SC congressman again proposes closing ‘loophole’ that allowed Charleston shooter to buy gun Rep. Jim Clyburn launched his latest effort one week from the 10-year anniversary of the Mother Emanuel massacre scdailygazette.com/2025/06/10/s... by @schornobroff.bsky.social

@professorjvh.bsky.social in Public Voices for Public Schools - A Tie at the Top: Why the Supreme Court’s 4-4 Split on Religious Charter Schools Still Spells Trouble for Public Education pv4ps.org/a-tie-at-t... @americansunited.bsky.social

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on charges of ‘forcibly impeding’ immigration officers at New Jersey detention facility.

Nearly two centuries after the university commissioned racist scientific images of Renty and Delia, their portraits are finally being returned where they belong. 13thandsouth.com/back-to-the-...

Despite post-George Floyd promises to prioritize student wellness and care, Black kids face more policing than in 2020. #GeorgeFloyd #schoolpolicing wordinblack.com/2025/05/post...

I usually don’t write on Sundays, but as the nation marks the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death, the South also reckons with Black lives lost and justice undone after the DOJ abandoned the very reforms promised in their names. #GeorgeFloyd #Reform 13thandsouth.com/we-carry-the...

Fresh words✨ allyfromnola.medium.com/why-popular-...

With up to $880 billion in cuts recently approved in the House, advocates warn that the threat to Medicaid is greater than ever — and Black families are bracing for what comes next. 13thandsouth.com/stripping-th...

Naomi Tutu, daughter of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu (and an Episcopal priest herself) fully addresses the lie at the heart of the claim of that white South Africans are “refugees.” Amplify her voice. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Malcolm X Still Scares America —That’s Why Schools Erase Him on Word In Black now. #MalcolmX #Black #Education wordinblack.com/2025/05/malc...

Do you need books for your school, a birthday or Christmas presents? Our bulk buy page makes it easy to order complete sets of reading lists & multiple copies for class sets. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/bulk-buy-chi...

Last year, I shared a gofundme for one of our students that made it to nationals for the National History Day competition. This year, his younger brother is going. Our first junior high student to make it to Nationals! There is no funding for travel and registration. Please help! gofund.me/5d6ef6f5

Unapologetic Black art is having a very significant moment right now and someone needs to write about why this is such a powerful AND necessary contrast to the current political moment.

As flames consumed Nottoway Plantation, the South’s largest antebellum mansion, they set ablaze generations of unfinished reckonings between Black liberation and White nostalgia. #nottoway #louisiana Read more on 13th and South. 13thandsouth.com/the-fire-thi...

A new federal order pushing schools away from equity in discipline practices will put Black students at a greater risk of being over-policed in classrooms. #discipline #education #blackstudents wordinblack.com/2025/05/doub...

New Issue out Today! 📰 Stay informed about the latest happenings in the DMV with this week’s Washington Informer! Grab your copy at newsstands or read it online at WashingtonInformer.com 🌟 #BeInformed #WI60 #PGCounty #DC #Environment #Politics #BreakingNews #Budget2025 #Win60 #MentalHealthMatters

COMMENTARY from Malinda Lo, the author of one of the books being pulled from SC public school libraries... Why is sex so scary to book banners? scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...

One day, we’ll look back in horror at public policies that let religious belief serve as a shield for educational neglect.

Just weeks after the Black Minds Matter report found that Black kids in California wouldn't reach reading proficiency until 2070, a lawmaker in the Golden State says she has a solution. Read more on Word In Black now. #literacy #education #naacp wordinblack.com/2025/04/cali...

Rural America needs more comprehensive counseling services in schools, colleges, and communities to help individuals make decisions about their career pathways. bit.ly/3SJZIxI

“Americans are questioning the value of the return on their investment: Is it worth my money? Is it worth my time?” hechingerreport.org/a-new-kind-o...

Via @ashleymurray.bsky.social: Trump wrote on social media that he was ordering a "90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately.” The specific countries that will receive the tariff rates lowered to 10% is unclear.

UPDATED REPORT: Multiple federal judges temporarily halt Trump's Alien Enemies Act removals. The ACLU filed cases in New York and Texas challenging the administration's use of the wartime power for deportations. Judges responded quickly. Now at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-bring...

