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From Native American Rights Fund Lena’ Black, who is a member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and of Osage descent, argues her rights to free speech and the free exercise of religion were violated. CNN — A high school graduate is suing her former Oklahoma school district after she says school officials prevented her from wearing […]
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS (Associated Press) JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A transgender girl in Mississippi is not participating in her high school graduation ceremony because school officials told her to dress like a boy and a federal judge did not block the officials’ decision, an attorney for the girl’s family said Saturday. Linda Morris, staff […]
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS (Associated Press) JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge says he will not block a Mississippi school district from requiring a transgender girl to dress as boy for high school graduation. U.S. District Judge Taylor McNeel filed his order late Friday after holding a hearing on a lawsuit that the American […]
By Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters At the close of the first-ever California State University Juneteenth Symposium last month, the system’s top executive laid out an agenda for improving the Black student experience at the nation’s largest public university system. The first item on Interim Chancellor Jolene Koester’s list? “We need to disaggregate the data,” she said. […]
By Srishti Prabha This past Sunday, the Black Youth Leadership Project’s (BYLP) Black Graduation was a symphony of sounds: impassioned speeches from notable community members, the Unity Choir’s melodic version of the Black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” laughter, applause, and dancing the Cupid Shuffle. There wasn’t a dull moment at the District […]
Sixteen members of Princeton’s Class of 2022 became commissioned officers in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps on May 24 during a ceremony led by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, a Class of 1980 graduate who himself was commissioned through Princeton’s ROTC program more than 40 years ago. The ROTC […]
Treyvion Gray says he felt targeted after he was suspended due to the length of his locs. Courtesy of Brahna Williams Treyvion Gray was suspended from school for weeks due to the length of his locs. Gray says he felt “targetted” after facing disciplinary action and was told he couldn’t attend graduation. The teen is […]
Tracey Meares was awarded the title on April 16 by the superintendent of Springfield Public Schools District 186 after a screening of the documentary “No Title for Tracey,” which recounts her story. Despite earning superior grades, Meares was shared the title of “Top Student” with a White student at her 1984 graduation. In the years […]