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1 week ago | thetriibe.com | Trinity Alicia

JB skating is the heartbeat of roller skating culture in Chicago. Born in rinks in and around the city, the smooth glides and turns are tied to the legacy of James Brown’s music and Black Chicagoland’s unique interpretation of the skate-dance. Originally called “James Brown skating,” today the style is known simply as JB skating.

1 month ago | the74million.org | Trinity Alicia

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter When historic wildfires burned across Los Angeles earlier this year, L.A. high school teacher and young adult author Veronica Bane identified an issue that wasn’t being addressed — the loss of classroom libraries.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Trinity Alicia

When historic wildfires burned across Los Angeles earlier this year, L.A. high school teacher and young adult author Veronica Bane identified an issue that wasn’t being addressed — the loss of classroom libraries. Bane, an English teacher at Alliance Susan & Eric Smidt Technology High School, drew from her deep belief in the power of reading to help students and teachers reclaim a sense of stability by launching a book drive to rebuild classroom and home libraries lost in the fires.

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Trinity Alicia

When Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter won big at the Grammys earlier this month, it wasn’t just a win for her. It was a historic moment for Black artists in country music and for the creatives behind the scenes who helped shape the album’s sound. Among those Grammy-winning contributors were two Chicago-rooted producers: Shawntoni Ajanae “Mamii” Nichols and Brian “Killah B” Bates.

1 month ago | piedmontexedra.com | Trinity Alicia

More than two decades ago, Regis Inge showed a shy Kendrick Lamar the power of a thesaurus. Just two weeks ago, he watched the Grammy winner perform “a salute to Black history” at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. A 30-year educator in the Compton Unified School District, Inge is a 2015 California League of Middle Schools Educator of the Year and Honored’s 2021 Teacher of the Year.