200 Search results for "segregation"

The Battle Over School Integration
CNN (via Huffington Post) | June 1, 2011 The debate over segregation continues at one of the nation’s top schools after the principal received the following message: integrate or lose funding. According to CNN , Connecticut’s Capital Preparatory Magnet School, which boasts a 100 percent graduation rate, was at risk of being closed if they failed to […]
Civil Rights? That Is Ancient Stuff
Just when I thought the field of Republican Presidential candidates was overcrowded with foolishness, Dr. Ron Paul finagled his way in to prove that the GOP has no limit on animus towards marginalized communities. Before I go any further, let me make myself clear: I am not married to any particular political party. I […]
The Freedom Rides: 50 Years Later
Fifty years ago, over four hundred black and white students and young activists participated in non-violent bus trips through southern Jim Crow states. These historic trips, known as the Freedom Rides, were conducted to shed light on the continuous hatred and violation of the Supreme Court’s desegregation ruling. This month, PBS will air the documentary […]
April 4, 2011 – April 10, 2011
Teens who speak out against violence unsung heroes Digital Journal, KJ Mullins, April 10, 2011 Lack of jobs among youth a recipe for wars: World Bank Kaburu Mugambi, Nation Media, April 10, 2011 Water for Worthington: Youth-led fundraiser aims for clean water Jane Turpin Moore, Worthington Daily Globe, April 10, 2011 Groups work together to […]
Facing our "Heroes"
When grappling with history, truth is a difficult commodity to come by and contradiction is far too common. I believe that the learning process of history has the potential and power to teach lessons of identity, narratives of building community, and the necessity for people to choose to participate in society around them. But I […]
March 28, 2011 – April 3, 2011
Missing: Black males on campus Wayne Washington, The State, April 3, 2011 Detroit: Focus on Youth and the Elderly Staff Writer, WJBK, April 3, 2011 Black Student Assembly to utilize budget differently Rachel Bracker, Daily Trojan, April 2, 2011 A generation found that it can fight back Socialist Worker News, April 1, 2011 Arkansas public […]
Black Flight
You ever get on a plane and as you head to your economy seat slow down to look at the people in first class? I mean, we are all heading to the same place and at least for the course of the flight, we all live in the same neighborhood. But up front, they got […]
March 21, 2011 – March 27, 2011
Association of Black Collegians Hosts Hip Hop Week March 28-April 2 Staff Writer, Layfayette, March 26, 2011 Panel considers ways to combat Broward’s black male dropout rate Cara Fitzpatrick, Sun Sentinel, March 24, 2011 ‘26 Seconds’ Campaign to Engage Youth at Risk of Dropping Out of School Staff Writer, Hispanically Speaking, March 24, 2011 U.S. […]
February 7, 2011 – February 13, 2011
As costs rise, colleges say aid to students is rising, too Staff Writer, Duluth News Tribune, February 13, 2011 All cultures should support Youth Radio D’Shannon Brown, Greenville News, February 12, 2011 From Florida, school reform that works Katherine Kersten, Star Tribune, February 12, 2011 Young black males are focus of discussion Jon Hand, Roc […]
Today in Post-Race History: Pepsi Challenge[d]
Now that the Super Bowl dust has settled, I am nursing my way out of an omg-no-football-for-seven-months depression with small bits of NBA basketball (Derek Rose has overtaken Chris Paul as my favorite player), until March Madness helps me get through the last leg of my winter hibernation. Overall, the big game was rather entertaining, […]
January 31, 2011 – February 6, 2011
Rising rate of youth violence Tran Thi Minh, The Star, February 6, 2011 Urban Education Symposium focuses on young black males Jim Schoettler, The Florida Times-Union, February 6, 2011 School for Low-Income Kids: Opening a Door or ‘Educational Apartheid’? Annie Urban, Care2 News, February 5, 2011 More to education Christopher Lyerly, News Observer, February 5, 2011 No Equity In […]
January 24, 2011 – January 30, 2011
Teens walk in hopes of stopping violence Staff Writer, WLOX News, January 30 2011 Death penalty sends negative message to youth Staff Writer, The Catholic Sentinel, January 29, 2011 Pa. School Defends Separating Blacks for Homeroom Dana Chivvis, AOL News, January 28, 2011 Pennsylvania school experiments with ‘segregation’ Monika Plocienniczak, CNN, January 27, 2011 Massachusetts Invests $4.4 Million To […]