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9 Year Old Boy Moves the Crowd to Protest 50 Chicago School Closings [video]

Education is our right, that is why we have to fight. - Asean Johnson Nine year old Asean Johnson, a student from Marcus Garvey school, moved the crowd during a Chicago school closing protest.... See More...

Obey the Law: Illinois PL 86-1256 CPS Refuses to Include Black History in Curricula

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OBEY THE LAW: Illinois PL 86-1256 We Can, Inc. is fighting to get Chicago Public Schools to comply with a 1991 mandate that requires elementary and high schools to teach Black history units. PL 86-1256 pa... See More...

Urban Prep Academy 100% Graduation Rate…All Seniors are College Bound [video]

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They did it again! For the fourth year straight, the young men at Chicago's Urban Prep Academy have met all requirements and are college bound. Congratulations! It's time to examine what makes Urban Prep so... See More...