by Jacqueline | Feb 23, 2013 | Hip-hop, Public Education, Social Justice
Published on: Feb 23, 2013 @ 1:30 p.m. ET Earlier this week, Ernesto Lara’s integration of hip-hop in the classroom landed him a spot on WJLA-TV’s Harris’ Heroes weekly feature. In early January, his collaborative partner and fellow teacher, Jake...
by Jacqueline | Feb 19, 2013 | Social Justice
Published on: Feb 19, 2013 @ 4:45 p.m. ET More than 106 million people, or 34.4 percent of the U.S. population, are considered poor or near poor. Alarmingly, the latest figures reveal African-American and African-American child hunger and poverty rates are even...
by Jacqueline | Feb 7, 2013 | Social Justice
Much of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc.’s (NBLCA) work is about destigmatizing HIV/AIDS, encouraging testing, and getting people more comfortable talking about their sexual health. Here is an excerpt from my colleague Janna’s post on...