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Why most NFL head coaches are white – behind the NFL’s abysmal record on diversity

by lisadtinsley January 30, 2022

George B. Cunningham – Professor of Sport Management, Texas A&M University A couple of weeks after the close of the National Football League’s regular season, there is just one Black…

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January 30, 2022 0 comment 572 views
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How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home

by lisadtinsley January 13, 2022

Anthony Siracusa – Senior Director of Inclusive Culture and Initiatives, University of Colorado Boulder On July 2, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. stood behind President Lyndon Baines Johnson as the…

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January 13, 2022 0 comment 625 views
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Four reasons why physically punishing school children doesn’t work

by lisadtinsley December 21, 2021

Conrad Hughes – Research Associate at the University of Geneva’s department of Education and Psychology; Campus and Secondary Principal at the International School of Geneva’s La Grande Boissière, Université de…

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December 21, 2021 0 comment 322 views
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R. Kelly was aided by a network of complicity – common in workplace abuse – that enabled crimes to go on for decades

by lisadtinsley November 1, 2021

R&B singer R. Kelly was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking charges on Sept 27, 2021, having been exposed as the ringleader of a decades-long scheme to recruit girls, boys and…

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November 1, 2021 0 comment 381 views
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Why student absences aren’t the real problem in America’s ‘attendance crisis’

by lisadtinsley October 31, 2021

Nationally, one in six children miss 15 or more days of school in a year and are considered chronically absent. Education officials have lamented that all this missed instruction has for years constituted…

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October 31, 2021 0 comment 305 views
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EducationFeaturedNational

Four tips for choosing a good college – and getting accepted

by lisadtinsley October 28, 2021

With more than 2,800 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, finding the one that is right for you can feel overwhelming. The task can be particularly hard for high school students who…

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October 28, 2021 0 comment 418 views
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What’s behind the magic of live music?

by lisadtinsley October 27, 2021

For months, fans were relegated to watching their favorite singers and musicians over Zoom or via webcasts. Now, live shows – from festivals like Lollapalooza to Broadway musicals – are officially back. The songs…

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October 27, 2021 0 comment 457 views
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Dangerous urban heat exposure has tripled since the 1980s, with the poor most at risk

by lisadtinsley October 22, 2021

Extreme urban heat exposure has dramatically increased since the early 1980s, with the total exposure tripling over the past 35 years. Today, about 1.7 billion people, nearly one-quarter of the…

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October 22, 2021 0 comment 345 views
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As a patriot and Black man, Colin Powell embodied the ‘two-ness’ of the African American experience

by lisadtinsley October 18, 2021

Chad Williams – Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University Colin Powell knew where he fit in American history. The former…

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Rev. Raphael Warnock’s historic US Senate win broke more barriers than you may think

by lisadtinsley September 30, 2021

John A. Tures – Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When Rev. Raphael Warnock prevailed in the special election on Jan. 5, he was the first African American from Georgia to win…

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