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Covid-19 closed schools, Black, Hispanic and Families of limited means took biggest hit in Math, and Reading. Was that planned?
An analysis of 4.4 million student test scores showed most children fell short in math — and the most vulnerable students likely fell further behind. When the Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of most U.S. schools in the spring, students were thrown into new and unfamiliar ways of learning. Special education students and children learning…
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“Betrayed” Black asylum seekers say Trump administration is ramping up deportations by force and fraud
ICE uses physical abuse, solitary confinement and false documents to force Black and African asylum seekers onto ‘death planes,’ The Times has found through interviews and legal documents. WASHINGTON — Owning a small business in Cameroon selling French products was enough to trap the young man between the English-speaking minority and French-speaking majority government in…
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DOES “BLACK FRIDAY” ORIGINATE FROM SLAVE TRADING? OR IS THERE ANOTHER STORY BEHIND IT
Was it was the day after Thanksgiving when slave traders would sell slaves for a discount to assist plantation owners with more helpers for the upcoming winter hence the name … “Black Friday” is the term for the phenomenon that takes place in the U.S. on the day after Thanksgiving Thursday, when millions of consumers…
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The Truth Behind “BLOODY” Thanksgiving
Many of us sit down at the table with the ones we love on the third Thursday of November each year to celebrate Thanksgiving. We eat green beans, mashed potatoes, turkey etc. Then to top it off, most of us enjoy a pumpkin pie. However, how many of us know the truth of Thanksgiving? We…
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Utah helicopter crew discovers mysterious metal monolith deep in the desert
And there it was — in the middle of the red rock was a shiny, silver metal monolith sticking out of the ground. Hutchings guessed it was “between 10 and 12 feet high.” It didn’t look like it was randomly dropped to the ground, he told KSL, but rather it looked like it had been…
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Tyler Perry Donates 5,000 Meals to Atlanta Families at Thanksgiving Event
Tyler Perry is giving back ahead of Thanksgiving. On Sunday, the 51-year-old producer donated meals to 5,000 families in Atlanta, Georgia, local channel WSB reports. The meals were handed out at a drive-thru event held at Tyler Perry Studios. In addition to maintaining distance through cars, the event enforced other COVID-19 precautions, including having those that were handing…
