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Under the banner of “Operation Renewed Hope,” an intensive three-week effort launched on July 17th, helped identify and locate victims of child sexual exploitation. The FBI confirmed that 311 child victims were identified and rescued.

Sally Washington, who is from Laurel, Maryland, is now 109 years old. She was born on July 31, 1914 in Danville, Virginia. In the 1930s, she moved to the Washington DC metro area where she lived for over 80 years before residing now in Laurel, Maryland.

This latest accounting demonstrates in detail how Thomas has surreptitiously profited from a significantly larger and more influential network of wealthy and well-connected patrons.

These are Hitler tactics, and something has to be done.”

As several states undertake concerted efforts to circumscribe the boundaries of what educators can impart concerning race, gender, and sexuality, Arkansas has emerged as a new focal point in this ongoing dialogue.

In his recently published book, The Myth of Affirmative Action, published by Ethics International Press, Dr. Rudolph Alexander, Jr says White society has long scapegoated Blacks for social conditions.

     As schools look at student learning post-pandemic and communities react to standardized test scores, NEA members are leading the conversation about how to boost student learning. Teams of education stakeholders—including educators, district leaders, and a parent or community representative—gathered for three days, in Los Angeles, last winter to explore best practices to accelerate student learning and offset learning delays.  

      New York native, Amber Corbett, has officially made history. She will be the first Black woman to represent the United States in the annual Miss Intercontinental pageant since its 1971 inception.

Black and Hispanics maintained cash buffers substantially below their white and Asian counterparts

The venture capital firm, dedicated to dismantling barriers faced by women of color in accessing funding, is facing legal action brought forth by the American Alliance for Equal Rights, a nonprofit helmed by anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum.