What’s in a name? History, representation, resilience
The impact of Joseph & Lucretia Brown in Marblehead
Leigh Blander Wicked Local
Now that the town has decided to name its new elementary school after freed slave Joseph Brown and his wife, Lucretia, the Marblehead Racial Justice Team hopes it will lead to more education and awareness about residents of color and their role in the town’s history.
“What’s exciting about this is our future,” said Rev. Jim Bixby, with the MRJT. “It’s a charge for educators and administrators to help our kids access this history, through curriculum and projects. It’s a story of resilience. It connects us to our revolutionary past and our entrepreneurial past. Our students of color will also see themselves represented.”
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. â High school students from low-income families in the Allentown School District will have the opportunity to take free college level courses, thanks to a partnership with the nonprofit National Education Equity Lab.
Superintendent Thomas Parker announced during Thursday nightâs school board meeting that Allentown was selected as the first district in the state to participate in the program. It strives to provide students in underserved communities the opportunity to develop skills and gain the confidence to recognize that they can excel in college.
Through the program, selected students at Louis E. Dieruff and William Allen high schools and Building 21 Allentown will take online courses at the University of Connecticut and Yale and Howard universities.