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Designing food security in America's hungriest state – Harvard Gazette

Excerpt from an essay titled “Designing Food Security in Rural Mississippi”  by Charles Shafaieh.
For nearly a decade, Mississippi has ranked as America’s . ....

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It's In Queens! (Jan. 13 to Jan.19) - Queens Gazette

Queens hosts a plethora of ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s life this week. Stay local for candlelight tours, comedy, art, rabbits, and Disco divas, too. Jan. 12, La Suspendida: A Jazz Metal Opera, Jan. 14. This musical tells the chilling story of a doctor whose obsession with a beautiful young patient was so ....

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A Black History Month Celebration of Leaders in the Blindness Field


VisionAware
February 19, 2021
Everyone knows Stevie Wonder and the late Ray Charles: exceptionally gifted, groundbreaking musicians who also happen to be both Black and blind. But many other Black Americans have shared their talents with the world – or are still doing so – often working to advance the field of blindness and create a more inclusive society. 
The Black History Month 2021 theme is “Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity” and explores the African diaspora, and the spread of Black families across the United States.
Bringing Education to Black Children Who Are Blind
Not all of these Black Americans have been blind, but they have eased the way for those who are. One of these leaders is Dr. Laurence C. Jones, who founded the Piney Woods School in 1909, in a rural area just south of Jackson, Mississippi. This educator’s mission was to offer academic and vocational agricultural schooling for Black children and ....

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