The late civil rights activist will be honored on Monday, Jan. 21.
Monday, Jan. 21 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the national holiday honoring the prominent civil rights activist is a time to give back and serve the community, be it through removing graffiti, picking up litter in a local park or otherwise. For others, it’s an opportunity to educate themselves about King and his life's work. And for others, it’s a time to just kick back and enjoy the long weekend. Bostonians have access to a full day of events planned to honor King's memory, with events throughout the day on Monday in the Fenway-Kenmore and Downtown neighborhoods in the city. Holiday history Martin Luther King Jr. Day, now a U.S. holiday, took 15 years to create. Legislation was first proposed by Congressman John Conyers (D-…
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Two City Councilors are holding a hearing today to discuss the possibility of making Black History a mandatory subject at Boston Public High Schools. Is this something you support?
City Councilor Tito Jackson of Roxbury and At-Large City Councilor John Connolly will hold a hearing today to discuss the possibility of making Black History a mandatory part of the curriculum at all of Boston's public high schools, according to an article on UniversalHub. The order for a hearing that the two Councilors have submitted says that District's vision for an ideal Boston Public Schools graduate includes that student's ability to "acknowledge and respect people with diverse backgrounds, histories, and perspectives," that "building such a model student first requires that the district acknowledge the history of its own students," 80% of whom are students of color, with "a large percentage being of African descent." Additionally, …
Joseph
3:40 pm on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
If anyone actually believes this is about eduction, you're kidding yourself. Unless a vast majority of their constituents are calling and demanding (which we all know they aren't doing) that they have a hearing about changing the curriculum in the BPS system, these politicians are doing this for one reason, and one reason alone. Votes. G'day more ›