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- Haitian Heritage Month Events
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The Haitian Times have gathered a list of in-person and virtual events that are commemorating the 22nd year of Haitian Heritage Month. The Haitian Times itself will host a virtual community conversation on May 18 starting from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Read more for a list of the events.
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- Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in Schools Conference 2021
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College of Educations and Human Development (CEHD) alum, Bettina Love (Ph.D. '08), and CEHD Associate Professor Gholnecsar Muhammad will be the keynote speakers for the Dismantling White Supremacy Culture in Schools Conference, scheduled for June 14-18, 2021. The DismantleWSC 2021 Virtual Conference will explore what is possible when we decenter whiteness. They are going deeper than diversity to push the boundaries and explore what it means to be antiracist educators.
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- Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
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Read this official White House press release as President Joe Biden recognizes the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
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- The Case For Universal Pre-K Just Got Stronger
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A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research gives us a glimpse of what that world could look like with universal preschool. It adds to a burgeoning amount of high-quality research that shows just how valuable preschool is — and maybe not for the reasons you might think. Read this NPR news article to learn more.
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- Two men wrongfully sent to death row awarded $75 million in damages
- A jury in a North Carolina federal civil rights case has awarded $75 million to two Black, intellectually disabled half brothers who spent decades behind bars after being wrongfully convicted in the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.The eight-person jury on Friday decided Henry McCollum and Leon Brown should received $31 million each in compensatory damages, $1 million for every year spent in prison, The News & Observer reported. The jury also awarded them $13 million in punitive damages.