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The High Price of Being a Black, Tired, and Homeless Student

by Aziah Siid, Special to The Informer via Word in Black September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

A 15-year-old Detroit teenager, Eva Goodman, was handcuffed, forced into jail clothes, and detained for hours by Michigan’s 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King, sparking outrage over the adultification of Black children and the plight of Black students who are housing insecure.

A new study has found that Black male elementary school students with Black teachers are less likely to be identified for special education services. (Courtesy of Pexels, RDNE Stock Project)
Posted inEducation

Black Teachers Help Keep Black Boys Out of Special Education

by Aziah Siid, Special to The Informer via Word in Black April 3, 2024April 3, 2024
Black Girls Do Engineer is working to make the STEM fields and engineering more accessible to young Black women. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEducation

Black Girls Can Be Engineers Too

by Aziah Siid, Special to The Informer via Word in Black November 21, 2023November 21, 2023
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New Funding Cuts Can Make Life Harder for Black Students

by Aziah Siid, Special to The Informer via Word in Black November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
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Hot Schools Make It Harder to Learn

by Aziah Siid, Special to The Informer via Word in Black September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

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