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Long live 'Negro'
I let Black History Month slide by this year without writing anything about it. I am so over celebrating firsts or reprising triumphal narratives. But news from last month did suggest that we may need a black history lesson — one that goes...
Tags: Spain, Slavery, Cultural Development, Population and Census, Crime, Law and Justice
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Patt Morrison Asks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- still hooked
Only his number is retired — 33, in the Lakers' purple and gold that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wore to glory on the basketball court. The rest of him is still working away, most recently on his latest book. At UCLA, in blue and gold, Abdul-Jabbar was a...
Tags: College Sports, Basketball, Patt Morrison, Black History, Social Issues
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California can't afford to cut transitional kindergarten [Blowback]
Opinion L.A.Research shows that transitional kindergarten results in greater academic achievement, higher graduation rates and better jobs, and saves schools money by reducing the number of students entering special education or having to be held back a grade.... -
This week's recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen
Daily DishAll recipes that appear in the L.A. Times' weekly Food section are tested and perfected in our Test Kitchen before they're deemed fit to print. (That means you don't have to worry about a trial run before serving one of...... -
Best book title of the year?
Jacket CopyAuthor Judy Wearing deserves kudos for the title of her popular science book, "Edison's Concrete Piano: Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes and 12 Other Flops from Great Inventors." It immediately conjures questions: Could a concrete... -
Carver Middle students protest impending takeover by L.A.'s mayor
L.A. NOWAbout 100 students staged a peaceful sit-in at Carver Middle School on Tuesday to protest the school falling under the jurisdiction of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The protest came one week after the L.A. Board of Education voted to...... -
Graduation ceremonies begin tonight in tri-county
The Montgomery AdvertiserSeniors at more than 30 tri-county high schools will walk across the stage and get their diplomas in ceremonies taking place over the next week. The commencement week kicks off tonight with graduation exercises for two Montgomery County schools as...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, Public Schools, Students, Alabama State University
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Waterloo Board of Ed to consider raising school meal prices
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaIncreased meal prices are on the menu Monday when the Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the Education Service Center, 1516 Washington St. The board is being asked to raise all Waterloo Community Schools' meal prices by 10 cents. Currently, lunch... -
Hereford High ranked highest among Baltimore County Public Schools
Of the 11 Baltimore County public high schools rated among the nation's 2,000 top schools, according to the third annual Newsweek/Daily Beast survey of "America's Best High Schools," Hereford High School ranks No. 1 in the county. The list, published...
Tags: The Washington Post, Teaching and Learning, Timonium, Schools, Baltimore County
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'Peeples' takes the Fockers' formula for an African-American spin ★★ 1/2
"Peeples" is an African-American "Meet the Parents" that slips funnyman Craig Robinson into the Ben Stiller role. Casting the musically minded Robinson in this formula comedy about screwing up your first encounter with your potential in-laws is like...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Justice System, David Alan Grier, Tyler Perry, Malcolm Barrett
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Salem teacher Lucy Harmon ran tender, tight ship
The Roanoke Times, Va.As a girl, Lucy Harmon learned at the feet of the acclaimed scientist, educator and inventor George Washington Carver at Tuskegee Institute, and brought him his favorite warm cookie at snack time. As a pioneering black educator in her own right,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Tuskegee University, Salem Communications Corporation, Students, Urinary Tract Infection
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Lutherville rec dancers ready for spring recital May 26 [Lutherville]
The activities room on the far side of Lutherville Laboratory Elementary School on York Road is full of jazz dancers dressed in black leggings and tank tops on a recent Wednesday afternoon. The room smells of team spirit, the beat of the music races...Tags: High Schools, Dance, Entertainment, Timonium, Schools
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