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A substitute custodian was arrested at Ruby Bridges Elementary School on July 1 after a student reported to her parents that ...
During a recent House hearing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon was schooled by Democrat Rep. Jahana Hayes over racism.
The janitor was booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of public intoxication and annoying or molesting a victim under the ...
To commemorate Ruby Bridges, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, Centreville Elementary began its Walking Wednesdays. This event was started in 2018 by a group of fifth-grade students from San Mateo, Calif.
While Ruby Bridges became a household name for integrating William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Gail Etienne, Leona Tate, and Tessie Prevost faced large crowds of angry protesters as ...
As federal troops occupy Los Angeles, political leaders invoke civil rights history—but their comparisons conceal more than ...
In the case of Ruby Bridges, President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to escort her to desegregate her school in 1960, because angry mobs had gathered outside to block the 6-year-old.
Heading into the final stretch of the 2024 election, it seemed every cable news program had a segment dedicated to this one ...
Asha Bandele reflects on ESSENCE and Susan L. Taylor’s work to uplift Black children through the National CARES Mentoring ...
Ruby Bridges Elementary is a public school located in Alameda, CA, which is in a large suburb setting. The student population of Ruby Bridges Elementary is 425 and the school serves K-5.
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