6 problems the NAACP has with charter schools — and 5 of its ideas for how to reshape the sector Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Matt Barnum on July 27, 2017 After calling for a temporary ban on new charter schools last year, the NAACP has revealed what would it would take to get the…
Month: July 2017
Analysis: The aftermath when a police shooting victim is a white woman
Vox.com analyzes reactions throughout society and among the media in relation to a police shooting victim’s race. Here is an excerpt of a report by German Lopez: The reaction to a police shooting sure looks different when the victim is a white woman. There’s a typical story that plays out in the aftermath of police…
VIDEO: The murder of Malcolm X
Footage shared on The Final Call’s channel on Youtube: Minister Louis Farrakhan spoke on events leading up to and after the Murder of Malcolm X. The address took place at Malcolm X College in Chicago, IL on February 21, 1990.
Tom Ficklin with Katurah Bryant: Integrative health care and balance
WNHH Host Tom Ficklin welcomes registered nurse, family therapist and addiction specialist Katurah Bryant to talk about her work and the changing face of global health. Listen to their conversation below:
Still in debate: Do school vouchers help or hurt students?
Do school vouchers ‘work’? As the debate heats up, here’s what research really says Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Matt Barnum on July 12, 2017 The heated national debate about whether families should get public money to send their kids to private schools is full of big questions. Do vouchers raise test scores or lower…
Rising: Tom Ficklin with Makayla Dawkins, incoming member of New Haven’s BOE
WNHH Host Tom Ficklin talks with Hillhouse High School student Makayla Dawkins, who will be the next non-voting Board of Education member, representing the voices of students in New Haven. Listen to their conversation below:
Report: Primer on why 2 black pastors are suing Coca-Cola
William Lamar, senior pastor at D.C.’s historic Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, and Delman Coates, pastor at Maryland’s Mount Ennon Baptist Church, have filed suit against Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association, claiming soda manufacturers knowingly deceived customers about the health risks of sugar-sweetened beverages — at enormous cost to their communities. Their complaint was…
Action Together Connecticut meeting in New Haven to focus on election volunteering
Action Together Connecticut-New Haven County invites your participation in its monthly meeting, to be held at 7 p.m. on July 20 at mActivity Fitness Center, 285 Nicoll St. in New Haven. Action Together Connecticut is a coalition that was formed following the 2016 presidential election, with a focus on local and state elections and legislation….
Faith and Beyond: Tom Ficklin and Rev. Brian Bellamy
In this edition of “The Tom Ficklin Show” host Tom Ficklin talks with Rev. Brian Bellamy, Senior Pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Hamden about the church’s “Power of Influence” series and much more. Listen in:
Community Policing and Review Boards: Tom Ficklin with Kerry Ellington and Chris Desir
Tune in as Tom Ficklin has a conversation about community policing, community review boards and police brutality with Community Organizers Kerry Ellington & Chris Desir.
Tom Ficklin Show: New Haven’s Re-entry Initiative
Tom Ficklin talks with Clifton E. Graves Jr. and Chance Bentley Jackson about New Haven’s Project Fresh Start re-entry program, which connects ex-offenders with resources that help them make successful returns to their families and community. Click the red arrow to listen in:
Report: NYPD cop encouraged niece, 2, to use n-word on Instagram video; suspended without pay
NYPD cop who encouraged 2-year-old niece to use N-word in Instagram video gets suspended without pay https://t.co/PuBXbLrUcw pic.twitter.com/JwmVyQmbYS — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) July 6, 2017 New York Daily News is reporting that the NYPD cop caught on an Instagram video encouraging her 2-year-old niece to use the N-word has been suspended without pay…
