamble, who had just earned her teaching degree, wasn’t putting the money toward […]
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Florida Decides to Teach That Our Ancestors Benefitted From Being Enslaved
by Aziah Siid, Word In Black Florida has taken yet another stride against teaching the full scope of Black history in statewide public schools — and it’s sparking criticism from advocates and families both state and nationwide. The new standards, posted on July 19 to the Florida Department of Education website, approved require public schools to teach that enslaved […]
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Too Many Older Black Men Are Dying After Surgery
by Alexa Spencer, Word In Black A UCLA study found that Black men between ages 65 and 99 are more likely to die within 30 days of an operation. The purpose of surgery is to solve an otherwise daunting medical issue — but that only works if the patient survives. While most people live well past […]