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Simmons College Launches Initiative To Recruit, Retain More Black Teachers

R epresentation is everything, especially in the realm of education. According to a study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Black students who have two Black teachers are 32 percent more likely to pursue their college education. Cognizant of the importance of representation, Louisville-based Simmons College has launched a new program as an avenue to produce more Black teachers, the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education reported. #SimmonsCollege Partners With Local Schools to Produce More Black Teachers https://t.co/xVozorIgAu #HBCUs — NewsToter.com (@NewsToter) January 11, 2019 The HBCU is teaming up with Jefferson County Public Schools for the initiative, the news outlet writes. As part of the program, graduates of Simmons College will have the opportunity to go through a 12-week accelerated summer program and eventually be placed at schools within the district. Organizers of the initiative hope to have graduates teaching in public schools by Fall 2019. The concept for the initiative came after the district realized there was a major gap between Black teachers and students. The district had a huge issue with hiring and keeping Black teachers. Although 35 percent of students in the county are African American, only 12 percent of the teachers are Black. The school district hopes to raise that percentage to 18 percent by 2020 through it’s Racial Equity Plan. “We believe we can be a catalyst in this area as it relates to our local school system and also across the state,” said Executive Vice President of Simmons College Dr. Frank Smith Jr. , according to the news outlet. There has been a major push to increase racial representation in classrooms. Last year in Connecticut, House representatives unanimously passed a bill to instruct the state’s Department of Education to recruit and retain more teachers of color. SEE ALSO: The Effort To Recruit More Black Teachers Is Picking Up Steam Across The Country Ben Jealous Tweets About The Important Role Of Black Teachers [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3843258″ overlay=”true”]

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Pink And Green POTUS 2020? Kamala Harris To Announce Presidential Bid On Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Source: MARK RALSTON / Getty Kamala Harris Likely To Announce Run For President On MLK Jr. Day Kamala Harris appears ready to take on Donald Trump in a Presidential campaign unlike any other in America’s history. The year 2020 will be the year that the United States either purges its highest office of racism, misogyny, and crass arrogance, or it finally accepts that its premise of exceptionalism, inclusion, and equality is wholly a farce. According to KCBS , sources close to say Senator Harris will likely make her announcement on the apt Martin Luther King Jr. Day at a campaign rally in her hometown of Black a$$ Oakland. Another spokesperson told The Hill that no announcement is planned and Senator Harris isn’t scheduled to be in the Bay Area during the holiday. We call shenanigans. Sounds like they just don’t want word getting out ahead of their event. Every single time Senator Harris appears on TV, she’s asked if she plans to run and usually responds with some variation of “Nah, I’m not quite reaady”. There are reports that her team is debating HOW to make this announcement and that’s what’s keeping her for letting the cat out of the bag. Are you ready to see Kamala Harris bust Donald Trump up in 2020? Continue reading

1600 Gaslit Ave: Donald Trump Says He NEVER Said Mexico Would Pay For The Wall [Video]

Source: JIM WATSON / Getty Donald Trump Claims He Never Said Mexico Would Pay For Wall Dawg, Donald Trump be lyin’ his A$$ off, bruh. Each and every one of us is old enough to remember back in 2016 when Donald Trump was runnin’ for President and runnin’ his mouth claiming that Mexico would pay for his bum a$$ $5 billion border wall. Although we wouldn’t know if we were, we’re pretty sure that we didn’t get hit with the Men In Black thingy and this for sure happened back on February 25, 2016 Today, Donnie is telling more lies in an attempt to convince the American people to cough up the coins for his personal political gain. Continue reading

Barack Obama Lands Spot On Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs Chart

