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Tax Breaks Mean More Plastic Pollution for Black Folks
Plastics factories are being lured to Black communities by local governments offering tax breaks, resulting in toxic air pollution and carbon emissions, and often violating their pollution permits.
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How entrepreneurship is helping Black students creatively thrive with resilience
Ty’Viana Woodard of Lincoln High School in Dallas is a Black student entrepreneur who has found purpose in her passion for fashion and is using her business to encourage others to be their most authentic selves.
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Majority-Black School Districts Must Prepare for End of COVID Relief Funds
The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, which was passed by Congress to help school districts pay for sudden expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to expire this fall, and some experts say governments must find a way to replace the funds to ensure that Black students continue to have access to safe and supportive schools.
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Teachers’ “Black Tax”: Longer Hours, Lower Pay, Better Attitude
Black teachers have higher morale than white teachers despite the challenges of teaching in under-resourced schools, and some experts believe that the Black freedom struggle for equal education may be a motivator for them.
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5 Court Cases That Changed Education for Black Students
Black students, their parents and advocates have used the US court system to create equal opportunity for Black students in public schools, with landmark court cases including Roberts v. The City of Boston (1894), Plessy v. Ferguson (1954), Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954), Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York (1992), Abbott v. Burke (1981), and Gary B. vs Synder (2020) all directly
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3 Black Folks Revolutionizing Access to Scholarships
Three Black scholarship recipients have turned their experience of winning over $1 million in scholarships into successful businesses helping others secure funding.
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Nerdy Girl Success Empowers Black Girls to Be Leaders
Nerdy Girl Success is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Black girls and other girls for success in the classroom, the workforce, and life in general, with a focus on career exploration, mentoring, and soft skills.
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Victims of the Flint Water Crisis Are Still Waiting to Get Paid
The only people who have been paid out of the $626 million settlement between the state of Michigan and residents of Flint are the lawyers who worked on the many, many cases, with victims still waiting for compensation.
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Books for Young Black Feminists
Young women can learn about intersectional feminism through books such as Joan Morgan’s When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost, Bell Hooks’ Feminism is for Everybody, Mikki Kendall’s Hood Feminism, Sara Ahmed’s Living a Feminist Life, and Angela Davis’ Women, Race and Class.
