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AAVE is not your internet slang. It is Black culture.
WEBFeb 18, 2021 · AAVE is seen as this form of uneducated, Black talk. It is also commonly linked to the violence in Black communities. This reinforces that false perception that Black people are committing crimes because they are uneducated. You see, Ebonics is far more than your internet slang. It is a stem of Black history and culture.
Max Robinson | The obscurity of America’s first black news anchor
WEBMar 20, 2017 · It’s been almost three decades since American news outlets rushed to report the unexpected death of Maxie Cleveland “Max” Robinson — the Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist who became America’s first black nightly news anchor after joining “ABC’s World News Tonight” in 1978 — on Dec. 20, 1988.
‘The Power to Heal’ sheds light on fight for desegregation, equal ...
WEBFeb 18, 2020 · Jiana Smith, Contributing Writer Chief of Health Impact at VCU Health Sheryl Garland recounted VCU’s legacy of segregated health care during the discussion of the film “The Power to Heal” at the Larrick Student Center on Thursday evening. “In the Kontos Building, there is an archway for St. Philip Hospital,” Garland said. “My parents were born at St. Philip Hospital because it was ...
Lowering the cost of public college is essential and reasonable
WEBFeb 9, 2022 · Lowering the cost of public college is essential and reasonable. Ethan Kuhstoss, Contributing Writer. $40,000. That’s the average cost of public university tuition over a four year period. That number doesn’t account for housing, fees, student loan interest, textbooks and the many other expenses associated with attending college.
General electives generally a waste of time - The Commonwealth …
WEBJan 14, 2013 · For the most part, general electives are a waste of time, and consequently, money. Universities would be better off, in terms of improving four-year graduation rates and satisfying their customer base, if they abolished elective requirements for students and allowed us to instead focus on what we came to school to study.
‘It’s time to protect our children’: Parents support metal detector …
WEBFeb 8, 2023 · Corbett thinks the field test should not be only for HCPS — but for all other counties and localities in the state. “It’s time to protect all of our children and our teachers and the staff that go there every day and work hard, and you know, should feel safe within the confines of their building,” Corbett said.
‘Disease Thrower’: Found objects form a narrative
WEBFeb 5, 2020 · Guadalupe Maravilla, an artist and assistant professor at VCU, examined the elements and process of his artwork in “Disease Thrower,” which tells his story of traveling unaccompained and undocumented to the United States from El Salvador. The story is transformed into a compelling sculptural piece, depicting the challenges of being ...
Black artists with disabilities call for greater inclusion in hip-hop
WEBOct 28, 2020 · From an early age, artist with cerebral palsy Leroy Moore Jr. said he recognized the limited opportunities for people with disabilities. Now, he and a collective of 800 musicians, poets and visual artists are shifting the dialogue within hip-hop culture through Krip-Hop Nation. “I’ve been an activist since birth,” Moore said.
Richmond ranks among nation’s deadliest cities - The …
WEBMar 15, 2016 · Richmond is among the nation’s “murder capitals” according to a set of new data that listed three Virginia cities as some of the most deadly cities in America. The River City, which has a population of more than 200,000, was number six in a ranking of the 30 cities and counties with the most murders in the country.