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The worlds of police officers and young men of color can seem oceans apart, even when they are in the same city. There is a divide that has existed for generations between these two groups. The disconnect is reflected in the massively disproportionate arrest data for males of color that resu… More Headlines

Join / Sign In CNET editors pick the products and services we write about. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Black History Month: Movies, TV shows and books on systemic racism To celebrate the annual observance, and in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, here are materials to help educate all ages about the fight for racial justice. Feb. 3, 2021 10:55 a.m. PT Books for Black History Month on display at the Elmont Memorial Library in Elmont, New York. ...

Since 1908, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting has taken place 107 times, with only a few pauses. Held virtually, this year’s Midwinter was the last in its current format; next year ALA will launch LibLearnX, a learning, networking, and collaboration experience scheduled for January 21–24, 2022, in San Antonio. Though this year’s event was the final meeting, it was a consequential one with more than 7,100 participants and marquee speakers such as Ruby Bridges, Et...

The Tacoma Public Schools will consider renaming the school after local civic leader Dolores Silas. Author: Brit Moorer (KING5) Updated: 7:25 AM PST February 2, 2021 TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma is one step closer to changing the name of Woodrow Wilson High School – after several alumni sent letters to the principal pointing out the former president’s racist ties.  The superintendent says naming the school after local trailblazer Dolores Silas is the best option...

Bridges, a civil rights activist and bestselling author, is best-known for being the first Black student to attend the all-white William Frantz Elementary School.

Philomel Did you know that Annie Oakley had a cow called "Old Pink?" Or that she made her first quail trap out of cornstalks? Or that the very first time she picked up a rifle, she was able to shoot a walnut that was hanging off a tree? I know that because in the fifth grade my teacher, Mrs. Coleman, had a book called Annie Oakley by Ellen Wilson, and please dont tell anyone, but I borrowed it from the classroom library and somehow never returned it. (I am sure I meant to, I really...

Tami Charles pens a poetic, lyrical text that is part love letter, part anthem, assuring readers that they always have, and always will, matter. This powerful, rhythmic lullaby reassures readers that their matter and their worth is never diminished, no matter the circumstance: through the joy and wonder of their first steps and first laughter, through the hardship of adolescent struggles and the pain and heartbreak of current events, they always have, and always will, matter. Accompanied by il...

As a child in 1960, civil rights activist Ruby Bridges was the first Black student to desegregate an elementary school in New Orleans.

Ruby Bridges was six years old when she was the first Black student at her New Orleans elementary school. She tells Lawrence O’Donnell that the inauguration of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has renewed hope and faith in the U.S. “There’s so much more work to be done, but we have to also be able to look at the strives that we make and this is truly one for all women and especially for Black women.”

Some of the museums require a reservation while others are using staggered entry. Credit: The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis is the largest childrens museum in the world with a 481,000 square-foot facility situated on 30 acres. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 9:57 AM EST January 18, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — A number of central Indiana attractions are offering free admission to visitors on Monday, Jan. 18 for Dr. Martin Luther K...