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Month: June 2018

Hampton City Schools reports on Silcox author visit

June 30, 2018

Check out this news release about my visit to Davis Middle School in Hampton, VA.  The accompanying photo shows students with the Lego Wall to demonstrate their understanding of violent and nonviolent protests. It was a wonderful opportunity for learning.         http://www.hampton.k12.va.us/news/2018April/DavisAuthor.html    

Continue reading: Hampton City Schools reports on Silcox author visit

Doing Justice to Ida B. Wells

June 18, 2018

As an African American woman, Ida B. Wells was an activist  journalist challenging racism and sexism in the early 1890s whose work has largely been unrecognized.  This crusader for justice will be honored with a monument in Chicago where she lived and worked after her presses were destroyed in Memphis…

Continue reading: Doing Justice to Ida B. Wells

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