More than 60,000 North Carolinians, including members of the armed forces deployed overseas, have 15 business days to make sure their votes counted.

Trump-era investigations are casting doubt on Black achievement. However, educators say the myth of lower standards is not just wrong — but dangerous. wordinblack.com/2025/04/coll...

Top of the morning: @stateline.org is hiring a democracy reporter. I need journalists in Central NC to apply to this so you can work at @statesnewsroom.com HQ and media gossip with me. statesnewsroom.com/staff-openin...

Via @alander.bsky.social: The Alabama Senate Thursday passed a bill expanding the pool of people who can claim a religious exemption from vaccines and allowing them to do so without explanation.

At #CoSN2025, K-12 leaders were urged to speak up for E-rate! Contact the FCC & Congress to protect vital funding for school broadband - CoSN 2025: Calling on K-12 Leaders to Fight for E-Rate - bit.ly/3YiRcZY #SaveErate #GovernmentTechnology #BroadbandForAll @keithkrueger.bsky.social

"Cory Booker showed us what courage looks like by standing up and speaking out in one’s town square."

ELC’s annual #MakingTheGrade report shows that many public schools already lack sufficient funding. edlawcenter.org/research/mak... Explore the impact of potential federal revenue losses under Trump 2.0 using our new tool. edlawcenter.org/research/tru...

Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble. For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity. What will you do?

Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth’s office

Twenty staffers charged after 100 abuse incidents at Philadelphia-area charter school www.newsbreak.com/th... #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal

Today, I’m launching Save Our Schools – a campaign to bring people together and push back against Donald Trump's attacks on public education. We're fighting for an America where it's not just the kids of billionaires who get a good education, but every kid in every community.

Elite colleges say they’re expanding access — but the real barriers for Black students start long before the application. A special thank you to Dr. Ivory Toldson for speaking with me on this critical subject. wordinblack.com/2025/04/why-...

Cory. Booker.

Wrote about the regime’s “snatch - deport - erase” brand of autocracy in my lasted Substack post. www.joyannreid.com/p/the-daily-...

Breaking: A coalition of state attorneys general have sued the Trump admin over its decision to cut $12 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.

It looks like students are planning a protest this afternoon. For those not on the Harvard campus, it's hard to imagine the chill administrators have already put on activism here to mollify critics, including threatening student graduation, banning students from libraries for silent protests etc.

REPORTER: Do you think the president should move forward tomorrow with tariffs? MIKE JOHNSON: Look, you have to trust the president's instincts on the economy

Federal Layoffs Present New Barriers for Black K-12 Students on Word In Black now. #education #federallayoffs #blackstudents #impact wordinblack.com/2025/03/fede...

Reading the Room: Why Black Kids Need More Than the Norm explores why, after generations of reading reforms and criticisms over their effectiveness, Black students are still falling behind. #reading #education #blackstudents wordinblack.com/2025/03/read...

New report: How districts in 7 states are helping chronically absent homeless kids

"As inclusive as we’ve always been": Districts resist ed department's warning on race www.the74million.org/article/as-i...

Research: Learning recovery has stalled, despite billions in pandemic aid

My new article, The Fight for Free School Meals: What’s at Stake for Black Students delves into the real life consequences of this decision and why access to nutrition should not be a civil rights issue. Read more on Word In Black.✊🏾 #Project2025 wordinblack.com/2025/02/endi...

Amid executive orders from the Trump administration targeting undocumented immigrants, school board members, union leaders and organizers came together to oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement and reaffirm the Sacramento City Unified will remain a safe haven.

For Word In Black, I spoke with Dr. Inez Moore, an educator and longtime Altadena resident, on how the wildfires have devastated schools and impacted Black students and families. #Wildfires #BlackCommunities #Equity wordinblack.com/2025/01/afte...

COBB COUNTY, GA — A middle school student is critically hurt after a self-inflicted shooting at Lindley Middle School on Wednesday, according to the Cobb County School District. www.11alive.com/article/news...

Today we honor what would’ve been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 96th birthday. 🖤 Dr. King was revolutionary who fought for justice, equality, and love when the world needed it most. His fight isn’t over—it's on us to keep pushing, keep resisting, and keep his dream alive.