House Republicans have passed a bill that could severely limit Black students’ access to private school education in Texas, by increasing funding for individual private school students, reducing the use of less-experienced educators, and allowing for vouchers to be used to improve already up-to-standard private schools.
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Black Migrants Caught in the Crossfire of Birthright Citizenship Battle
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order seeking to strip U.S. citizenship from children born to undocumented parents, labeling the action “undeniably unconstitutional” and warning that it would disproportionately affect Black migrants and their families.
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Fed Up Black Moms Take on the School to Prison Pipeline
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black We live in a nation where a Black high school student in Texas got suspended from school last fall because of the length […]
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The Black and Missing Foundation Is Bringing Awareness to Missing People of Color
Stacy M. Brown speaks to the creators of the Black and Missing Foundation, discussing how their work began and how they help bring awareness to missing people, providing much-needed support to their families.
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Gloves Off as Politicians Attack Each Other on Guns After Texas School Massacre
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia As adults grapple with talking to their children about the latest school massacre where 19 elementary school students and two […]
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Black Men Die of Prostate Cancer at Double the Rate of All Other RacesÂ
Virginia Insurer Under Fire for Refusing Coverage of Treatment Despite Law By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com Benjamin J. Lambert IV, a member of one of the most prominent Black families […]