back to school
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Old in Art School: Nell Painter Paints a Refreshing Portrait of What Coming-of-Age Can Look Like
At 76, Nell Painter dresses differently than she did just 10 years ago—but not in the ways one might expect. A prominent historian and professor emeritus at Princeton, Painter dressed as a professor would. When she wore earrings, they were simple, classic diamond studs. She certainly wouldn’t wear cowboy boots, as she showed me one…
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Watch: Breaking Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline
School is back in session, and it’s time to learn about a system that funnels black and brown kids from schools into our criminal-justice system. It’s called the school-to-prison pipeline, and it’s affecting black children as early as preschool. Watch above. Tune in to The Root on Friday for a Facebook Live panel discussion on…
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Chicago Father Prays for Son's Safety on 1st Day of School
As summer draws to a close and the remaining schools in the nation open, social media has been flooded with cute back-to-school photos of proud parents showing off their children all geared up for the new school year. However, for some parents, like those in Chicago, the school year brings some apprehension as they worry…
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4 Questions Parents Should Ask a Principal or Teacher to Ensure Their Child’s Success
Failing schools that service low-income black kids will continue to get away with egregious levels of educational neglect because they know no one will hold them accountable, unless parents are savvy enough to demand what their children deserve. Here are four questions that focus on school culture, instruction and assessment that parents should ask their…
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Rochester, NY, Teen Gives Sneakers to Peers for Start of School
Tennies, sneakers, runners. Whatever you call them, kids today are into them. And even if they’re not, everyone wants to start school in a fresh pair of kicks. A Rochester, N.Y., seventh-grader is giving back to his community by giving just those items away before the start of the school year. Zaire Downs said that…
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How a Ga. Mom Is Promoting Social Awareness Through Black-Themed School Supplies
In a world where black people, especially black women, are underrepresented in many fields, one woman believed that this needed to change, and that it could start with something as simple as school supplies. And so Nneka, a young entrepreneur and military veteran who goes by one name, came up with the idea to start featuring black culture…
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Donations Pour In for 10-Year-Old Boy Who Asked to Mow Lawns to Pay for School Supplies
Earlier this month, 10-year-old Tyran Bell, a boy from North Carolina, used his mother’s Facebook page to seek jobs mowing lawns because his mother could not afford to buy his school supplies for the school year. According to an earlier news report by WECT, Tyran’s mom had missed a lot of work recently because his uncle was…