Street art in support of Black Lives Matter covers boarded up store fronts on July 25, 2020 in Oakland, California. Demonstrators in Oakland gathered to protest in solidarity with Portland protests. (Photo by Natasha Moustache/Getty Images)
In the wake of 2020’s racial unrest, ignited by high-profile incidents of police brutality and disparities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the winners of Chevron Richmond’s annual Black Employee Network scholarship became a symbol of a movement destined to be both felt and heard for generations to come.
Pinole Valley High student Anita Chinwuba has been reading everything she can get a hold of on Black culture and history. The straight-A student’s goal is to one day advocate for ethnic studies as a requirement in high schools.
By Kathy Chouteau
In commemoration of Black History Month during February, the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s (WCCUSD) Office of African American Student Achievement (OAASA) is kicking off a variety of virtual events with the overall theme of “Black Love: Love of Self, of Family, of Community.”
On Tues., Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom, the WCCUSD’s OAASA will host HBCU students, who will share their perspectives as current and former undergraduates. Among them will be Ameer Hassan Walton, a Hampton graduate and author of “
My Historically Black Purpose,” which offers an introduction to the realm of Historically Black Colleges and their unique role in “transforming young black boys and girls into strong black men and women.” Click to access the Zoom.
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By Kathy Chouteau
The West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) is preparing to open a K-12 Virtual Academy during the 2021-2022 school year. It will be the district’s 54
th school.
During the Jan. 13 Board of Education Zoom meeting, the district laid out its plans to open a brand-new school in time for the next academic year. At a time when many WCCUSD families are hesitant about someday sending their children back to in-person instruction, the new school will provide a permanent online option. Board members offered their unanimous support of the agenda item, provided some directional input and ultimately gave the green light for the district to move forward on determining the school’s roadmap.