Alison Collins lawsuit comes amid S.F. school district crisis. The real losers could be the students
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San Francisco School board commissioner Alison Collins speaks during a rally at school district headquarters Wednesday.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
San Francisco’s school district was already juggling a difficult classroom reopening, a departing superintendent, tattered finances and bitter leadership battles when one school board member sued the public agency and her fellow commissioners this week, magnifying the crisis.
The federal lawsuit filed by school board member Alison Collins is a rare legal challenge by an elected official against peers and a public agency, with taxpayers on the hook for attorney costs and most of any settlement or damages that could be awarded in the case that stems from a thread of tweets.
Directed by Regina King; written by Kemp Powers, based on his play.
One Night in Miami is a film directed by Regina King and written by Kemp Powers. It is based on a 2013 play by Powers, adapted for the screen by the playwright.
The night in question is February 24, 1964. Dominating the headlines the next morning would be the news that 22-year-old boxer Cassius Clay had upset Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing crown in Miami. A lesser-known incident that night, dramatized in King’s film, was the meeting of four significant political and/or cultural figures of the 1960s Clay, black nationalist leader Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke and football player Jim Brown at a segregated Miami hotel for several hours after the fight.
For a while, the biggest film story of 2020 was what movies
weren’t coming out, as the pandemic closed theaters and bumped release dates for some of the year’s biggest would-be blockbusters (see you later,
Black Widow and
No Time to Die, hopefully) and buzziest awards-bait (or is there another reason Spielberg directed a remake of
West Side Story?). But no more, because it turns out a lot of good movies were still released last year and lots of them have just been nominated for Oscars.
But the biggest difference between this Oscar year and any other is that you can easily (if not necessarily
Albany nurse celebrates birthday by giving party for low income elderly residents
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1of3Buy PhotoGuardians of Al-Fitrah founder Tyhisha Ghaffar-Adjei, right, speaks with a community member prior to getting her donated meal on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 at the Westview Apartments in Albany, N.Y.(Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn MarchShow MoreShow Less
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Gienabou Diallo, 25, is a Muslim and a member of the U.S. Army Reserves with a degree in Africana Studies. She is now in law school. Diallo and Tyhisha Ghaffar-Adjei (Queen) met at an event which explored dangers Muslims in India are currently facing. Her military logistical skills proved valuable as a volunteer helping Queen feed hundreds of low income families and seniors and give them party favors and goodie bags.contributedShow MoreShow Less
Grace Lee Boggs fought for equality, fairness, and hope throughout her lifetime
She founded a number of programs to support, organize, and empower women and minorities Share Updated: 8:17 AM EST Mar 8, 2021 Victoria Ottomanelli
She founded a number of programs to support, organize, and empower women and minorities Share Updated: 8:17 AM EST Mar 8, 2021
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She founded a number of programs to support, organize, and empower women and minorities