From the GI Bill to reparations: The next Congress must right a history of injustice
The G.I. Bill, which provided life-changing education and housing benefits to millions of World War II veterans, excluded ...
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James Montoya wins El Paso district attorney race over incumbent Bill Hicks in a landslide
Montoya, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Bill Hicks, a Republican, with more than 57% of the votes compared to Hicks' 42% in the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election to become district attorney of ...
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Community Conversations: El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — In today's community conversations, incumbent El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks joined the KFOX14 morning news to talk about why he is running for re-election ...
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Head of nonprofit that promotes school 'segregation' received $20M from Gates, Bezos foundations, among others
Josh Shapiro believes Black students should be taught by teachers of the same race and heads a nonprofit that has received $20 million in funding from a myriad of notable donors, including Bill ...
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How the GI Bill excluded Black veterans
When President Franklin Roosevelt signed the GI Bill into law on June ... So, while white veterans got into college with relative ease, Black service members faced limited options and outright ...
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'Extremist' black nationalist education boss backed by Bill Gates gets $20M to bring 'segregation' in US schools
A radical activist who believes black students should only be taught by same-race teachers has received $20million from billionaires such as Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. Sharif El-Mekki has lobbied ...
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‘Extremist’ Black nationalist receives $20M from Bill Gates and others to bring ‘segregation’ in US schools
Sharif El-Mekki, an ‘Extremist’ Black nationalist who believes Black students ought to be taught exclusively by same-race teachers has received $20 million in funding from major donors ...
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Record-breaking 181 people apply for Y-12 Credit Union's Bill T. Hicks Scholarships
Y-12 Credit Union has announced that a record-breaking 181 people have applied for the 2024 Bill T. Hicks Scholarship Program. This year’s applicant pool marks the largest in the scholarship’s 14-year ...
Stand-up comedy in Houston made a name for itself in the '80s. Now, a new generation is emerging
Befitting the migratory patterns that bring people to Houston, two of the best-known practitioners from that scene were ...
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‘Divisive concepts’ bill returns to Alabama legislature, called ‘slap in the face’
The three opposing votes came from Black lawmakers ... said Robert White, a Montgomery pastor. Stevie Rae Hicks, a Montgomery educator, said the bill was “designed to distort the truth ...
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Gov. Newsom quashes bill to provide more funding for Black students
Both the 2018 legislation and Assembly Bill 2774, sponsored by Assemblywoman Akilah ... In math, low-income white students outperformed non-low-income Black students. “The data show that long-standing ...
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The Black Theatre Matters Bill Honored By Inaugural Anthem Awards
The Anthem Awards announced today that The Black Theatre Matters Bill - legislation drafted from ... industry and its challenge of 'The Great White Way.' These interconnected resolutions were ...