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Children on the Front Lines
Op-EdOpinion

Children on the Front Lines

Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense FundAugust 23, 2018

I am so proud of the Freedom Schools scholars who have learned they are following in the footsteps of children and youths who were the foot soldiers and infantry of the Civil Rights Movement. Some of their stories from the Movement are well known: six-year-old Ruby Bridges in New Orleans walked through White mobs to attend school—even praying for those jeering at her; the Little Rock Nine; the four little girls killed in the bombing of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church. Thousands of children were on the frontlines of history. Whether sung or unsung heroes, we owe all of them a debt of gratitude.

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Lynching Memorial Draws 100,000 Visitors in First 3 Months

Associated PressAugust 9, 2018

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery shares stories about some of the 4,400 Black people slain in lynchings and other racial killings between 1877 and 1950. The names of those killed, if they are known, are engraved on 800 steel columns, with copies to be adopted by each U.S. county where lynchings happened.

State AGs to DeVos: Work with, Not Against, State Law Enforcement
Charlene CrowellEducationNationalOpinion

State AGs to DeVos: Work with, Not Against, State Law Enforcement

Charlene CrowellJuly 26, 2018

Starting last summer, student loan servicers like Navient have been lobbying DeVos to shield them from liability for their practices. And it’s worked. Despite objections from a bi-partisan group of Attorneys General (AGs), the National Association of Governors, and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, DeVos and the Department of Education have increasingly made it more difficult for state and federal law enforcement agencies to do their jobs by retracting information sharing agreements with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and instructing servicers not share student loan information with state law enforcement and banking supervisors.

Parental Engagement Secret to Academic Success
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Parental Engagement Secret to Academic Success

Dr. Elizabeth V. Primas, Program Manager for NNPA ESSA, Public Awareness CampaignJune 21, 2018

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), speaks specifically to parent and family engagement. Data highlighted examples of the successful impact parents can have when they are present in their child’s school.

Discovering the Best of Black America in 2018
Dr. Ben ChavisOpinion

Discovering the Best of Black America in 2018

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.May 17, 2018

There is an old African proverb that says, “What you seek, you will surely find.”  We live in a world where the news cycle continues to decrease, because of innovations in communications technology.  Yes, we are living in the fast-paced digital age. The high-velocity delivery and transmission of news and information, however, may or may not produce authentic or accurate facts or simply the truth.

Kaine pick could upend Virginia politics
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Kaine pick could upend Virginia politics

Alan Suderman, Associated PressJuly 28, 2016

Tim Kaine’s selection as Hillary Clinton’s running mate could totally upend Virginia politics, and would all but certainly result in the most expensive election cycle in the state’s history next year if he becomes vice president.