The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will convene an Ordinary Court Martial, in the Hodgson Hall Conference Centre, St Ann’s Fort, The Garrison, tomorrow, at 9 a.m. A media statement from the BDF today said the accused, Ordinary Seaman Raheem Reeves, is charged with two counts of Neglect to the Prejudice of Good Order and Military Discipline contrary to Section 75 of the Defence Act CAP 159. He will be represented …
Graduates are increasingly displaying pride in their heritage by incorporating traditional regalia or other cultural references with their caps and gowns. The uptick is due in part to a 2019 regulation to allow it in a limited way. Prior to then, schools generally didn’t permit adornment of caps and gowns
Cultural pride runs into regalia rule at graduation May 20th 12:51 pm |
Marc Lester, ADN
For the East High School graduation May 11, Melrose Meneses adorned her mortarboard with the golden sun of the flag of the Philippines. Mele Takafua wore a Tongan dress and a Fijian necklace. Daniel Mokom s unzipped gown revealed his embroidered shirt traditional to Cameroon. Amanda Yang s sash had a Hmong design.
Ermelina Gonzalez also stood out among the mostly uniform blue caps and gowns on the football field. She said she felt privileged to graduate wearing a cap her mother beaded with a butterfly and flower design. Under her gown she wore the Athabaskan dress her mom wore at her own college graduation.
Print article The NAACP Anchorage believes the Anchorage School District, or ASD must de-colonize its educational system now. This work began with the passage of its new anti-racism and instructional equity policies on April 20 and must be followed by the immediate repeal of the school administrator permission requirement subsection of Board Policy AR 5127(b), Graduation Regalia. Before we begin our critique of the ASD’s policy subsection, we must acknowledge that the policy itself would not have come about without years of hard work and advocacy by Alaska Native students and parents. Jacqueline Morris and Charitie Ropati in particular led this effort, creating a path forward to help ensure that Native students could rightfully represent themselves fully on such an important life milestone. Their labor should not be diminished in any form or fashion, but seems to have been interrupted by an ill-written subsection of the policy added by the school board which requires permission