African-American Jobs & News
How We Can End Environmental Racism Before It Begins
- Category: Inclusion
- Published on October 17, 2016
- Written by Cher Zevala
Climate change is a global phenomenon ― yet a number of studies have found that in America, the effects of climate change seem to unequally target African-American populations. From the floods after Hurricane Katrina to the water crisis in Flint, natural disasters and other effects of climate change are developing into a tragic new trend some are calling “environmental racism,” as people of color around the country experience a dramatic loss of quality of life thanks to the changing climate.
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More POC in Administration Might Help Underserved Schools
- Category: Education
- Published on October 12, 2016
- Written by Cher Zavala
While integration remains a vital step toward achieving equality in education, improving achievement among black children might be easier to attain when school administrators truly understand the struggles of their students ― which means hiring more people of color into administrative positions.
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“It is What it is – Dad."
- Category: Blog
- Published on September 13, 2016
- Written by Maurice Henry
I had a conversation with my young teenage son reflecting on the 1960’s and the Black Panther movement. He asked me what I knew about it since growing up very young in the South side of Chicago and remembering the Panther movement. He also was very perplexed that the core mission that drove the creation of Black Panther Party for Self Defense was the ongoing conflict between Law Enforcement and community, which is the same conflict that the Black Lives Matter movement is focusing on today.
Why We Need More School Counselors to Be People of Color
- Category: Inclusion
- Published on July 31, 2016
- Written by Cher Zevala
As imperative as education is, going to school is a traumatic experience. From elementary to college courses, school is a place of immense stress, where students must make academic achievements while contending with social struggles and (in younger years) confusing physical changes. And for students of color, those problems are only the tip of the iceberg.
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