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Domestic violence is on the rise in Sacramento. How neighbors, businesses can help Sacramento Bee 3 hrs ago Orizo Hajigurban, The Sacramento Bee May 24—Trigger warning: upsetting subjects that pertain to domestic violence and abuse are discussed in this Q&A discussion. Joyce Bilyeu, director of client services at The Family Justice Center in Sacramento said her organization saw a 112% increase in new and returning clients in 2020. According to The National Domestic Violence ...

Tobacco-Related Health Disparities Andy Tan, associate professor of communication and director of the Health Communication & Equity Lab, will discuss culturally responsive communication intervention as a way to reduce smoking among young adult LGBT women.

Since its inception two years ago, the nonprofit National Education Equity Lab has enrolled 3,000 students from roughly 80 low-income high schools across 35 U.S. cities in courses taught by professors at Harvard, Yale, Howard, and Cornell. The high schoolers follow the same course material as the college students enrolled in the classes, with the opportunity to receive college credit. At Broward Countys Miramar High School, 47 students are taking "Psychology and the Good Life," a popular co...

AppleTree Institute For Education Innovation & AppleTree Schools Recognize Everyday Heroes for Black History Month Share Article AppleTree Audience Interviews Marquita Davis, Deputy Director of Early Learning, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and "I AM FROM" Poem Collection with AppleTree Black History Month Honorees Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. Maya Angelou WASHINGTON (PRWEB) February 2...

A College Program for Disadvantaged Teens Could Shake Up Elite Admissions An education program is immersing underprivileged students in Ivy League classes, and the students’ success has raised questions about how elite university gatekeepers determine college prospects. “I had the dreams, the aspirations, but there was no, ‘I can really do that,’” said Di’Zhon Chase, a student in Gallup, N.M.Credit...Adria Malcolm for The New York Times Feb. 18, 2021 WASHINGTON — When Di’Zhon Ch...

Black History Month 2021: Events in the Sacramento area [The Sacramento Bee] Feb. 1—Feb. 1 marks the start of Black History Month: A designated time of the year in which the nation can reflect on and commemorate the legacy of Black contributions to American history. The Sacramento Bee’s Equity Lab, along with submissions from you — our readers — have organized an ongoing calendar of local events happening in honor of Black History Month. Our team will share event details, along with lin...

Many Sacramentans dont trust COVID-19 vaccine. Heres how the county can build trust Sacramento Bee 1/23/2021 Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, The Sacramento Bee Jan. 23—Nearly a year in, the coronavirus has steadfastly and unevenly devastated communities across Sacramento and beyond. Now, all eyes are on COVID-19 vaccines as the key to ending the pandemic. In a listening session this month, The Sacramento Bees Equity Lab reporters spoke with more than a dozen community health advoc...