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January 11th, 2013
Written by Ben Nuckols - A... in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's leading university for the deaf and hard of hearing reinstated its chief diversity officer, who was suspended for three months after signing a petition circulated by opponents of gay marriage in Maryland.
Gallaudet University president T. Alan Hurwitz announced the reinstatement of Angela McCaskill in an email Monday to students, faculty, and staff. The brief...
January 7th, 2013
Written by Dixie Eddington... in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
MAGNOLIA, Ark. (AP) - In the early 1900s, a Jewish man in Chicago, Ill., with no apparent connection to the South, began building schools for blacks in the rural South. Julius Rosenwald would become one of the most significant figures in Southern black education - and would eventually leave his mark in a small community right here in southwest Arkansas.
That school was the forerunner of the Free...
January 2nd, 2013
Written by Emily Wagster P... in race relations news, Oppression and Privilege, Race and Education, Race and Politics, Feature Stories, Socialization, Latest News with 0 Comments
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said education dominates his 2013 legislative agenda, from merit pay for teachers to charter schools that will receive public funding but be free of some state regulations.
"Ninety percent of our goal this session is to not only talk about education but get something transformational passed," the Republican said in an interview with The...
December 27th, 2012
Written by Francisco Vara-... in race relations news, Cover Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Most Americans probably associate mariachi music with Mexican restaurants, not classrooms - but that's changing.
Schools from Oregon to Iowa to Tennessee now teach it as an art form. San Antonio, a city that plays it at the drop of a sombrero for civic events, weddings, or funerals, long has led the way: teaching it in classrooms stretching from elementary school to college for...
December 21st, 2012
Written by Rita Rizzo in race relations news, Feature Stories, Socialization, Latest News with 0 Comments
Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and have a super Kwanzaa! These holiday greetings are heard most often in the United States at the onset of winter. But, why limit ourselves? The more holiday traditions we learn from other races and cultures, the more fun we offer to our family and friends! Why not practice an ancient Finnish fortune-telling tradition on New Year’s Eve, or maybe enjoy a Polish...