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Avery Clayton dies at 62; carried on mother's work through African American library-museum
Avery Clayton, who carried on the work of his mother, Mayme Clayton, by establishing a library and museum in Culver City for her major collection of African American artifacts, died Thanksgiving Day. He was 62.
Clayton, a retired art teacher, died...Tags: Death, Obituaries, Photography, Slavery, National or Ethnic Minorities
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These walls do talk
Times Staff WriterBEFORE Bernard and Shirley Kinsey remodeled their cliff-side home in Pacific Palisades, they often climbed up on the roof of the original two-bedroom midcentury tract house to take in the magnificent view of Santa Monica Bay. When guests visit, "people...Tags: Education, Homes, Opera (genre), Arts, African Americans
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'Good at Heart'
"IN spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."
Jenny stopped reading and looked up at her grandfather. "Do you know who said that, Grandpa? A young girl who was in hiding with her family. Bad people wanted to take them...Tags: England, Slavery, Social Issues, Family, Anne Frank
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Children/FCC
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules governing television stations' obligations to broadcast programming responsive to the educational and informational needs of children. The Federal Communications Commission also requires that...Tags: Television Stations, England, PBS (tv network), Walter Cronkite, Fort Lauderdale
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Protesters fight DISD's proposal to consolidate eleven schools
CW33 NewsParents, students, and community members gathered at H.S. Thompson Thursday night to protest Dallas Independent School District's proposal. District leaders are recommending nine elementary schools and two middle schools be consolidated, meaning some...Tags: Arlington Park
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DISD to hold public hearings to discuss school consolidation proposal
CW33 NewsThe first of several public hearings will be tonight to discuss D-I-S-D's recommendation to consolidate almost a dozen schools. The district could shut down the eleven campues over the next two years if district officials can't find another way to...Tags: Arlington Park
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Some MPS schools have last school day ever
FOX6 ReporterThe school year is drawing to a close in the Milwaukee Public School District. For some MPS schools it is the last day that school will be holding classes for at least a couple of years. With deep education cuts in Governor Scott Walker's budget, MPS has...Tags: Genesis (music group), Scott Walker
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10 things you might not know about the Founding Fathers (and Mothers)
The people who founded this nation aren't moldy mannequins in history's closet — they're inspirational figures for modern America as we celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich recently said he had a "man crush" on Alexander...Tags: John Adams, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Union (Tolland, Connecticut), Human Interest, Wars and Interventions
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With hope of being free, James Pennington fled Rockland estate
With a piece of India
n flour bread in his pocket and hopes of becoming a free man in his heart, James W.C. Pennington ran away from Rockland Estate in search of freedom.
The so-called fugitive blacksmith would go on to become a minister in Presbyterian...Tags: National Parks, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Yale University, Slavery, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Two Milwaukee schools face consolidation in coming school year
FOX6 ReporterIt's a battle between two Milwaukee Public Schools with declining enrollment. The district wants to consolidate Hopkins Street School and Lloyd Street School. Lloyd Street School will close next year. That's the recommendation from a school board... -
Some Milwaukee parents disappointed with MPS closures
FOX6 ReporterMilwaukee Public Schools are bracing for a massive cut in state aid to the school district. One way the district is looking to save is by closing and consolidating schools. The district is looking to save money through closures, and consolidations. The...Tags: Schools
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Friends Remember Hope Professor who Died After Giving Birth
Dr. Jennifer Young Tait, a member of the Hope College English faculty since 2002, died Saturday after suffering complications from premature childbirth.
Friends told FOX 17 News she began feeling ill on Thursday evening and her husband took her to the...Tags: Rutgers University, Aneurysm, Howard University, Human Interest, Anglicanism
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