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WEBby Jeff Meier (FB: Jeff.Me ier.90) Here at Good Black News, we’ve decided to have some fun and make up a new holiday. With Patti LaBelle (born May 24th) and her good friend and Gemini sister Gladys Knight (born May 28th) both turning 80 over this long weekend, we’re thinking the perfect date is May 26th.
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WEBJun 14, 2016 · The College Board has announced it will begin offering an Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course at 60 high schools across the U.S. this fall.. The AP program, which traditionally gives high school students an opportunity to take college-level courses before graduation, currently covers 38 subjects, including U.S. government and politics, biology, chemistry, English, European ...
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WEBJul 10, 2023 · This week, Apple announced its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI), a long-term global effort to advance equity and expand opportunities for Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Indigenous communities, has more than doubled its initial financial commitment to total more than $200 million over the last three years.. Since launching REJI in June 2020, Apple has supported education, economic ...
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WEBOct 2, 2024 · This has been a daily drop of Good Black News, based on the “A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2022,” published by Workman Publishing, and available at workman.com, Amazon, Bookshop and other online retailers.. Beats provided by freebeats.io and produced by White Hot. If you like these Daily Drops, please consider following us on Apple, Google Podcasts, RSS.com, Amazon ...
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WEBGood Black News was founded on March 18, 2010 via Facebook (see the detailed story in our About The Editors sidebar) and is currently expanding to have a larger web presence. You can find us here at goodblacknews.org, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Linked In, YouTube and Flipboard.GBN is a labor of love, and our Founder/Editor-In-Chief (Lori Lakin Hutcherson) and staff are ...
Introducing Good Black News: The Daily Drop Podcast – “Because …
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · by Lori Lakin Hutcherson (@lakinhutcherson)Happy Black History Month 2022! Good Black News is here once again to celebrate what we work to contribute to and highlight all year long.. This year we’re happy to share we are now offering a daily podcast based on the “A Year of Good Black News” Page-A-Day® Calendar for 2022 published by Workman Publishing, posting one per day as an audio ...
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WEBEvery year on March 18, Good Black News celebrates the day of its founding.We continue that tradition today, fourteen years after GBN’s inception. Even though the last two years have been challenging (details here), and changes in how people consume content (eg.TikTok, IG, IG Stories, Reels) have led to way fewer postings on the main goodblacknews.org site, we are still exceedingly proud of ...
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WEBApple has reported that REJI’s education grants have reached more than 160,000 learners through in-person courses and out-of-school offerings, while committing over $50 million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) to support science, technology, engineering, arts, and math opportunities.
New York City Public School District to Implement Black Studies …
WEBSep 30, 2021 · The New York city school district announced a groundbreaking curriculum change yesterday to teach all children in grades K-12 in all five boroughs about the history and contributions of Black Americans, according to abc7ny.com.. The initiative will teach children about the early African civilizations, the Black experience in America and the contributions and accomplishments and contributions ...
Eleven Years Ago Today: Good Black News Was Founded
WEBMar 19, 2021 · GOOD BLACK NEWS proudly celebrates its eleventh anniversary today, March 18, 2021.GBN initially launched in 2010 as a Facebook page (read the story behind GBN’s creation here), and in 2012, we created a dedicated website, goodblacknews.org, which has allowed us to provide archives, search functions and easy access to our most popular social media to you, our readers.