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  This was an event hosted by Bree Picower and Tanya Maloney. These two ladies are educators who have banded together to fight the injustices that students of color are exposed to in our United States school system. They pose the question, “What can teachers do avoid the complicity of enforcing and reinforcing an educational school system that is built on the foundation of ableism, racism and linguicism?  These three words ableism, racism and linguicism have been the catalyst of destroying children of color lives during their educational plight, as well as setting a trail of destruction upon exiting the school system. A flawed school system that consciously promotes isms will hinder children of color from succeeding and will continue to promote deficits. From unemployment, narcotic abuse, and jail terms children of color are doomed before they are even conceived. Therefore, teachers have to step up and deputized themselves to right the ills of the educational system. This ...

  Light on After School, Youth Town Hall This was the first virtual town hall meeting for the after-school alliance program which was hosted by Jody Grant, who is the executive director of the After-School Alliance Program. This virtual town hall meeting was put on to recognize the after-school programs across the nation for their tremendous efforts as well as to shine a light on the obstacles many of these programs are facing. Mrs. Grant stated some staggering information in her opening monologue that that eight out of ten after school programs are worrying if they will remain open due to the covid-19 pandemic. Many of the programs across the nation have become dynamic and reinvented themselves to serve the children and families. As we all know the virtual learning has become the leader of academics since March of 2020. Diligent faculty and staff have been a force to be reckoned with, for being creative and turning and overwhelming situation bearable for the past nine months. ...