F ormer President Barack Obama has always been big on music. Throughout his presidency, he’s shared with us the songs that he keeps in heavy rotation. Let us not forget that time he made an appearance at the Apollo Theater and sang some of Al Green ’s song “Let’s Stay Together.” Obama has now taken his love for music to new heights. According to USA Today , his recent collaboration with Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda has landed him a spot on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart. Barack Obama has made his debut at No. 22 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart https://t.co/NrYGOWq1rR — USA TODAY Life (@usatodaylife) January 4, 2019 The song, dubbed “One Last Time (44 Remix),” debuted at No. 22 on the chart. The track features Obama, singer BeBe Winans , and Hamilton actor Christopher Jackson . On the song—which is about former President George Washington leaving his presidential seat—Obama recites Washington’s farewell address. “I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow-citizens, the benign influence of good laws under a free government, the ever-favorite object of my heart, and the happy reward, as I trust, of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers,” says Obama. The song is a part of Miranda’s project Hamildrops which puts a spin on different songs from the musical. He launched the project last year and some of the proceeds are given to different nonprofit organizations. Obama has been a long-time supporter of the Hamilton movement. He took his family to see the show on Broadway and in 2016 the cast performed at the White House. His Billboard accomplishment comes just weeks after he shared his favorite songs of 2018 list which included music from The Carters , Leon Bridges , J. Cole , Cardi B , Janelle Monae , and others. Check out the “One Last Time (44 Remix)” below and share your thoughts in the comments. SEE ALSO: My Elementary School Was Named After A Racist. Now It’s Named After Barack Obama #MichelleTaughtMe: Michelle Obama’s Book Inspires Curriculum For Black Girls [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3815027″ overlay=”true”]

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#ImpeachTheMF: Newly Sworn-In Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Comes In Hot On Trump “We’re Gonna Impeach The M’Fer”

Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Rep. Rashida Tlaib Vows To “Impeach The Motherf**ker” Yesterday was a very exciting day on Capitol Hill as a new class of Congresswomen and Congressmen removed the “elect” from their official titles after being sworn in on a variety of religious books that fully recognize their diversity. That excitement spill over into the night when Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan told a jubilant crowd of her plans while in Washington… The cry for impeachment set off a series of reactions from unnerved Democrats who think Rashida has too much dip on her chip, and Republicans who vow to use it as proof that Democrats are playing politics with the fate of the President. Word got back to orange Hitler about Rep. Tlaib’s words and had this to say, on Twitter of course: How do you impeach a president who has won perhaps the greatest election of all time, done nothing wrong (no Collusion with Russia, it was the Dems that Colluded), had the most successful first two years of any president, and is the most popular Republican in party history 93%? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2019 If Donnie thought for a second that he was about to get an apology, then he played himself. I will always speak truth to power. #unapologeticallyMe — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) January 4, 2019 Always.

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This Black Financial Blogger Helped Create A Bill To Teach Middle Schoolers Money Management

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Photo Credit: Anthony McKnight Middle school students in New Jersey are about to get a much needed crash course in adulting thanks in part to two black women determined to make sure they have the tools they need to succeed. Assemblywoman Angela McKnight and financial educator Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche worked together to draft and advocate a financial literacy bill that would give kids a fighting chance at the future. A1414, wil l instruct the State Board of Education to require school districts to incorporate financial literacy instruction into curriculums for enrolled students in grades 6 through 8. Photo Credit: Anthony McKnight First introduced by McKnight in 2016, the bill was signed into law by the state’s Acting Governor (and first ever black Lieutenant Governor) Sheila Oliver this Thursday at Jersey City’s  PS 34 President Barack Obama School . It was the culmination of three years of hard work on the part of McKnight and Aliche, who used her considerable platforms to assist with getting the word out. Photo Credit: Anthony McKnight “Early financial literacy should be an essential part of every school curriculum, because it’s a critical skill needed for success in adulthood,” said Aliche via press release. She shared portions of the signing ceremony with her community on social media, unable to contain her excitement. “Today New Jersey took a historic leap forward in helping our children secure a brighter future. Today was a manifestation of why I started The Budgetnista ; to help give people the tools the need to live richer lives,” she continued. Photo Credit: Anthony McKnight Mcknight’s fellow Assembly Democrats Nicholas Chiaravalloti, Eliana Pintor Marin, Jamel Holley, Benjie Wimberly and Annette Quijano served as co-sponsors for the bill as well lending their legislative support. While widely respected novels about opulent liars with questionable boundaries and near obsolete mathematical principles that have never shown up on the form to file an LLC have reigned supreme in the primary educational sphere, but not pratical financial information is being moved to the forefront. Information about things like the practical value of compound interest, or why it might not be the best idea to buy all those sweatshirts at the bookstore with your student loan disbursement check has been harder to find…but this bill helps to change all of this.  This law presents children with vital information that has the potential to change the course of their lives by preparing them to properly evaluate their finances and deal with debt as adults.   Regarding the bill, McKnight told Hello Beautiful , “One of the most important lessons a person can learn is how to manage their money. Many young people go into adulthood knowing little about finances, and end up making decisions that cost them in the long run.”  She added, “Teaching our kids early about the importance of managing their money and making sound financial decisions can prevent them from making costly mistakes and set them on the right financial path.” Hopefully, this bill will spread to multiple states. DON’T MISS:  Money Moves: Saweetie Talks Her Future and Finances, Fabulously Making Money Moves with Stylist, Ty Hunter Congresswoman Maxine Waters Says She Is Facing Increased Death Threats [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3020794″ overlay=”true”]

