The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds PBS, NPR, and other public media outlets, will close on September 30th after the U.S. government withdrew funding, potentially resulting in the closure of up to 80 NPR stations and the loss of children’s programming, weather updates, and disaster alerts in rural areas.
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Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Massive Bill Turns America Into a Police State
Trump’s new spending measure aims to cut Medicaid and ACA, expand ICE’s detention budget, and create a centralized list of U.S. citizens, while receiving widespread criticism from Democrats and privacy experts.
Posted inSpiritual
Gospel Singer CeCe Winans Takes a Seat at the Tiny Desk
Gospel singer CeCe Winans recorded a “Tiny Desk” concert at NPR’s offices in Washington, D.C., premiering on June 13, where she performed several of her award-winning hits and spread affirming messages.
Posted inOpinion
Dan Patrick’s Hemp Ban Deserves Backlash and a Veto
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is trying to ban the sale of all consumable hemp products containing THC, despite the fact that the hemp industry has proved to be a successful multi-billion dollar industry, and drug overdoses have plummeted in the state.
Posted inHomepage
Black Students With Disabilities Deserve Qualified TeachersÂ
A teacher at Tipps Elementary School in Houston allegedly dragged a special needs student by his ankle due to a shortage of qualified special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and aides, and the increasing number of Black students with disabilities.
Posted inEducation
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 […]
Posted inThis Week
George Floyd’s Family to File $250 Million Lawsuit Against Kanye West
Filed by Roxie Washington, the mother of Floyd’s daughter, Gianna, the lawsuit includes West, his business partners, and associates for “harassment,” “misappropriation,” “defamation,” and “infliction of emotional distress.”