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Recognizing Peralta Colleges as Black-Serving Institutions: A Call to Action for SB 1348
As Chancellor of the Peralta Community College District, I am excited to endorse California Senate Bill SB 1348, which proposes…
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Inland Empire Philanthropist Reggie Webb Laid to Rest
Reginald “Reggie” Webb, a philanthropist and one of the most successful fast-food restaurant owners in Southern California, was laid to…
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COMMENTARY: Project 2025: Trump’s Blueprint for Authoritarian Rule Threatens the Future of Black Californians
For nearly three decades, Proposition 209 has restricted public institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity in employment and education.…
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UC Berkeley Creates Its First Black History Tour
The self-guided Black history tour at UC Berkeley begins at Memorial Stadium, where student Walter Gordon was a star of…
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Protesters Demanding Hearing on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution Shut Down Oakland School Board Meeting
Ceasefire demonstrators beat a drum and called out the names and ages of children who have died in the Israeli…
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Emeryville School District Boosts Black Students’ Test Scores, Bucking Post-Pandemic Trend
Emeryville’s school district is celebrating dramatic improvements in its Black students’ standardized test scores from 2022 to 2023, bucking statewide…
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Striving for Quality and Affordable Health for Everyone: Six Questions for The California Endowment
The California Endowment’s (TCE) mission is to expand access to affordable, high-quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, and…
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For Black Students, Cal State’s Graduation Is Less Than 50%
Less than half of the Black students enrolled at California State University (CSU) campuses graduate. That troubling statistic was one…
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Sydney Roberts: New ASUC president shares her goals, inspirations
From a young age, I participated in the Los Angeles Women’s March and read Audre Lorde religiously. The summer before…
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California Has a Critical Shortage of Black Teachers
Numerous studies have shown that Black teachers can improve Black students’ academic outcomes, but in California, where Black Students are…
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Unearthing History: The Remarkable Journey of John Wesley Gilbert
John Wesley Gilbert, a trailblazing figure, broke barriers as an educator, missionary, and the first African American archaeologist. Notably, he…
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Juneteenth ‘Round the Bay’ Guide
It was on June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had become official, Major…
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Oakland Teachers Strike Continues Over Wages, ‘Common Good’ Demands for Needs of Parents, Students
The OEA’s common good proposals are based on outreach with thousands of OUSD parents and community members. California districts that…
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Gov. Newsom and Advocates at Impasse Over Funding for Black Students Education
Last week, at the invitation of the Black in School Coalition (BISC), over 2,500 K-12 students, parents, education advocates, and…
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School Discipline Can Be Predicted, New Research Says. Is It Preventable?
Rates of school discipline fluctuate widely and predictably throughout a school year and increase significantly faster for Black students than…
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Op-Ed: When Black Learners Thrive, Our Communities Thrive
Source: Brazil Photos / Getty Last month, Gallup and Lumina Foundation released the “State of Higher Education: Black Learners” report.…
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Federal Appeals Court Rules South Carolina Law That Disproportionately Punished Black Students for Being ‘Boisterous’ or ‘Obnoxious’ at School Is Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled that a law in South Carolina making it a crime for children to be “boisterous”…
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‘I’ll Hang You Like the KKK’: Outraged Parents Call Out Upstate New York Sheriff’s Lenient Response to Racist Videos Threatening Black Students
A New York school district and sheriff’s department are under fire after allegedly failing to respond adequately to white students…
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Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Closes Black History Month with a Showstopping Take on “The Wiz” Musical
(Top Left) Jayla McDonald as Dorothy, Ashton Booth as Scarecrow and Ashley Franklin and Mya… The post Kinder High School…
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After Veteran’s Administration Rejected Payment for His Cancer Treatment, Black Veteran Credits HBCU for Saving His Life
The benefits of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are well known by those who… The post After Veteran’s Administration…
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We Built This Country
ABOVE: Paul Revere Williams was a Black architect who began designing homes and commercial buildings… The post We Built This…
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Republican Lawmakers Announce Agenda to ‘Fix California’
“Crime is soaring, homelessness is out of control, the cost of living is unsustainable, schools are failing students, our water…
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San Jose Spotlight: 15 of the Most Influential Black Leaders in Silicon Valley
Local Black leaders are working to change the odds and boost equality for the community. In celebration of Black History…
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Teacher Shortages in High-Poverty Schools
There is no way one can put a price on the value of a child’s… The post Teacher Shortages in…
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Creative, Talented and Inspiring High School Students Chosen for This Year’s Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 100 students from across the country will descend on Walt Disney World Resort March 23-26 for…
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