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Children Paying the Price for Culture Wars and Witch Hunts in Public Education

Personal attacks on educators and others working in public education by political extremists have become all too common in recent years — and our children are paying the price. Our children are being...

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Black Students, Expelled Tennessee Justins face Same Struggle

In his classic book The Miseducation of the Negro, Dr. Carter G. Woodson stated: “When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to...

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Parents Storm D.C., Tell the GOP Whose Rights They Forgot in Their “Parents Bill of Rights”

This week, 75 parent activists from the National Parents Union, representing dozens of states, descended on Capitol Hill. They came to tell lawmakers the truth about H.R. 5, dubbed the “Parents Bill...

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What Does Black History Mean to a Futuristic Black Girl?

For some young Blacks of this age, it’s hard to look at the past and connect with it. Most kids spend Black History Month thinking about our enslaved ancestors, remembering (if we’re old enough)...

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Teaching Black History Must Start at Home

When I came across a tweet about the Miami Police Department’s unveiling of a designed patrol car in honor of Black History Month, my immediate thought was that this is no different than the Black...

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Math

Black History Should Be a Requirement in Math Curriculums

In the words of Clark Atlanta University professor Chike Akua, Black children are “victims of cultural identity theft. Someone has stolen their identity of excellence, intelligence and achievement...

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