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Black Cultural Center
The Black Cultural Center provides purposeful, holistic, scholarly and cocurricular programming designed to strengthen understanding of African American heritage. It enhances the academic, cultural ...
Why is the Facebook app logo black? Some users report 'sinister'-looking color change
A Reddit thread started Thursday titled, "What's wrong with the Facebook logo?" shows a blue lowercase "f" on a black ...
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Black Holes, explained
Black holes are points in space that are so dense they create deep gravity sinks. Beyond a certain region, not even light can escape the powerful tug of a black hole's gravity. And anything that v ...
Hackaday1y
Black 4.0 Is The New Ultrablack
It was these drawbacks that led Stuart Semple to create his own incredibly black paint. Over the years, he’s refined the formula and improved its performance, steadily building a greater product ...
NBC News5d
States work to tackle racist text messages sent to Black people nationwide
State attorneys general across the country are urging people to notify the authorities if they received one of the racist text messages sent Wednesday to scores of Black people, telling them they ...
NPR11d
In Black America
October 6, 2024 • This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. concludes his conversation with Dr. Louis Moore, professor of History at Grand Valley State University ...
Reuters20d
Fact Check: UNRWA added black ribbon to its logo in 2023, not after Sinwar’s death
A Reuters analysis of UNRWA social media profiles found the black band has been present on the logo since 2023. An agency spokesperson also said it has been used consistently since October 2023.
Jewish Journal29d
Lawsuit: Jewish Teachers Object to UTLA Dues Over Union’s Antisemitism
Four Jewish teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) filed a lawsuit over being compelled to provide dues to the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) despite leaving the union ...
Los Angeles Times20d
L.A. teachers union supports blocking U.S. sale of about $20 billion in weaponry to Israel
UTLA’s stated goal is “to promote a peaceful ... LAUSD quietly overhauled BSAP, a program meant to bolster struggling Black students, after a legal challenge from a conservative group against ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3y
Shut up and teach? Why labor unions like mine weigh in on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
But the most common reaction from UTLA opponents was “Shut up and teach ... Francisco Franco and of the Scottsboro Boys, nine black teenagers falsely accused of rape in Alabama.
Los Angeles Times13d
Letters to the Editor: Why is L.A.’s teachers union taking a position on arms sales to Israel?
UTLA’s job is to represent and protect the interests of all teachers in the district, not to publicly declare political positions on behalf of the union and its members.