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Thurmond Wins Historic Race for CA Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Thurmond Wins Historic Race for CA Superintendent of Public Instruction

Sentinel News ServiceNovember 17, 2018

Pledges to be a champion of public schools and a Superintendent for all California students Assemblymember Tony Thurmond is the projected winner of the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction election. More than a week after Election Day, Thurmond has overcome an 86,000 vote deficit on Election Day to win the election. On Saturday, his opponent Marshall Tuck conceded. “I want to thank the voters of California for electing me to serve the 6 million students of California, I intend to be a champion of public schools and a Superintendent for all California students,” said Superintendent-elect Thurmond. “I ran for

School virtual shooter training program aimed at survival
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School virtual shooter training program aimed at survival

CURT ANDERSON Associated PressJanuary 2, 2018

Using cutting-edge video game technology and animation, the U.S. Army and Homeland Security Department have developed a computer-based simulator that can train everyone from teachers to first responders on how to react to an active shooter scenario.

Black Students Home Language Must Be Honored
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Black Students Home Language Must Be Honored

Larry AubryNovember 23, 2017

Those groups and individuals interested in improving educational outcomes for Black children should understand the devastating impact of the neglect and degradation Black students have always suffered, and often simply because of the way they speak.

Daytona native who died at Dozier school honored
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Daytona native who died at Dozier school honored

Casmira Harrison, The Daytona Beach News-JournalAugust 25, 2016

The remains of more than 80 boys have been uncovered at Dozier. Billy died there in 1952 at the age of 13. His remains were sent to his sister Mattie Jackson in Daytona Beach last week. He was honored and buried Saturday.

Resolving Conflict In Our Lives
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Resolving Conflict In Our Lives

Special from Dr. Jeanette ParkerMarch 10, 2016

When we look all around there is conflict everywhere we go. There’s conflict on the highways, in the streets, in the grocery store, at the service station, in the home, in the church, at the office, nationally, locally, internationally, and in campaigns. There’s almost no where you can go where there is no conflict.

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Compton Officials Announce Violence Reduction Network

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 22, 2015

Ron M. Geltz, Head Deputy District Attorney Compton Branch Office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Councilmember Emma Sharif, Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees Vice-President Satra Zurita, Mayor Pro Tem Janna Zurita, Compton Station Captain Myron Johnson,Mayor Aja Brown, Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker, William Lansdowne, Strategic Site Liaison for the Compton Violence Reduction Network Program for the Department of Justice and City Attorney Craig J. Cornwell. (D’Angelo’s Photos / City of Compton) On Thursday October 15, U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker joined Compton Mayor Aja Brown and federal and local law

Presidential Debate on Vaccine’s Could Challenge New CA Law
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Presidential Debate on Vaccine’s Could Challenge New CA Law

McKenzie Jackson/California Black MediaOctober 3, 2015

Oakland community leading the discussion on implementation Earlier this year, Californians engaged in heated debate over the state’s “School Vaccine Bill” as it made its way through the state legislature. At the time, the majority of the Senate Bill 277’s opponents were White voters living in middle class suburbs and smaller towns. Now, two months after the bill has become California law, vaccine safety is becoming an issue of growing concern among people in the state’s Black communities as well. It is also increasingly becoming a sticking point in the national political conversation. From 2016 presidential candidates like Donald Trump