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The End of a Year Symbolizes New Beginnings
By Zaida Govan The end of a year always symbolizes new beginnings. I try to never make New Year’s resolutions because I can never keep up with them. So, what I do is make my resolutions throughout the year. This year, however, is truly going to be filled with new beginnings for me and my…
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Dog Whistle Politics and the Myth of Critical Race Theory in the Schools
By Dr. Bridgette Baldwin The idea of a “dog whistle” functions by using terms that hold a double meaning. To one group the term may mean one thing, but to another, it suggests something completely different. Most powerfully, dog whistle terms have the power to express negative racial undertones while claiming that the message is…
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AF-AM News bits – October 2021
EDITORS CAN BE FUNNY Writing is a flawed art. And if you take your mistakes personally, you’ll become creatively paralyzed which is why I so much appreciated a piece in a recent Barbara Bernard article in The Republican that my wife and editor brought to my attention at a timely moment. Bernard wrote: “There is…
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Beta Sigma Boulé Foundation Awards $12,000 in Scholarships
By Vince Jackson On August 5, 2021, Beta Sigma Boulé Foundation hosted a special Reception and Scholarship Awards Ceremony at the UMass Center at Springfield to celebrate the academic excellence of three young men. The ceremony was an intimate setting of Beta Sigma Boulé Archons and their families, the scholars and their families, and several…
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African-American Leadership Awards Celebrate THIRTY YEARS of Excellence and Promise
Winners of the 2021 Ubora and Ahadi Youth awards for African Americans with exemplary leadership in Springfield: Robert “Cee” Jackson and Tigist Dawit Terefe. Ubora Award and Ahadi Youth Award Ceremony Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration Saturday, September 18, 6-8 pm Wood Museum of Springfield History $15/adult and $10/child under 12, refreshments provided by Baystate Health SPRINGFIELD…
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Student Support Program Keeps Men’s Soccer Successful on the Field and in the Classroom at STCC
SPRINGFIELD – For Coach William Sweidel, the defining moment of the men’s soccer season at Springfield Technical Community College didn’t come from a single goal, win or playoff result. Instead, it came from a realization. “I think this kind of experience,” Sweidel said, gesturing toward the table where he sat alongside MILE advisor Melvin Tejada…
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