Lady Day and The Lights!

Written by Vincent L. Hall That need to entertain herself while entertaining others made Billie Holiday worth the price of...
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Lady Day and The Lights!

A Look Inside Dallas’s Proposed $1.25 Billion Bond Has the City Wondering, ‘Where is the Money, LaShondra?’

Written by Marlissa Collier These Dallas streets have become notorious. But not for the summer day parties, life-threatening Deep Ellum...
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A Look Inside Dallas’s Proposed $1.25 Billion Bond Has the City Wondering, ‘Where is the Money, LaShondra?’

Ramona Edelin, Influential Activist and Education Advocate, Dies at 78

Written by Stacy M. Brown Her death, finally confirmed this week by Barnaby Towns, a communications strategist who collaborated with...
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Ramona Edelin, Influential Activist and Education Advocate, Dies at 78

Failure of Francis Scott Key Bridge Provides Future Engineers a Chance to Learn How to Better Protect the Public

Written by Michael J. Chajes The cargo ship collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March...
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Failure of Francis Scott Key Bridge Provides Future Engineers a Chance to Learn How to Better Protect the Public

Why Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired’

Written by Mariee Bunch It wasn’t called voter suppression back then, but civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer knew exactly...
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Why Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired’

Film Independent Selects Six Fellows for Third Annual Amplifier Fellowship

Written by Seanna Hore Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, announced today the

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Georgia Student Authors Children’s Book on Homelessness Empowering Youth to Practice Compassion and Share their Voice for Good

ATLANTA, GA — Zion Lester a high school scholar, student-athlete, and now author pens her first book: “Zion Learns to See,”

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Spotlight on Women’s History Month with the King Center

This Women’s History Month, we honor the many contributions of the women who have helped shape our world into a

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Schools Can Close Summer Learning Gaps with These 4 Strategies

Written by Rhea Almeida When it comes to summer learning, the benefits are well documented. Students who consistently attend well-planned, high-quality

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Melania Trump’s Family Immigration Sponsorship Contradicts Trump Administration Policies

Written by Stacy M. Brown Melania Trump used the legal route of family-based immigration, which her husband and his advisors

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Biden and Allies Forge Legal Arsenal Amid Fears of Trump’s Election Sabotage

Written by Stacy M. Brown Years before Trump’s formal announcement for the 2024 race, clandestine maneuvers, and overt machinations were

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South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation

By Imani Perry
An essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South—and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand America.

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Q&A: Author Boyah J. Farah reflects on being Black in America

When Boyah J. Farah arrived in the United States as a teenager, he expected the country to be paradise. And

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New Educational Model: ‘Why Sammy Still Can’t Read: A Service Delivery Model for Creating a Culture of Reading’

By Leroy McClure to his brother, Sam
Reading is a fundamental element of learning, but not everybody has that skill. Two authors with experience in education want to change that and have released a new book to help make that happen. The book was inspired by personal experience.

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