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Lena Horne’s Family Responds to NYC Principal Accused of Blocking Black History Month Lessons
Updated Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at 2:40 p.m. EST: Following reports that a Bronx, N.Y., middle school principal confiscated a poster of Lena Horne from a student, Jenny Lumet, granddaughter of the legendary actress, issued a statement to The Root on behalf of the Horne family: The Horne Family sends its love, support, and deepest…
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NYC Investigates Principal Who Barred Black History Month Lessons From Being Taught at Her Middle School: Report
The New York City Department of Education is investigating a white middle school principal in the city’s Bronx borough for racially hostile actions against staff and students of color. The most incendiary charge: that Principal Patricia Catania barred Black History Month lessons from being taught to the students of Intermediate School 224—95 percent of whom…