Kiara Santos

1 week ago | wurdradio.com | Kiara Santos

Sharif El-Mekki is the founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development. El-Mekki joined Reality Check with Tonya Pendleton to talk about how his organization in Philadelphia is trying to get more Black teachers in classrooms and how they’re working through Donald Trump’s anti-DEI initiatives. Dominique London is the executive director of the nonprofit UC Green and a tree tender volunteer.

1 week ago | phillytrib.com | Kiara Santos

May 9: Staff Professional Development (half-day); three-hour early dismissal for studentsMay 12-16: Kindergarten Open House weekMay 20: Election Day; school closed for students, staff and administrative officesMay 26: Memorial Day; school closed for students, staff and administrative officesMay 30: Kindergarten Registration closes

1 week ago | phillytrib.com | Kiara Santos

May 5, 2022: Karine Jean-Pierre appointed White House Press Secretary to President Joe Biden, first Black person in the role. May 6, 1994: Nelson Mandela and the ANC finally confirmed winners in South Africa’s first post-apartheid election. May 7, 1914: U.S. Congress establishes Mother’s Day. May 7, 1943: Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after the African American scientist and inventor, launches. May 7, 1945: Branch Rickey announces formation of the U.S. Negro Baseball League.

1 week ago | phillytrib.com | Kiara Santos

Students are championing joy at the John M. Patterson School. Principal LeAndrea Baltimore-Hagan expressed deep pride in the culture fostered at Patterson alongside its academic strides, attendance and teacher retention, and more. Located at 7000 Buist Ave. in the Penrose neighborhood of Philadelphia, students from pre-K to fourth grade chant each morning to establish the mission of joy to begin their day.

1 week ago | phillytrib.com | Kiara Santos

In the U.S., Mother’s Day is always celebrated on the second Sunday of May; the date varies each year It became a national holiday in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure to establish it Mother’s Day is the third highest selling holiday for flowers and plants The carnation is the official flower for the holiday Some people wear a white carnation to honor mothers who have died; others choose a pink or red carnation to honor their mothers who are still living Every Mother’s Day,...