This Black Financial Blogger Helped Create A Bill To Teach Middle Schoolers Money Management

Nikki Valentina Rose Clown Tits of the Day

I have never heard of Nikki Valentina Rose….but now I have… She’s got the body of someone with some really fucked up body dysmorphia…trying to fill some kind of void….looking really fucking disgusting but thinking she looks awesome…because that is how crazy works…when the implants get to be this size for attention and to get noticed…they are nothing short of amazing. This is severe body modification….like some real fucking deep rooted issues exist in each of these implants and I find that all so much amazing….because broken women who live their lives like this…trying to accomplish whatever they can by having stupid fucking implants…on another level of stupid fucking implants…that make you wonder if she thought this one through at all…and she probably didn’t…making it even better.. Nikki Valentina for President… TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS CLICK HERE

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Jenelle Evans Gives Son a Gun for Christmas. Seriously.

Jenelle Evans will never, ever learn. “What won’t she learn?” you may be wondering to yourself, if you’re not overly familiar with Jenelle Evans. The answer, dear friends, is “literally anything.” Jenelle has been acting a fool on television for years and years at this point, and while she does change from time to time, she never gets better. Back in the day, she smoked too much weed and ditched her son, Jace, with her mother, who she treated like garbage. After that, she got into several abusive relationships and developed an addiction to heroin. She had another kid, Kaiser, with another jackass, even though she still hadn’t gotten back custody of Jace. And when that relationship went south, as they always do, she hooked up with David Eason shortly after, and now here we are. In the darkest of times. Since she’s been with David, she’s slowly turned into a gun-loving Trump supporter with aggression problems and a knack for picking fights at any given opportunity . So basically, she’s turned into David. The problem is that David himself has been getting worse and worse as time goes on. When he and Jenelle started dating, he was a lot like her previous guys — he had a couple of restraining orders against him, and he’d spent some time in the local jail. But now he’s he’s being investigated by the Secret Service for seemingly threatening the president’s life, so … There was a bit of a jump there, yeah. See, so much of David and Jenelle’s descent into madness has had to do with guns. The Secret Service mess, that time she nearly got herself killed by following a stranger home and pulling a gun on him because of road rage … The list goes on, but boy, do these people not know how to be responsible gun owners. And that’s why a lot of people don’t really love the fact that they gave Jace a gun for Christmas. Yeah, it’s a toy gun, and that’s a lot better than getting him an assault rifle just like his stepdaddy’s . Lots of kids have toy guns, but lots of kids don’t have David Eason as a parental figure, you know? But in addition to gifting the toy gun, David also shared a video of Jace shooting a real gun on Snapchat yesterday. For Teen Mom fans, none of these things are good ideas. Over on Twitter, one person wrote that she was “concerned” that everything that’s been going on “is going to give Jace ideas on how they might become proud of him if he does something with these guns.” “Don’t get me wrong, I’m pro gun, but under the right circumstances,” another person said. “These are NOT the right circumstances.” “I could see when J & D get in a huge fight, Jace going to get one of David’s guns, loading it and shooting David to protect Jenelle.” Someone else tweeted “If I was Barb I would not let Jace go over and I’d take it to court, she has primary custody & gets to make the decision if he can handle a gun or not.” “David is not stable and I’m sorry but Jace has to have psychological issues going on with all this sh-t in his life.” There are tons and tons of concerns with pretty much everything going on in Jenelle’s home, but this really is a huge one. Even if Barbara, who does have full custody of Jace , is fine with him shooting guns and playing with toy guns, it’s sort of surprising she’s not taking action after the whole Secret Service mess. View Slideshow: Teen Mom 2 Trailer: Jenelle Evans’ Marriage Implodes, Leah Finds Love, Adam Still Sucks & Much More!! Let’s just … let’s just hope for the best for this poor kid, OK? With the parents he has, he’s going need all the well wishes he can get.

