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Missouri State Parks and Mid-Continental Library invite the public to attend a virtual program, “Getting Started with African American Genealogy”, scheduled at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 18. Missouri State Parks says the program will be held virtually as a Zoom meeting and is part of the Show-Me Kansas City: A Missouri Bicentennial Lecture Series. African American genealogical research presents some challenges. This program will cover how to get started, typical challenges, research techniques, missteps to avoid and a few tips to identify slave owners in unlocking slave ancestry. This program...

Surging Interest in African American Genealogy Surging Interest in African American Genealogy Here Are Resources in Kansas City to Get Started Share this story Published February 18th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: The Midwest Afro-American Genealogical Interest Coalition holds monthly meetings and members go on yearly road trips of historical significance. Here is the group at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka. (Contributed | Midwest Afro-American Genealogical Interest Coalition) A family reunion in ...

By Ryan Shepard Feb 3, 2021 COVID-19 has ravaged a number of industries and professions across the globe. Most notably, education systems have been greatly altered during the coronavirus pandemic. In Chicago, teachers and administrators are faced with a number of tough decisions regarding the pandemic as the city's public school system pushes for in-person teaching. One of the many teachers put in a tough position by the pandemic is Dwayne Reed. The young, Black teacher is not only focused on his students, but he's also focused on one of the most important moments of his life, the birth of...

Some Chicago Teachers Hold Classes In the Snow to Avoid COVID Risks Inside Schools On 2/2/21 at 4:35 PM EST Chicago teachers are braving the snow and holding classes outside as Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) continue to meet at the bargaining table. What began as a symbolic first day back transpired into a movement after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called on teachers to return to in-person classrooms. Kirstin Roberts, a pre-K teacher, was asked to return to in-person on January 6 as part of wave 1, but she said none of her coworkers felt safe to do so. Robe...

3 Min Read CHICAGO (Reuters) - In-person classes in Chicago for pre-kindergarten and special education students were canceled again on Thursday as a labor dispute between teachers and school officials over the district’s COVID-19 safety plan remained unresolved. FILE PHOTO: An exterior view shows Goethe Elementary School in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, as Chicago Public Schools suspended in-person learning after Chicago Teachers Union members voted to work remotely due to concerns around the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) precautions in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., January 27, 2021. RE...