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Graduation In The Age Of The Coronavirus: HBCU Edition

Former President Barack Obama speaking at the graduation. (Screenshot used with permission)AMERICA – Every year, graduates look forward to walking down the aisle in their caps and gowns. It took them years to get to where they are; to achieve such a tremendous milestone. This year, ‘Show Me Your Walk,

James Madison High School Honors Graduates With Photo Display

Photo via James Madison.MARINE PARK – To honor its new graduates in a pandemic, the plain black gate that is usually surrounding James Madison High School is now decorated with photos of graduating seniors of the class of 2020. Principal Jodie Cohen and her staff wanted to do something to

Brawl Breaks Out At John Jay Educational Campus Graduation

Photo by brooklynworks via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BRB-7sthgov/]A twenty-year-old man attending a high school graduation at the John Jay Educational Campus this morning attacked three others attending the ceremony. A police representative told BKLYNER that at approximately 11:30am this morning, the suspect, who was attending

Fundraiser Highlight: Help Kids At A Local Title 1 School Graduate In Style

Bake sale in November outside of PS 230. (Photo via Alexandra Como Saghir‎ / Facebook)Looking for ways to give back to your community? Donating to a worthy cause doesn’t get more hyper-local than this. Kensington’s P.S. 230 parents are raising money [https://www.gofundme.com/ps230-class-of-2017] to

Watch: IS 96 Teachers & Staff Celebrate End Of Year With ‘Uptown Funk’ Dance-Off

School is out and teachers and staff at Seth Low Intermediate School I.S. 96 are celebrating by showing off their goofiest dance moves — to the tune of Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk.” We wish middle school was this much fun when we were kids. Congratulations to all the graduating

P.S. 20 Launches French Dual-Language Program

French and English speaking students learn side-by-side in the city’s French dual-language programs. P.S. 20 will be the eighth school to implement this program. (Photo by Jonas Cuenin [http://www.jonascuenin.com])Native French and English-speaking kindergarteners will learn together in one classroom at P.S. 20 [http:

Former First Lady Of NY To Deliver Kingsborough Commencement Address

Matilda Raffa CuomoMatilda Raffa Cuomo, wife of former Governor Mario Cuomo, will deliver the address at Kingsborough Community College’s 47th commencement ceremony, the school has announced. Matilda and Mario Cuomo will also be honored with the President’s Medal at the ceremony, which takes place June 12 on the

Dr. Jill Biden Inspires Kingsborough Community College Students

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joseph Biden, visited Kingsborough Community College to wish the 2009 graduates [/blog1.php/events/jill-biden-to-speak-at-kcc-commencement] success and best in their future. Dr. Biden is a highly accomplished educator of 28 years, having earned her Doctorate in Education from the University of Delaware [http: