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Students of the Class of 2021 at the Tulane University School of Medicine received their Doctor of Medicine and PhD degrees among family and friends at an in-person Commencement ceremony hosted at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Saturday, May 22. Dr. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was the keynote speaker at the ceremony and delivered her remarks virtually to the graduates and audience.  The School of Medicine ceremo...

Tulane University saluted the Class of 2021 with a virtual Unified Commencement on Saturday featuring civil rights icon Ruby Bridges that had all the hallmarks of a classic Tulane graduation — insp

Framingham School Renamed After Local Civil Rights Landmark - Framingham, MA - Woodrow Wilson Elementary will be renamed Harmony Grove after a reckoning over Wilson's historical significance.

Equity, excellence and the essence of being American Mary Parr-Sánchez View Comments I am the daughter of ancestors that have fought in every war from Antietam to Vietnam. I am the daughter of Mohawk ancestors who were taken from the St. Regis Reservation to Haskell Indian Boarding School. I am the daughter of Mexican ancestors who came to the United States from Hermosillo, Mexico. I am the daughter of Italian ancestors who came through Ellis Island from Naples, Italy and were given the name ...

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Sitdown Sunday: Irelands complicated relationship with U2 Journal.ie 2 hrs ago © Shutterstock Kraft74 IT’S A DAY of rest, and you may be in the mood for a quiet corner and a comfy chair. We’ve hand-picked the week’s best reads for you to savour.   (The Guardian, approx 14 mins reading time) Looking at images of Bridges’ first day at William Frantz elementary school in New Orleans, she is a study in vulnerability: a tiny girl in her smart new uniform, with white socks and white r...

BlogsCommunityMusicArtsScreenEat & DrinkLegals (Not) Sheep Gallery shines a light on ‘The Problem We All Live With’ How the protests and police shootings of the last year brought new meaning to the title of a 1964 Norman Rockwell painting for gallery owner Caren Petersen Columbus Alive Caren Petersen, owner of (Not) Sheep Gallery, said its likely she first encountered Norman Rockwell’s 1964 painting “The Problem We All Live With” as a child. The now-iconic image depicts Ruby Bridges, ...

Last modified on Thu 6 May 2021 12.08 EDT This year, Ruby Bridges saw some newly discovered video footage of her six-year-old self and was terrified for her. The footage was from 14 November 1960, a day that shaped the course of Bridges’ life and – it is no exaggeration to say – American history. Not that she was aware of it at the time. On that day she became the first Black child to attend an all-white primary school in Louisiana. Looking at images of Bridges’ first day at William Fra...

UpdatedFri, Apr 30, 2021 at 4:26 pm ET Replies(4) Ruby Bridges in 2017. She became an icon of the civil rights movement in 1960 when she was photographed being escorted into a Louisiana elementary school by U.S. Marshals. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Glamour) FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Framingham School Committee in May will rename Woodrow Wilson Elementary School following outcry over the 28th U.S. presidents racist views, and the new name has been whittled down to two choices. The ren...

When a school principal married a Minneapolis cop, it shifted their perspectives -- and gave them hope CNN 1 hr ago By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN © Courtesy Mauri Friestleben Mauri says she trusts her husbands perspective as a retired police officer when there are stories about police violence. She leans on her husband -- a retired Minneapolis Police lieutenant -- to view viral videos of police killings. She trusts his perspective. "Ive never been able to watch any of them," Fr...