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Because of Them We Can Weekly Roundup
She's a veteran educator! A Toronto educator is making history as the first Black president elected to a teacher's union in Ontario, The Star reports. Karen Brown is no stranger to education, holding an undergraduate degree from Brock University in Child Studies and a master's of education in adaptive instruction and special education from the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. She began her teaching career with the Toronto...
Remembering those who fought for equity in the workplace. In 1894, President Grover Cleveland officially designated Labor Day a holiday in the US to honor the labor movement, following the Pullman Strike of 1894. However, due to discrimination Black Pullman Porters weren't allowed to join the strike. In 1925, the Pullman Company's porters formed the first all-Black labor union in the US called the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP)....
He is more than deserving! Good Morning America (GMA) highlighted North Carolina Central University (NCCU) football player Jessie Malit's community service, ABC 11 News reports. Malit is an NCCU linebacker who lives by the University's motto of "truth and service." A political science major, Malit has been focused on contributing to his community locally and at large by any means necessary. During the 2020 election, he rallied 300 student-athletes, including the entire...
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