Deborah A. Gist hopes to stop a state takeover of the district, which is majority Black and Hispanic. Ryan Walters, the state superintendent, is a fiery conservative.
Tag: Black People
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The Met Announces Harlem Renaissance Exhibition for 2024
Artworks on loan from historically Black institutions will make the show one of the largest surveys of the era in nearly 40 years.
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New Evidence Raises Questions in Mississippi Police Killing
Experts who reviewed the autopsy report on Damien Cameron say investigators missed clear signs that deputies suffocated him while he was being subdued.
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Supreme Court Is Asked to Hear a New Admissions Case on Race
Parents, backed by a legal foundation, say admissions standards at Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia are not truly “race neutral.”
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Once a Force in Harlem, the Oldest Black Church in New York Hangs On
Mother A.M.E. Zion Church recently received a $200,000 grant for preservation, but attendance has declined in recent years.