Black girls are disproportionately disciplined in public schools, with Black girls accounting for nearly half of all exclusionary discipline cases and facing exclusionary expulsion and corporal punishment as early as preschool.
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Posted inReligion
Souls guarding polls: How church volunteers will make voting safe
Faith United to Save Democracy, a nonpartisan, multi-racial, interfaith organization, is deploying trained poll chaplains and peacekeepers to protect voters in vulnerable communities during the 2024 election season.
Posted in2024 Elections
Kamala Harris has a plan for Black men–Trump never did
Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a comprehensive agenda for Black men that includes business loans, job opportunities, more Black male teachers, health equity, weed equity, ban the box, mentorship programs, support for Black farmers, debt relief, and crypto protection.
Posted inPolitics
Obama’s challenge to Black men: Don’t fall for Trump’s lies
Former President Barack Obama has called on Black men to rethink their relationship with women in positions of power and to reevaluate their understanding of manhood, urging them to support Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
Posted inBUSINESS
3 women tell how faith inspired them to be entrepreneurs
Three women entrepreneurs have started businesses driven by their faith, using their work to serve their communities, live out their beliefs, and build a legacy for their families.
Posted inClimate Change
Helene’s floods: Climate change’s new normal
The recent Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage in Western North Carolina, disproportionately affecting Black households due to structural racism and climate change, with more intense storms expected in the future.
Posted inPolitics
The tragedies of Eric Adams, Marcellus Williams and Mark Robinson
Three Black men, Eric Adams, Marcellus Williams and Mark Robinson, have recently made headlines for different reasons, highlighting the importance of effective participation in government and the consequences of ignoring the rules.
Posted inEducation
Racist rumors, bomb threats and their toll on Black students
Springfield City School District has been disrupted by unfounded rumors of Haitian immigrants stealing and eating pets, leading to bomb threats and evacuations, which have disproportionately impacted students of color.
Posted inWord In Black
Top 10 ways to be a better Black voter
Keith Boykin urges African-Americans to become better voters by getting informed, verifying information, voting, attending local government meetings, volunteering, donating, supporting organizations, lobbying elected officials, running for office, and starting a PAC.
Posted inAfro Briefs
Heman Bekele, 15, creates soap to fight skin cancer
Heman Bekele, a budding scientist from Ethiopia, has created a compound-based soap to treat skin cancer, winning him the 3M Young Scientist Challenge and the title of TIME Magazine’s 2024 Kid of the Year.
Posted inWord In Black
Deconstruction zones: Campus racial healing programs expand
Four colleges in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania have opened Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation centers to provide students with a dedicated space to learn how to dismantle false beliefs about racial hierarchies.
Posted inWord In Black
Black girls lead: The link between public schools and a voter surge
Young Black women in 13 key battleground states have registered to vote at a rate of 175% compared to the last presidential election, with the Democratic National Committee’s targeted efforts to engage young Black voters playing a significant role.