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Philadelphia’s K-8 public school students are being taught a new literacy curriculum starting in the 2024-2025 school year.

In the Pacific, where traditions are deeply rooted and stories are passed down through generations, Lowell Laulu, an alumna ...

The fact that Shona is adopted is not mentioned in the story but Jackie includes it in a letter to her readers at the end of the book. “In Coorie Doon, I imagine Shona has also been adopted and is ...

Since its publication, only three of the twelve treasures have been found — one in Chicago in 1984, one in Cleveland in 2004, ...

Described as a “political-motivator holiday”, Kwanzaa has become internationally recognized as a celebration of African ...

Originally published on 02 February 2023, this story has been republished following the demise of MT Vasudevan Nair.

F. Willis Johnson Earlier this month, we lost a voice that rang for decades with the clarity of truth and the warmth of eternal joy. Nikki Giovanni, the acclaimed poet, professor and icon of the Black ...

Kwanzaa has grown in popularity in the decades since its founding and is celebrated by 3% of the country, according to a 2019 ...