Tag: black students
12 Black Women Educators You Should Know
By Joy S. Jones, Word in Black
America’s public education system has historically been an appallingly hostile environment for Black children. From school funding disparities and disproportionate exclusionary...
Oh, White Fragility: Florida School Bans Ruby Bridges Film
By Aziah Siid, Word in Black
Fresh off blocking AP African American Studies from being taught in its schools, Florida is at again. In today’s episode of...
New Arizona Hotline Sees Few Calls about Race-Based Lessons
By Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Only a handful of complaints out of hundreds of calls to a new state hotline for reporting race-based lessons...
Re-Fueling Jet Magazine Where Everyone Can Be ‘Beauty of the Week’
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Remember “Beauty of the Week,” Jet magazine’s famous page 43, which featured Black women college students,...
Dr. Camika Royal Gets Real About the Needs of Black Students
By Aziah Siid, Word in Black
Dr. Camika Royal isn’t a fan of public education.
“As somebody who has been an educator for 24 years, the...