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A substitute custodian was arrested at Ruby Bridges Elementary School on July 1 after a student reported to her parents that ...
During a recent House hearing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon was schooled by Democrat Rep. Jahana Hayes over racism.
The janitor was booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of public intoxication and annoying or molesting a victim under the ...
To commemorate Ruby Bridges, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, Centreville Elementary began its Walking Wednesdays. This event was started in 2018 by a group of fifth-grade students from San Mateo, Calif.
While Ruby Bridges became a household name for integrating William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Gail Etienne, Leona Tate, and Tessie Prevost faced large crowds of angry protesters as ...
ANALYSIS: A federal appeals court may have sided with the White House for now, but historical comparisons to using National ...
In the case of Ruby Bridges, President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort her to desegregate her school in 1960, because angry mobs had gathered outside to block the 6-year-old.
Heading into the final stretch of the 2024 election, it seemed every cable news program had a segment dedicated to this one ...
Asha Bandele reflects on ESSENCE and Susan L. Taylor’s work to uplift Black children through the National CARES Mentoring ...
The annual event — now in its 17th year — is named for West Point native Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller, known as the ...
Ruby Bridges, at the tender age of 6, became the first African American student to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. She turned 70 last year.
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