Your 20s Don't Have to Be the 'Best Time of Your Life'
The narrative of the wild-and-free 20-something is far from reality for many.
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The narrative of the wild-and-free 20-something is far from reality for many.
The Atlantic In Evanston, Illinois, a Black parent and school-board candidate takes on a curriculum meant to combat racism. April 3, 2021 Mark Edward Atkinson / Christian Monterrosa / Bloomberg / Getty / The Atlantic Ndona Muboyayi wants to improve the education that public-school children, including her son and daughter, receive in Evanston, Illinois, where her mother’s family history goes back five generations. As a candidate for the school board in District 65, which educates children up until eighth grade, she wants to close the academic-achievement gap separating Black and brown studen...