Proposal has salary increases at 2%, plus step, with increased health insurance contributions The Prince William Education Association [PWEA] leadership team calls upon the PWC Board of County Supervisors and the PWC School Board to increase educator and staff salaries by 10% for Fiscal Year 24, with no increase in employee cost for healthcare benefits. […]
JJPP is an eight (8) week class for parents and a seven (7) week class for teens. Parents are teens are taught in separate classes. Parents learn skills to guide their teens to be responsible, cooperative, and independent. Parents will learn how to spot risky teen behavior, and how to deter that behavior to prevent […]
From proposed changes in Virginia’s history and social science curriculums, to potential legislation that could disproportionately affect students of color, Black parents are beginning to take action. They’re starting to remove their children from public schools, deciding that enough is enough. Although many students are now making their voices heard on the issues they face, […]
Last Monday, several students throughout the area let their voices be heard as they led a Youth Empowerment Town Hall in Dumfries. During the town hall, Forest Park High School SCA Vice President Chance Williams announced that the school will host a Multicultural Night this Friday from 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Similar to the town hall, […]
Kieaira Francis, founder and CEO of Big Sisters/Sisterhood, an online women’s clothing store centered on female empowerment and giving back, has now officially been certified by the U.S. Black Chamber, Inc. First launching in April 2021, Big Sisters/Sisterhood is an online store that aims to increase confidence and self-empowerment through its creative clothing designs. Donating 10% […]
By Liletta Harlem SOLOMON CARTER FULLER (1872-1953) Did you know… One of the first pioneers in dementia research was a Black man from Liberia? Solomon Carter Fuller, an early 20th century psychiatrist, researcher, and medical educator, was born on August 11, 1872 in Monrovia, Liberia. His parents, Solomon C. and Anna Ursilla (James) Fuller, were […]
62% of VA Voters believe lawmakers should not cut taxes, because cuts would harm the quality of state services, make Virginia less competitive Richmond, VA — The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis and Data for Progress released new data yesterday showing that 80% of Virginians overwhelmingly believe that the wealthy and profitable corporations are not […]
Yesterday I had the opportunity to listen to Nikole Hannah-Jones, who won the Pulitzer Prize for her best-selling book “The 1619 Project,” which details the abhorrent history of slavery in America. Since the book was first published in New York Times Magazine in 2019, it has opened the eyes to many of the horrors of […]
Del. Kory’s Bill to Expand Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Fund Eligibility Passes General Assembly Unanimously RICHMOND, Va. — Delegate Kaye Kory’s HB 1419 to expand eligibility for the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Fund to descendants of Virginians who were denied a public education due to Massive Resistance has passed both chambers of the General Assembly unanimously. […]
by Virginia Mercury Virginia’s colleges and universities may soon be permitted to obtain criminal histories and health records of people seen as posing a “significant” threat on campuses under legislation that recently passed both the House and Senate. The legislation, which was carried by Sen. Steve Newman, R-Bedford, and Del. Amanda Batten, R-James City, was filed in […]
