NYC Public Schools launch Hidden Voices: Stories of the Global African Diaspora

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On February 28, 2024, NYC Schools Chancellor David C. Banks unveiled Volume 1 of Hidden Voices: Stories of the Global African Diaspora at a historic Black History Month celebration. This groundbreaking curriculum, a collaboration between multiple educational … Read More

EEAP Coalition continues conversation about Black studies at Bak2Basics Salon in Brooklyn

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Following their first community event in Harlem, the EEAP Coalition held a second panel discussion titled “Be-YOU-tiful: A Conversation About Black Girls, Education, and Confidence” on May 21, 2021, at Bak2Basics Salon in Brooklyn. Hair … Read More

Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks announce new approach to screen and support dyslexic students

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Photo credit: Michael Appleton New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks announced on May 12, 2022, the largest, most comprehensive approach to supporting public school students with dyslexia in … Read More

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz distributes 400 laptops to students on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell To Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, it might only be a drop in the water, but for the 400 children selected in the schools with the highest needs in District 9 and 10, a laptop … Read More