Time traveling to the American Revolution
Bill Bloxsom
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Rev. Charles D. Walker, pastor of the First Baptist Church, initiated a successful state-wide effort in 1976 to commemorate Connecticut s Black participants in the Revolutionary War.Richard Platt / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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First Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Charles D. Walker is joined by State. Representative Gerald Stevens and Milford Mayor Joel Baldwin during the ceremony to honor Black soldiers in the American Revolution.Richard Platt / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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MILFORD Forty-five years ago, as the United States prepared to celebrate the 1976 bicentennial, a Milford church commemorated the lives of six men whose service helped with American independence.
By Cherranda Smith
Mar 1, 2021
On Thursday (February 25), the Center for Black Educator Development announced its $3 million initiative to get more Black teachers in classrooms across the nation.
The Philly-based organization’s program goal is to get at least 21,000 Black high school and college students into a pipeline to become teachers over the next 12 years through its Black Educators of Excellence Fellowship Program.
Sharif El-Mekki, the Center’s founder, told
The Philadelphia Inquirer inspiring Black teachers is a necessary component of the mission, “they are worthy, and they are worthy of our youth,” he said. “That is a message, a key component, that is not always offered to our youth.”
Soapbox: Man, Remember Black?
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Criterion Games was absolutely on fire in the early noughties. Having made an incredible arcade racing series the brilliant Burnout, of course it decided to turn its hand to a totally new genre. This is something that you don t see too much of; usually, a studio finds its comfort zone and sticks to it. The team could easily have made a straight sequel to Burnout Revenge, and it would ve been wonderful. However, Criterion took a creative risk, slamming the brakes on racers and turning its attention to the world of shooters.
I remember being taken aback when I first read about Black in a copy of Official PlayStation Magazine. A first-person shooter from checks notes Criterion? The makers of some of my favourite games ever? What is this? After reading the mag s preview of the upcoming game, it started to make a little more sense. The studio had gone big on destruction and action in its racers, and its aim was to make an equally brash, explos
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History & Hope: Community advocate says progress has been made but we still have a long way to go
Hearst Television
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This month, Hearst Television is celebrating Black history by having courageous conversations. The fight for civil rights and justice goes back generations and has looked different each decade. We’re speaking with community leaders, elders – those who have lived through victories and troubled times, to talk about their experiences, and compare them with what we still struggle with today.
Cassandra Jennings is the president and CEO of the Greater Sacramento Urban League. She spoke with Brittany Johnson, a reporter at sister station KCRA, as part of Hearst TV s History & Hope project.