VOL. 55, NO. 9 • DECEMBER 12 - 18, 2019 WI Health Supplement D.C., Nation Brace for Frigid Temperatures Center Section Women of Millennial Grads Make Waves as DCPS Teachers Color Sweep By Sam P.K. Collins WI Contributing Writer 2019 Beauty @SamPKCollins Pageants This year, the second graders in
Eugene Banks' math class have not only learned addition, subtraction and value placement, but often walked out of class with words of wisdom, inspired by Banks' upbringing in the District, that he gave between games, physical movement and call-and-response chants. During one of those moments, Banks told his students that leaders stand out from the rest of the pack using strategies much like what they need to solve word problems. This pedagogical approach, he said, has earned him the trust of students and their families, some of whom may be wary of their neighborhood school at times. "You have to be responsive, know the culture and make it relatable to them. I want to be
By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia
Zozibini Tunzi, who said she grew up in a world where a woman who looks like her was never considered beautiful, helped to cap an awesome year for beauty queens of color. On Sunday, Dec. 8, the South African was crowned Miss Universe. Tunzi's victory means while she's reigning as Miss Universe, each of the most recognized beauty queens will wear crowns simultaneously. In May, African American lawyer Cheslie Kryst, 27, was crowned Miss USA in a pageant in which the three finalists were women of color. Before that pageant, Kaliegh Garris, 18, won Miss Teen USA and in September, Nia Franklin, 25, was crowned as the 2019 Miss America. The victories prompted the U.K. Independent newspaper to declare that the "wins have become a powerful symbol of how much American views on beauty have evolved from a past marred by racism and gender stereotypes, even as Black women leaders are still severely under-represented in other fields, like corporate America or in Congress." The beauty queens have each endured stereotypes and other challenges often experienced by women of color. Kryst, who earned a law degree and an MBA at Wake Forest University, noted how she'd never forget the time a
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5 Eugene Banks, a second-grade math and science teacher at Ketcham Elementary School in Southeast, infuses call-and-response, movement and words of wisdom in his instruction. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Garth Reeves, Sr. – A Man of All Seasons and Times Publisher Emeritus, The Miami Times, Makes Most of 100 Year-Life By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir Those familiar with the history of the Black Press, inevitably point to publications and publishers who risked life and limb in efforts to tell “our story,” to illustrate examples of excellence and to promote the greater good of African Americans – both throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean. And with the recent death of Garth Basil Coleridge Reeves, Sr. publisher emeritus for one of the nation’s oldest Black newspapers, The Miami Times, reflections
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– Sunrise: Feb. 12, 1919 – Sunset: Nov. 25, 2019
5 Garth Reeves, Sr. (Photo courtesy Gregory Reed, MFA)
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