‘America Does Not Deserve Me’

‘America does not deserve me.’ Why Black people are leaving the United States Filmmaker Jameelah Nuriddin was locked down in Los Angeles during the pandemic, watching as the nation convulsed in protest over the murder of George Floyd, when she had an epiphany: “America does not deserve me.” As a […]


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NYC’s New Rule on Takeout Utensils Begins

NYC’s new rule on takeout utensils begins; Eateries, stores must start using garbage containers on Tuesday It’s a new era for restaurants in New York City. Two new rules take effect this week that will impact your takeout and delivery experience, among other things. Picking up food now comes with […]


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Cannot Be ‘The Last Word’

Biden slams Supreme Court affirmative action ruling, says it cannot be ‘the last word’ “We cannot let this decision be the last word,” Biden said in a White House address. “The court can render a decision but it cannot change what America stands for.” Biden in his speech proposed colleges […]


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What is Cinco de Mayo?

It’s Cinco De Mayo! What The Holiday Is, And What It Isn’t History, fact and how it’s celebrated Today is May 5, when many people celebrate Cinco de Mayo, or “The 5th of May” in Spanish. The holiday officially commemorates the day in 1862 when the Mexican army, under the […]


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‘Too Much to Learn’: Schools Race to Catch Up Kids’ Reading

Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third grade classroom, his mustard-yellow polo shirt buttoned to the top. “Give us some vowels,” says his teacher, La’Neeka Gilbert-Jackson. His eyes search a chart, but he doesn’t land on an answer. “Let’s help him out,” Gilbert-Jackson says. “A-E-I-O-U,” the class […]


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