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On April 11, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s 22nd state holiday into law: Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day. State Senator Victor Torres (D-Kissimmee) proposed SB 1312 in the Senate and Rep. Bruce Haley Antone, D . . .
Under a bill that’s in its third and final committee in the Florida Senate, the sacrifices of the Tuskegee Airmen would be remembered every year on a special holiday in Florida. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military pilots in the United States armed forces. The bill, SB 1312, would create the Tuskegee Airmen […]
The CPS, sponsored by the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), shows dramatic increases since 1964 in educational attainment among the nation’s Black or African American population. The percentage of Black or African American students graduating from high school increased from 25.7% in 1964 to 90.3% in 2021. Many of these high school […]
If you thought shopping malls were more crowded during the holidays than they have been in a while. you weren’t just imagining it. While many retail sales reports will not be out until later this month or next, leaders of several Twin Cities malls say crowds were back in full force over the past few […]
Each day of Kwanzaa is devoted to celebrating the seven basic values of African culture, or the “Nguzo Saba,” which in Swahili means the seven principles. WASHINGTON — Story from The Conversation by Frank Dobson, Associate Dean of Students, Vanderbilt University. On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will . . .
Each day of Kwanzaa is devoted to celebrating the seven basic values of African culture or the “Nguzo Saba” which in Swahili means the seven principles. WASHINGTON — Story from The Conversation by Frank Dobson, Associate Dean of Students, Vanderbilt University. On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will . . .
Kwanzaa, the seven-day holiday that honors African American and Pan-African culture, begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1. For more than half a century, the holiday has brought together millions of people to celebrate family, community and culture through tradition, dance, music, food, stories, poetry, and more. Kwanzaa was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in […]
CNN — A major blizzard-fueling winter storm is sweeping across the Plains and upper Midwest with heavy snow, freezing rain and strong winds, making for dangerous travel conditions during the busy holiday week.
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A new variant of Covid-19 is spreading rapidly across the US this holiday season, even as Americans’ interest in getting vaccinated has faded. JN. 1, a sub-variant of Omicron that has an additional mutation […]