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Biden celebrates ‘the power of an education’ on Brown v. Board 70th anniversary
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoSupreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Biden has spent this past week...
On This Day, May 17: High court rules against segregation in Brown vs. Board of Education
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOn May 17, 1954, in a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Brown vs. Board of...
Biden marks 70 years since Brown v. Board of Education: ‘A prayer was answered’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPresident Biden on Friday commemorated the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling...
Biden administration racial educational equity actions mark desegregation anniversary
United Press International via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoPresident Joe Biden laid out new actions Friday to advance racial and educational equity on the 70th...
In the Focus: 70 years ago, school integration was a dream; was big issue in Connecticut, too
Republican-American· 5 hours agoSeventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was...
70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoOn May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court laid out a new precedent: Separate but equal has no place in...
70 Years After Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Is Failing at School Desegregation
US News & World Report· 2 days agoInstead, it’s time to acknowledge that our public schools have been quietly and insidiously resegregated. It’s time to acknowledge that many in this country never wanted to integrate schools ...
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Advance Racial and Educational Equity on 70th...
The White House· 1 day agoResearch shows that racial achievement gaps are strongly associated with school segregation, in turn...
Youth detention facilities face increased scrutiny amid a wave of abuse lawsuits
NPR· 21 hours agoThe U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday announced an investigation into Kentucky's youth detention...
10 Folk Albums from the 1960s John Oates Thinks Everyone Should Own
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe legendary songwriter runs through how artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Byrds, The Band,...