Chronic absenteeism in US schools has nearly doubled since the pandemic began, with low-income and minority students disproportionately affected, and public schools losing over 1 million students to private and homeschool options, while education leaders are testing strategies to reverse these trends.
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What Do ICE Raids Teach Kids?
ICE raids have created a climate of fear for immigrant students, causing them to skip school and leading to anxiety, depression, and school disengagement, while advocates are pushing for legislation to restrict federal agents’ access to schools and student data.
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Cardi B Slams Trump Over Immigration Raids: ‘Have Some Compassion’
Rapper Cardi B has spoken out against President Trump’s immigration policies, urging compassion for the affected communities and warning that the raids could lead to further deportation of immigrants.
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Newsletter for Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Happy Hump Day DW fam and welcome to Stay Woke! Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Wednesday, June 11, 2025! In today’s newsletter, the White House is still a mess, our […]
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Why Black Thrivers Are the Future
The Institute for AfroUrbanism, founded by Detroit resident Lauren Hood, is redefining the narrative about Black communities by focusing on what makes them thrive, rather than what they lack, through its fellowship program.
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The Black Migration to Innovation
During the Great Migration, Black Americans migrated to innovation centers such as Detroit, Chicago, and Silicon Valley in search of economic opportunities, building wealth and changing lives.
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Black Nonprofits Step Up to Help L.A. Fire Victims
WalkGoodLA, AfroPunk, Spill, and other organizations have collaborated to create a list of verified GoFundMe campaigns to help Black families in Altadena and Pasadena who have lost everything in the wildfires.
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Guns Are Killing Young Black People in Rural America, Too
by Jennifer Porter Gore In the past 9 years, the rate of Black gunshot victims in places like Alabama and Mississippi was six times higher than in cities like New York […]
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Infrastructure Bill Funds Pollution Bomb for Black Neighborhoods
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black In 2021, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made a whopping $1.2 trillion in federal funds available to states to upgrade everything […]
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Biden Administration Announces Plans to Drastically Reduce Homelessness Nationwide
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA In major U.S. cities, officials have either ramped up or dialogued about efforts to reduce homelessness, with New York City Mayor Eric […]