Education

Connecticut becomes first US state to make it mandatory for high schools to provide African-American studies

Connecticut on Wednesday became the first US state to require all its high schools to provide a course on African-American, black, Puerto Rican, and Latino studies. “Increasing the diversity of what we teach is critical to providing students with a better understanding of who we are as a society and where we are going,” said Read More…

Education News Uncategorized Youth In Action

“MelaninPeople” – A Social Media App for the Black Community

Created by Adeyinka Adegoke, MelaninPeople is a social networking app designed to connect a range of Black and brown individuals, businesses and professionals. Nationwide — MelaninPeople is a social media app that aims to connect Black and brown people within one convenient media network. The platform connects black people worldwide to increase socio-economic awareness and Read More…

Education Technology Uncategorized

Awesome Move – Black and Latino Publishers in the GNI Ad Transformation Lab

The Google News Initiative, in partnership with the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN), the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP), and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), today kicked off the GNI Ad Transformation Lab: a six month program to help Black and Latino news publishers in the U.S. and Canada advance their advertising strategies Read More…

Poetry 2021 Youth In Action

FREEDOM

  Freedom is a door walking around Eating grass without a sound Freedom is a river where water flows Were fishes swim Where plants grow You look at the stars and see they’re free Like a flying bird to A little bee Freedom is not a human, it cannot be But it’s many things It’s Read More…

Delectable Food

Great Toddys Are Still Hot and Steamy

There’s no better way to welcome chillier weather. If anything, the Hot Toddy is the quintessential cold-weather cocktail. It has a delightful warming quality, but it’s also filling and restorative. The oh-so-popular seasonal beverage first became popular in Western Europe during the 18th century in pubs in northern England and Scotland, where barmen would pour Read More…