News from Black Communities of Gwinnett County Georgia.
We demand police free schools in Gwinnett County! School resource officers do not make schools safer and undermine emotional safety. Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) should educate children how to …
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It’s devastating to see our leaders so willing to put our children, teachers, staff members, and our loved ones in harm’s way during the middle of a pandemic. Numbers across …
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Reading is the passport needed to get on the train to freedom. Our goal in Gwinnett County Schools should be to turn around the many reasons why Black boys hate …
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COVID-19 has done more than cause a health pandemic, economic scare and new adaptation to our social norms. It has also uncovered the unreasonable and unrealistic ideals we have for …
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We cannot escape the reality that systemic racism is in our public education system. We see it in real, tangible examples of many of our Black and brown students. Students …
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by Josh Stern | Student, NYC Department of Education Well, we’ve done it! With the passage of July 4, summer is officially in full swing! But for millions of educators …
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Recently the current Gwinnett County School Board Chair, Louise Radloff’s comment toward the only Black board member, Everton Blair as been heard saying to the Superintendent, “I could strangle him”, …
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Dear Gwinnett County Board of Education: We the people of Gwinnett, the students, parents, teachers, nurses, and community stakeholders call upon the Gwinnett County Board of Education to revise their …
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Racism is vibrant at Collins Hill High School in Gwinnett County. The school will print new, revised 2019-20 yearbooks. Principal Kerensa Wing issued an apology for what she described as a …
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By Santura Pegram, Contributor, Black Gwinnett Magazine For the average black and/or brown-complexioned person living in the U.S. and tens of millions more living in other countries throughout the world, …
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