Black and Brown professionals from a variety of backgrounds gathered at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School’s second annual “Success Looks Like Me” event to inspire students to pursue jobs they may never have heard of, providing them with career exposure and work-based learning.
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Black teachers help keep Black boys out of special education
Black male elementary school students matched to Black teachers are less likely to be identified for special education services, underscoring the need to increase recruitment of Black male teachers to reduce the schools-to-prison pipeline.
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AT&T data breach exposes millions to identity theft threat
AT&T has revealed a significant breach that has exposed the sensitive information of millions of its current and former customers, affecting around 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders.
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Ramona Edelin, influential activist and education advocate, dies at 78
Ramona Edelin, a renowned activist and academic, who was pivotal in popularizing the term “African American” and advancing civil rights, education reform and community empowerment, died at the age of 78 due to cancer.
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Entertainment mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new allegations amidst sex trafficking investigation
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ properties were raided by authorities on March 25th, revealing new allegations of sex trafficking and highlighting the troubling intersection of power and abuse in the music industry.
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Raskin speech at University of Maryland disrupted by protesters
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin’s planned lecture on democracy at the University of Maryland was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters, leading to a lively discussion on the Israel-Hamas conflict and the need for a new peace movement.
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Study finds nanoplastics and microplastics in arteries may lead to higher risk of heart attack and stroke
A recent study has found an association between microplastics and nanoplastics clogging blood vessels and a prevalence of cardiovascular events, with Black individuals being disproportionately affected by MNPs due to environmental injustice.
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Temporary channel opens as authorities strive to clear Key Bridge wreckage
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com It is still unclear when the rubble of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Dali container ship will be removed from the […]
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Paris exhibit shows how Olympics mirror society’s race, power dynamics
By Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — More than a sporting competition, the Olympics are also a powerful political stage widely used in the past by totalitarian regimes […]
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Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, education advocate and former Delta Sorority president, dies at 93
By Catherine Pugh, Special to the AFRO Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, 20th national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and pioneering educator, died at her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March […]
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Upcoming meetings and events in the D.C. area
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The popular saying goes that “April showers bring May flowers,” but in the District, the month will also bring a slew of events […]
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Thousands of women veterans receive Veterans Affairs disability benefits
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) announced that 702,557 women veterans now receive disability benefits, a 26 percent increase from 2019. The Under […]