By: Ben Jealous I woke up Monday thinking about Troy Davis. Fifteen years ago, Georgia executed him. He was innocent. I was outside the prison that night. As the old song goes, that’s the night the lights went out in Georgia. No physical evidence tied Troy to the killing of Officer Mark MacPhail. The case […]
BLACKPRESSUSA — BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “Other states should take note: Georgia proves that state-funded preschool with well-qualified teachers, pay parity with K-12, small classes, and strong continuous improvement systems can be scaled as a universal program,” said NIEER director Steve Barnett. “With new initiatives to support quality, Georgia can expect increased enrollment, but leaders should also actively promote increased enrollment."
Next June marks 60 years since Loving v. Virginia. My parents did not wait for it.
Most gun deaths in this country are suicides. We argue about guns as if they were all murders.
Working-class men of every color have been in crisis for generations. The way out is to come together, for the sake of all our kids.
