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Nationwide — In 2020, Nina Mitchell, a 17-year-old African American student from DeKalb, Illinois, made history when she became the first Black female valedictorian in her high school’s 159-year history. She also broke the high school’s record by earning a 4.54 GPA. In her high school years, Mitchell served as president of the Honor Society Read More…
Source: Afro Newspaper/Gado / Getty The Tuskegee Airmen National Museum is teaching the next generation of Black pilots to fly high. Over three decades ago, the museum launched its popular Flight Academy program which is designed for youth between the ages of 14 to 19. The program–which is free–gives students hands-on experience and the flight Read More…
The publisher ultimately apologized and admitted its language in the textbook “did not adequately convey that Africans were both forced into migration and to labor against their will as slaves.” Written by Bruce C.T. Wright SHE WAS A HISTORICAL ICON Source: Screenshot Dr. Roni Dean-Burren, a Texas mother and education activist who made national headlines Read More…
Source: Mark Makela / Getty Across the United States, arrest rates for young people under age 18 have been declining for decades. However, the proportion of youth arrests associated with school incidents has increased. According to the U.S. Department of Education, K-12 schools referred nearly 230,000 students to law enforcement during the school year that Read More…
Nationwide — Rapper/actor Chris Bridges, more popularly known as Ludacris, is set to produce a new animated series called Karma’s World inspired by his eldest daughter Karma Bridges. The series will be released on Netflix soon. Ludacris’ production company Karma’s World Entertainment is one of the producers of the coming-of-age story that will follow the Read More…
Climate change can result in the spread of infectious diseases such as anthrax (Credit: Getty Images) As temperatures shift, animals move to different regions and pathogens have more opportunities to jump between hosts. Could the next pandemic be fuelled by an unstable climate? When temperatures rise, everything changes and disease arrives. As the thick ice Read More…
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