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@AdvancingOpps

The Center for Advancing Opportunity supports research in removing barriers and creating opportunities in fragile communities.

 Washington, DC
advancingopportunity.org
Joined December 2016
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As of March 2021, 65 women have flown in space. Those who have made the trip to the @Space_Station have conducted hundreds of experiments.🧬 Learn more about the record-breakers who have made their mark while living in orbit.👩‍🚀#WomensHistoryMonth go.nasa.gov/2TsZI4B
Kate Rubins working on DNA sequencing

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Samantha Cristoforetti, Expedition 42/43

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Stephanie Wilson, STS-120, STS-121, STS-131

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Shannon Walker, Expedition 24/25, 63/64

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@CNN26 Feb 2021
Two years after Calvin Tyler first enrolled at Morgan State College, he had to drop out because he couldn't afford it. Now, Tyler has made the largest-ever private donation from an alumnus to the historically Black school, now Morgan State University. cnn.it/3kzv2h5
He had to drop out of Morgan State for financial reasons. Now he’s given $20 million to the...

He had to drop out of Morgan State for financial reasons. Now he’s given $20 million to the...

Two years after Calvin Tyler first enrolled at Morgan State College, he had to drop out because he couldn’t afford it.

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HAPPENING NOW! The Mayors Institute for Racial and Economic Justice Session V: Supporting HBCUs followed by a Fireside chat discussing the importance of training black medical professionals and their role during Covid-19. To join, click here youtube.com/watch?v=p1St2hDF…
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Criminalizing poverty impacts school-aged children. We hope that practitioners and decision makers come to better grasp the intersectionality of how issues of #economic mobility and #justice conspire to rob kids of #educational opportunity. #edequity theroot.com/ohio-woman-arres…
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“I think the isolation, the virtual learning, everything else that's going on, has taken its effect on every student in some way,” said Jason-Anthony Prendergast, the counseling director Florida Memorial University #HBCU #edutwitter classofcovid.org/story-black…
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Excellent discussion on HBCU's, Incarceration, and Second Chances. I'm really enjoying this conversation with @gerard_924, @DrBMuhammad1, & @GrandmaCheesy77 of @UVA's @iasculture | #Reentry #SecondChanceAct #HBCU
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@DrBMuhammad1 an assistant professor at Howard Howard, said @EdEquityLab high school students brought much-needed inspiration to her “Principles of Criminal Justice” course last semester. #edequity @AdvancingOpps nytimes.com/2021/02/18/us/po…
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HBCUs, Incarceration, and Second Chances | Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture — beings at noon TODAY. Register here: iasculture.org/events/educat… ⁦@WHI_HBCUs⁩ ⁦⁦@HBCUBuzz⁩ ⁦@HBCUPrideNation⁩ ⁦@UNCF⁩ ⁦@AdvancingOpps⁩ iasculture.org/events/educat…
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Tune in for the @NationalParents Union #FamilyClapBack virtual town hall tonight at 8 p.m. ET and hear from history maker, @TamikaDMallory on how to harness community activism for greater #edequity in schools.
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@NationalParents17 Feb 2021
TOMORROW: Join our next #FamilyClapBack town hall with social justice leader and movement strategist @TamikaDMallory at 8pm ET to discuss #BlackHistoryMonth and making history by harnessing community activism for greater equity in our schools. RSVP: bit.ly/3cLeykc
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@CNN18 Feb 2021
Joe Ligon, believed to be the oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer in the United States, has been released from a Pennsylvania prison after spending nearly seven decades behind bars. Ligon was incarcerated in February 1953 at the age of 15. cnn.it/3u8CiVD
After 68 years in prison, America’s oldest juvenile lifer was released | CNN

After 68 years in prison, America’s oldest juvenile lifer was released | CNN

Joe Ligon, believed to be the oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer in the United States, has been released from a Pennsylvania prison after spending nearly seven decades behind bars.

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Today’s Google doodle honors writer, activist Audre Lorde who was writer in residence at #Tougaloo and whose papers were donated to @SpelmanCollege where an endowed chair is named in her honor.
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Both Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison were born on February 18—just three years apart. Their works and words remind us to center the power of history, community and solidarity in our quests for liberation and justice. #BlackHistoryMonth learningforjustice.org/class…
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Bars are closed and Mardi Gras parades are canceled in New Orleans because of the pandemic. To keep the celebration alive, homes were decorated like floats. “This speaks to the resiliency of the people in the city," said one homeowner. nyti.ms/3qlVnRT
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Years of research shows that #principals can significantly impact student achievement. Now, a major new study quantifies just how much difference an effective principal can make. #k12 #LeadershipMatters as principals create school culture. #edequity edweek.org/leadership/top-ti…
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“Black children have never been given their opportunity to be children. A study in Pediatrics found Black children and teens were 6-times as likely to die from police gunfire as white children.” #policereform #BlackHistory apnews.com/article/race-and-…
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One in five prisoners have been infected with COVID-19. ■ That's four times the rate of the general population. ■ In some states, half or even three out of every five prisoners have tested positive. ■ It didn’t have to be this way. trib.al/mMPyQon
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"Nonchalant attitudes about Black history can make a lasting impact on young minds. It will stay with them throughout their lives. I know. It has stayed with me." @CoshandraD_LFJ calls on educators to uplift the value in Black history all year. learningforjustice.org/magaz…
It Has Stayed With Me

It Has Stayed With Me

One Learning for Justice staffer reflects on the harm she experienced when her educators ignored Black History Month—and calls on all educators to uplift the value in Black history all year.

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Yes I am Black! @hhendersonphd @cjresearchtsu @DrSeanKWilson @DrJWilliams4
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@TheKingCenter1 Feb 2021
“Yes, I’m Black. I’m proud of it. I’m Black and beautiful.” #MLK #BlackHistoryMonth
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Did you/do you have Black teachers? How many over the course of your #K12 #education? Research shows there's educational value of having a black teacher in a classroom and the benefits inure to all children. #edequity #edutwitter #RepresentationMatters hechingerreport.org/the-educ…
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