Nearly 2,600 families watched a presentation given by Oakland Unified School District leaders on July 2 who described scenarios for reopening schools in the...
From a small brick building located two blocks from what is now The King Center boomed a voice for Black Atlanta: Jesse B. Blayton Sr. a...
Nearly 2,600 families watched a presentation given by Oakland Unified School District leaders on July 2 who described scenarios for reopening schools in the fall. The...
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world as we know it — and with that change comes an opportunity to reimagine the fundamentals systems of modern...
The NCAA has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in July, anticipating a full season of college football. This is nuts. The pandemic isn’t...
In a win for anti-police violence activists in Oakland, the Oakland School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to disband the OUSD Police Dept., committing to eliminate the...
Local residents have joined with Assemblymember Rob Bonta to oppose a state bill that would have required the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to permanently close...
Black Organizing Project (BOP) could reach a goal on June 24 that they have worked toward since 2011: eliminating school police in Oakland’s Unified School District...
Local residents are scrambling to oppose a state bill that they recently found out about that would require the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)...
A team of investigators and researchers at the University of California Berkeley’s School of Public Health have launched a new study to better understand the current...
A team of investigators and researchers at the University of California Berkeley’s School of Public Health have launched a new study to better understand the current...
Thousands of people took to the Oakland streets May 29 for what was at first a peaceful protest against the death of George Floyd, who...
Budget cuts loom on the horizon, prompting public schools to prepare for the worst. We can gain some insights on what schools can expect in this...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In my second year at Howard, and very close to my screening test, I lost my mother and my father within months,” said...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) highest governing body announced last week that it is moving toward allowing student-athletes to receive compensation for endorsements and promotions....
Following drastic budget cuts, layoffs and school closures and amid future uncertainty about the impact of the pandemic on state funding, the Oakland Board of Education...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Xfinity is making thousands of hours of educational programming and resources available to our customers through Xfinity on Demand as we know how...
THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — “I actually moved our son’s desk from his room into my workspace to help him understand, WE ARE STILL LEARNING AND...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Some parents establish daily routines for themselves and their kids that include allowing children to sleep in and ensuring they are doing schoolwork...
THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The five-year old co-powering this deed is Carl Grandberry V. He and his partner-mother Shauna Jones-Grandberry have arranged to be on...
Oakland Public Library staff have produced a Teen Resource Guide/FAQ about COVID-19, an online brochure full of live links and vital facts that answer questions like ...
Parents, teachers, students and school employee unions are calling on the school board to “stop permanent school closures, mergers and charter school co-locations in Oakland,” which...
I have founded seven schools over the past 12 years with one mission in mind — to eradicate the achievement gap that Black students suffer year...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Roland Omene, the president and CEO of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Frog Tutoring, said his company is offering two months of free online...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Finding an effective treatment will be incredibly important in our battle against COVID-19,” said Dr. K. Craig Kent, UVA’s executive vice president for...
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