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America’s Oldest World War II Veteran And The Oldest Man In The US, Richard Overton, Dies At 112

Source: Olivier Douliery-Pool / Getty Richard Overton Passes Away A true American hero has passed away. Richard Overton, America’s oldest War War II veteran and the man believed to be the oldest person in the United States, died Thursday afternoon. The news was confirmed by his family member Shirley Overton to CNN. He was previously lauded by President Obama who honored him at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in 2013 and the centenarian credited his long life to God’s grace. Overton also enjoyed vices like whiskey and cigar smoking and butter pecan ice cream that he ate nightly. “I drink whiskey in my coffee. Sometimes I drink it straight,” CNN reports he said when he was 107. “I smoke my cigars, blow the smoke out; I don’t swallow it.” Overton served with the 188th Aviation Engineer Battalion, an all-black unit in the Pacific, and began volunteering for the army in 1942. Before his passing, he visited Washington D.C.’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture. He would have been 113 on May 11, 2019. R.I.P. Mr. Overton. Thank you for your service.

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Forest Whitaker Files For Divorce After 22 Years Of Marriage

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S ad news to report for Forest Whitaker and his wife  Keisha Nash Whitaker after 22 years of marriage. Forest reportedly filed the docs in a Los Angeles court on Dec. 26. SEE ALSO:  Some No Name, Pitchy R&B Singer Disrespected Keith Sweat And Gets Demolished On Twitter According to TMZ , “It’s currently unknown what led to the split. Whitaker cites irreconcilable differences in his divorce petition.” They have 2 daughters together but they are all adults so there will be no custody issues. The two  met in 1994 on the set of “Blown Away” and were married in 1996. Just last year, Keisha talked about the secret to a long-lasting marriage to the web site She Knows , “Anything that I’m doing that Forest’s able to be there and come and support me, he absolutely does. What makes a good partnership or marriage is when you support one another.I certainly love and respect what Forest does. It’s hard.” She continued, “He works really hard to take care of our family. I think it’s important to show my appreciation by being there for him and supporting him. More than that, I get to hang out with my friend. That’s pretty cool and vice versa.” The day before Forest filed for divorce he tweeted about family, “Christmas is a celebration of solidarity – a time of the year when we are reminded that the bonds our families, friends, fellow citizens and beyond are based on sharing and bringing joy. # MerryChirstmas to you all.” See below: Christmas is a celebration of solidarity – a time of the year when we are reminded that the bonds our families, friends, fellow citizens and beyond are based on sharing and bringing joy. #MerryChirstmas to you all! — Forest Whitaker (@ForestWhitaker) December 25, 2018 Forest Whitaker, 57, nor his wife, 46, have spoken out about the divorce. SEE ALSO: All The Ways Cops Are Still Trying To Cover Up LaQuan McDonald’s Execution Outrageous! Figurines Of White Cherub Crushing Head Of Black Angel Removed From Dollar Store Meet Jogger Joe, The Man Who Took Racist Cue From BBQ Becky In Tossing Homeless Man’s Clothes [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3838917″ overlay=”true”]

Forest Whitaker Files For Divorce After 22 Years Of Marriage