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Details: Written by CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer; Published: 31 August 2023

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The shootings come amid a spate of recent threats to historically Black colleges and universities nationwide — last year alone, the FBI investigated bomb threats that were made against more than 20 HBCUs

Details: Written by ARIEL GILREATH of The Hechinger Report and JACKIE VALLEY of The Christian Science Monitor; Published: 30 August 2023

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Across the country, schools are scrambling to catch up students in math as post-pandemic test scores reveal the depth of missing skills. On average, students’ math knowledge is about half a school year behind where it should be

Details: Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press; Published: 30 August 2023

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Tribes suffer some of the most severe impacts of climate change in the U.S. but often have the fewest resources to respond, which makes the intensive camps on combatting the impact of climate change a vital training ground and community-building space.

Details: Written by Catherine Brinkley, University of California, Davis; Published: 29 August 2023

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Race, poverty, as well as related issues like the ability to find nearby grocery stores and easily visit clean parks, all influence health.

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Details: Written by By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia; Published: 29 August 2023

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On August 30, the second full supermoon of the month will shine, and it holds the distinction of being a blue moon despite its lack of a blue hue.

Details: Written by RUSS BYNUM Associated Press; Published: 28 August 2023

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Georgia's oldest city made a historic break with its slavery-era, as Savannah's city council voted to rename a downtown square in honor of a Black woman who taught formerly enslaved people to read and write.

Details: Written by DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press; Published: 28 August 2023

Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., sits for an interview with the Associated Press at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in Washington, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a key leader of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963. He delivered his famous “I Have A Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before a crowd of about 250,000 people. READ MORE

Details: Written by JENNIFER PELTZ and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 28 August 2023

Fourteen of the 20 most populous U.S. cities are experimenting with removing police from some nonviolent 911 calls and sending behavioral health clinicians instead after a groundswell of anger over police killings and nationwide call for reforms. Initiatives in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Columbus, Ohio, and Houston had combined annual budgets topping $123 million as of June. There’s no comprehensive data yet on the programs’ impact

Details: Written by TODD RICHMOND Associated Press; Published: 27 August 2023

Environmentalists have mounted a new push to introduce marginalized groups such as Black, Hispanic and Indigenous people and women to the outdoors in hopes they will shape better regulations and policies. And their efforts are gaining momentum. With climate change reshaping the planet, advocates say including a wide array of perspectives is crucial as leaders debate environmental regulations and policy changes

Details: Written by Aurora Hernandez; Published: 25 August 2023

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The newly formed organization, called the Rolling Sea Action Fund, will focus on mobilizing Black voters and aiding Democrats in flipping the House majority.