By Freddie Allen, Senior NNPA Washington Correspondent March 6, 2015 Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said that a strong ESEA is vital to ensuring that states and school districts are living up to their obligation to provide a quality education for all. (Freddie Allen/NNPA/File Photo) […]
Mary Jane McLeod-Bethune: The First Lady of the Struggle
By Vanessa Jenkins March 6, 2015 Mary McLeod-Bethune Mary McLeod Bethune is referred to as "the first lady of the struggle,” due to her unyielding efforts to improve the lives of African-Americans. Her efforts additionally aided women through education and political empowerment. In pursuit to unify the underrepresented in the […]
Racial Disparities in Early Childhood Hurts U.S.
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent March 6, 2015 Ready Freddy visits prekindergarten students at a public school in Buffalo, N.Y. (David Duprey/AP Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — Increased investment in early childhood education and care can eradicate many of the racial success gaps that persist throughout society, according to a new […]
Blacks Bear Brunt of School Suspensions
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent March 6, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — According to a report released last week, 3.5 million K-12 public school students were suspended in the 2011-2012 school year – enough to fill every stadium seat in Super Bowl I through Super Bowl XLV. And Black children […]
First Lady: US Experiencing Food ‘Culture Change’
By Darlene Superville, Associated Press March 6, 2015 First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the annual Building a Healthier Future 2015 summit in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) WASHINGTON, D.C. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Michelle Obama said Thursday that the U.S. has undergone a “culture change” in the five […]
Wisconsin Right To Work Law Divides State
By Karen Stokes February 27, 2015 (Photo credit, Karen Stokes) This week, Republican lawmakers called an extraordinary session to officially introduce and debate the right-to-work bill. An extraordinary session limits debate and could fast track passage of the bill. The right-to-work law secures the right of an employee to decide for […]
May Day: Union de Trabajadores Inmigrantes (UTI) Organizing March on May 1st
By Graham Kilmer February 27, 2015 Stand With Wisconsin The Union de Trabajadores Inmigrantes (UTI) or the Immigrant labor union is organizing a march on Friday May 1, from Brittingham Park in Madison to the state Capitol. This Mayday march will be a show of solidarity and a protest aimed at […]
Justice Dept.: No Federal Charges in Trayvon Martin Death
By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press & Eric Tucker, Associated Press February 27, 2015 This image provided by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office shows former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman after he was arrested Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Apopka, Fla. Authorities said they responded to a disturbance call at a house earlier in the […]
Blacks Underrepresented in STEM Classes
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent February 27, 2015 Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights talks about the 2014 Voting Rights Amendment Act at a press conference on Capitol Hill. (Freddie Allen/NNPA) WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — Many young African Americans will be shut […]
How Black Twitter Ignited An Oscar Viewing Boycott
By Rebecca Theodore-Vachon February 27, 2015 This photo released by Paramount Pictures shows a scene from the film, “Selma,” from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Atsushi Nishijima) “The Oscars aren’t designed for us.” In 2011, Idris Elba was a featured speaker at Rutgers University during a series […]
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