Keeping Students Engaged

What have the challenges been and how do we keep students engaged in a difficult remote learning climate? Remote learning is a role that parents and caregivers were thrown into with little to no warning or ways of preparing. There have been some...

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Community Organizing Training

Training: Tuesday Evenings Beginning March 9, 2021 Event: Virtual - Training will be by webinar Contact us at 2BLACKExcellence@gmail.com

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Address the Disconnect Series 1: Systemic Racism in...

It's Worse Than You Think: The Fierce Spread of Covid-19 in Black Communities The data came too late, the relief took too long, the word "essential" proved interchangeable with the words poor and desperate. Covid-19 unveiled the depths of...

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Covid-19 Updates
Which Covid Vaccine Should You Get? Experts Cite the...

Infectious disease doctors say getting a shot of the J&J vaccine, which has a lower efficacy against the virus than other vaccines, would still be well worthwhile. At first glance, the results reported on Friday from the long-awaited trial of...

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Covid-19 masks: Which mask is best for you, and when to...

Masks, masks everywhere, but which is best to wear to protect yourself from Covid-19? CNN checked with experts about the pros and cons of the many masks on the market today and which may be best for you.

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Coronavirus In Illinois: Officials Report 3,345 New...

CHICAGO (CBS) - Illinois public health officials Saturday reported 3,345 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 65 additional deaths. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 1,123,873, including 19,203 deaths,...

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What you need to know about the coronavirus variants

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Viruses are always mutating and taking on new forms. The coronavirus has thousands of variants that have been identified. But several, including variants ...

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Local Updates
In-person classes delayed again as CPS and CTU still...

Chicago Public Schools late Wednesday announced another delay in the resumption of in-person classes after failing again to reach a school reopening agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union. "We are disappointed to report that at this time, no...

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Indoor dining limits for Chicago restaurants will remain ...

Chicago will keep the current indoor dining limits at restaurants in place even if the state allows the city to loosen capacity rules Monday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. The mayor released a statement Friday lauding Chicago's decreasing COVID-19...

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'Operation Safe Pump': Chicago aldermen creating safe...

Chicago's spike in carjackings has some residents so rattled that aldermen are working with private security to make sure residents can pump gas in peace. South Side Ald.

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