By Alexa Spencer Originally appeared in Word in Black “Why can’t you save my son?” Xaviera “Zay” Bell questioned every doctor at the University of North Carolina’s maternal ward the […]
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Despite Pushback, Black Lives Matter at School Keeps Growing
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black We live in an era where a Black teen in Texas can get suspended for wearing his hair in locs, schools in Florida […]
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9 Facts About the Racial Wealth Gap
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Five hundred years. That’s how long experts say it would take for Black people to reach economic parity with white people and close […]
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Reading Books by Black Authors to Kids? Only if Parents Say OK
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Florida, it seems, is at it again. Some parents in the Sunshine State are outraged that their children’s school is asking them […]
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Category 5 or 6, Massive Hurricanes Threaten Black Folks Most
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black Hurricane Katrina was a rarity in many ways: Of all the hurricanes that hit the Gulf Coast, few make landfall as Category 5 […]
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Black Students Make Strides, But Achievement Gaps Loom Large
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black There’s been plenty of hand-wringing over pandemic-related learning loss — and rightfully so. With pre-COVID-19 standardized test scores showing the persistence […]
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The EPA’s New Soot Standards Will Save Black Lives
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black Growing up in Memphis’s Riverside community, a majority-Black neighborhood that’s also home to an oil refinery, LaTricea Adams, the founder and […]
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Museums Help Teach Black Students Too
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Whether it’s catching students up from pandemic learning loss, or simply working to get — and keep kids — on grade level, […]
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Culturally Blind Standardized Tests? More Like Culturally Biased
By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black As students nationwide begin to take standardized assessment tests in the coming weeks, a new report argues the exams shortchange students of color […]
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Confronting Silence: Black Excellence in American Classical Music
By Lexi Holloway on behalf of the Black Orchestral Network Originally appeared in Word in Black A piece of parchment secured with a wax seal is cracked open, revealing a […]
