    Back in August, I wrote that getting âback-to-schoolâ this year would also mean getting back to fighting far-right attacks on education. The threats included a rising number of efforts to ban books, and the Rightâs efforts to take over local school boards.
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    The school year is now in full swing, with bustling classrooms and playgrounds buzzing with students. Unfortunately, right now, hundreds of thousands of kids in Florida could be going to school each day struggling with hunger.Â
    AhhâŚI can smell it now. The buttery aroma of black-eyed peas simmering away in Momâs special crockpot as she gears up to stir in a generous helping of rice. Now, if your family is anything like mine, youâre left sitting eagerly until about 7 p.m., when the entire meal is done, to sink your teeth into the traditional staple, but one thingâs for sure. Boy, do we love some black-eyed peas! Itâs a tasty dish youâll find in most Black households during the holiday season. Heck, all year round, if youâre lucky. But why do black moms always feed us black-eyed peas to start the New Year?