Page 24 - Ruby Bridges News Today

More than 7 million K-12 students in the United States identify as Black, and professionals say representation of the experiences of Black people should be taught to all students.

Writer and librarian Vaunda Micheaux Nelson has made something of a specialty of bringing hitherto under-recognized African American heroes into prominence. In Small Shoes, Great Strides: How Three Brave Girls Opened Doors to School Equality, Nelson and illustrator Alex Bostic celebrate three very young heroes — first graders — in the fight to desegregate a New Orleans public school in 1960.

The film feels more like an educational outline than a spirited story.

Have you ever committed a small but significant portion of your life to embodying ideas from a book that may have been rooted in lies?

By Aziah Siid | Word In Black - Educational professionals are fighting back against "anti-critical race theory" bills by implementing Black Studies courses in classrooms, including the first-ever interdisciplinary Black Studies curriculum for New York City public schools, and other districts are working to include the Black voice, culture, and perspective into their curriculum.

Parents at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tarpon Springs are holding a series of movie nights showing movies based on books that have been banned anywhere in the country.

An East Lubbock charter school announced it would hold Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on November 14.

Scholastic has reversed a decision to allow school districts running book fairs to exclude books about race and gender after facing widespread criticism.

For award-winning seventh grade math teacher Connell Cloyd of the Henderson Upper School, the secret to reaching a tough age group in a subject like math is to be crazier than they are. The 43-year-old Cloyd, a Memphis native who lives in Dorchester and has taught at the Henderson Upper for 13 years, laughed during a recent interview when he shared that he once jumped up on

Following recent backlash regarding 'diverse' books, Scholastic rolled back on its 'Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice' collection.