Tag: Louisiana
Department of Education Announces $63 Million in School Grants
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The U.S. Department of Education announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants...
March Against Fear: When ‘Black Power’ Became Mainstream
By Tamara Shiloh, OAKLAND POST
It was June 5, 1966.
James Howard Meredith (born 1933), on a mission to encourage Black voter registration and defy entrenched...
Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states
By Kimberlee Kreusi, Associated Press
More than 150 years after slaves were freed in the U.S., voters in five states will soon decide whether to...
A congressman’s insult highlights the misogyny women in the climate movement face
By Jessica Kutz, The 19th
During a House committee hearing on the climate crisis and the fossil fuel industry on September 15, Raya Salter gave...
Ruby Bridges, desegregation trailblazer, writes kids book
By Jay Reeves, Associated Press
Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the...