FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo15 hours agoHooks Institute event looks at impact of Brown v. Topeka Boarddailymemphian.comSeventy years after the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case, the Brown v. Board of Education decision remains one of the most important in U.S. history.
AvatarNewsdayflipped into NewsdayFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoLillie Crowder, Brookhaven witness to civil rights history, still fighting for equal treatmentnewsday.com - Tiffany Cusaac-SmithLillie Crowder is a living archive — a witness and participant in the Civil Rights Movement and an educating force for those who choose to listen. Her …
AvatarEducation Weekflipped into Education WeekFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAn Interview With Educator and Author Jonathan Kozol (Opinion)edweek.org - Larry FerlazzoJonathan Kozol, longtime educator and the author of many influential books, including Savage Inequalities, Death at an Early Age, and The Shame of the …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMar 20Conservative Supreme Court justices should listen to their mentors - The Boston Globebostonglobe.com - Kimberly Atkins StohrStephen Breyer is doing what few other retired Supreme Court justices have dared: He’s publicly criticizing the justices who are on the bench. In …
AvatarDallas Weeklyflipped into Dallas WeeklyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 Court Cases That Changed Education for Black Studentsdallasweekly.com - editorialFor generations, Black students, their parents and education advocates have used the US court system to create equal opportunity for Black students …
AvatarThe New York Timesflipped into Most EmailedAvatarAvatarJonathan Kozol Fought School Inequality for Decades. Here’s One Final Plea.verified_publisherThe New York Times - Dana GoldsteinWith his latest, and last, book, the 87-year-old writer refuses false optimism. There are certain motifs in Jonathan Kozol’s half-century of writing about America’s failure to adequately educate poor Black and Hispanic children, which began with “Death at an Early Age,” a blistering account of his …
AvatarMississippi Todayflipped into Mississippi TodayFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOn this day in 1998mississippitoday.org - Jerry MitchellMarch 12, 1998Thirty-two years after Mississippi created a segregationist spy agency, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, its long secret …
AvatarPaula Nylin Nevelsflipped into Historical AvatarAvatarInteractive Map: Inside U.S. School Segregation by Race & ClassThe 74 - Mark KeierleberNew America report reveals school district boundaries create divisions that ensure stark inequities. Plopped in the middle of the school district in …
AvatarDreamsflipped into All things BlackFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJCPS students participate in 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education panel discussionwlky.com - Danielle GoodmanIt is the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision and Jefferson County students are still remembering its legacy. Hip Hop N2 …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMar 8Commission approves Barbara Johns statuethecharlottegazette.com - Brian CarltonJoan Johns Cobbs just wanted to say thanks. Speaking to the Commission for Historical Statues, she thanked the group for honoring her sister, Barbara …
AvatarThe New York Timesflipped into Most EmailedAvatarAvatarThe ‘Colorblindness’ Trap: How a Civil Rights Ideal Got Hijackedverified_publisherThe New York Times - Nikole Hannah-JonesSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The fall of affirmative action is part of a 50-year campaign to roll back racial progress. Share full article By Nikole Hannah-Jones Nikole Hannah-Jones is a staff writer at the magazine and is the creator of The 1619 Project. She also teaches race and journalism at …
AvatarBig Thinkflipped into Big ThinkFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe invention of the gifted childbigthink.com - Matthew WillsThe National Defense Education Act of 1958 meshed with white anxiety about the desegregation of schools. A new minority was defined in the wake of the …