education
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana Chooses Its 1st Black President in Its 137-Year History
The University of Louisiana System’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously for Dr. Marcus Jones, who has worked at NSU for 23 years.
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Calif. High School in Trouble After Test Asks Which Group Is Full of Complete Idiots: the KKK, All of Florida, FOX News, and Texans
Apparently there are conservative parents at Whitney High School because some folks didn’t find the test question funny at all.
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Reverend Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Fall at Howard University
The civil rights leader was visiting the students protesting their living conditions at Howard when he fell and hit his head.
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A Black Ex-High School Track Coach Alleges His Firing Was a Racially-Motivated Act of Retaliation Against Him
A federal suit against the Connecticut high school claims that Lorenzo Milledge’s issues with administration began after he was spat on by a student in 2020.
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Ain’t Nothing Funny: Nassau County School District Says Video of White Students Using the N-Word, Wearing White Hood Was Meant to Be a ‘Joke’
The school district says they did not discipline the students because the video was taken during the summer, before the school year began.
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Head of Prep School Who Uninvited Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Taking a Leave of Absence
David Beare and the board of trustees say disinviting Hannah-Jones from the Massachusetts prep school was a “shameful mistake.”
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A Few Other Books Aside From Beloved That Politicians Might Want to Consider Banning for Political Gain If We Believe the Children Are Our Future
If Toni Morrison’s Beloved is too much for some parents, here are some others we might want to let go.
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About 40 Louisiana Dads Formed a Group to Prevent Violence at a Local High School–and It’s Working
Since the “Dads on Duty” formed, there have been no reports of fights at Southwood High School.