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By Aleisha Scott
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image captionVanley Burke s images of the Windrush generation have established him as the ‘godfather of black British photography’
Vanley Burke s work is regarded as the greatest photographic record of African Caribbean people in post-war Britain, capturing its evolving cultural landscape and social history over the past four decades. He is now working with black artists in Gloucester to create a black history of the city and will be a guest speaker at the Gloucester History Festival on 17 April. In the 60s and 70s the way that black people were represented was in derogatory statements like lazy or go back home , Mr Burke said,
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Virtual summit on Feb. 15 to address trauma in Oklahoma schools
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More than 2,000 educators across Oklahoma are expected to attend a virtual summit later this month to learn more about teaching students who have experienced trauma. “Awareness to Action: Creating Trauma-Informed Schools through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support,” set for Feb. 15, will be the fourth statewide summit hosted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) for teachers, counselors and other school leaders.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister said this free training is vital for educators, as Oklahoma ranks third in the country for children who experience the highest levels of trauma.
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Caleb Casey | Managing Editor The Grayling City Council voted 5-0 to dissolve its Parks and Recreation Committee and “reconstitute” it under the authority of the City of Grayling’s Planning Commission. The City Council has discussed the future of the Parks and Recreation Committee at several meetings in 2020, considering a change or the elimination of the committee due to lack of attendance at meetings. In September, the council discussed the Parks and Recreation Committee at length due to a pending appointment to fill a vacancy on the committee. Kimberly Kersey, member of the Parks and Recreation Committee as City Council liaison, said the committee suffered from lack of participation and was not accomplishing much.