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The Agenda for the Black Community in 2023: Operation #Makeamericasafe

Previous Next The United States is the only country where mass shootings take place.  In 2022, there were over 600 mass shootings in this country.  The FBI is defining mass shootings as four or more individuals killed in one setting.  Overall, there have been more mass shootings in 2022 than there are days in the …

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The Miseducation of 7 Generations of the Black Community

Previous Next In 1933, when Dr. Carter G. Woodson wrote about the miseducation of Black people, he was referring not only to his generation and at least three previous generations of Africans brought to America before him, but also future generations who would receive a whitewashed education in American schools.  An education where Black contributors …

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Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Why We Must Include Students in Advocacy and Decision-Making During the Pandemic

Every Friday evening, I tune into an online talk show called the Parent Teacher Student Check-In; the self-described show was created during the 2020 lockdown and was designed to offer people an outlet to vent about their experiences during the pandemic.  This week was the most riveting.   I cringed as an undergraduate college student named …

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