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Tag: Thanksgiving
COVID-19
Michigan to Implement New Gathering Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Surge
Amid a COVID-19 surge, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Sunday new pandemic restrictions that limit gatherings, effective Wednesday until Dec. 8, The Detroit News reported. The restrictions will “ temporarily halt in-person instruction at high schools and colleges, indoor dine-in service at restaurants and bars, and high school athletics as well as close some businesses, […]
November 16, 2020
COVID-19
North Carolina Will Provide COVID-19 Tests to In-State Higher Ed Institutions Before Holiday Breaks
North Carolina will be providing COVID-19 tests to colleges and universities across the state as holiday breaks approach, ABC 13 News reported. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is sending 74,470 rapid antigen tests to both public and private schools in the state to test students before they travel home or celebrate […]
November 13, 2020
Opinion
Should My Black Child Participate in Her Thanksgiving Day Play? A Look Into the Need for Culturally Competent Pedagogy
As a Black parent with an inquisitive Black child, I’m plagued with internal battles regarding whether I allow her to dress up like a pilgrim or indigenous person at her school’s Thanksgiving Day Play, at the request of her teacher. Do I continue to perpetuate this occasion as a jovial interaction between captor and captee by simply telling her she looks cute in her headdress and twirled her “I am Squanto” sign masterfully?
November 26, 2019
Opinion
Giving Thanks Amid Political Uncertainty
In my family Thanksgiving has never been about pilgrims having a mythical dinner with Indian tribes they tried to eradicate. Instead, Thanksgiving provides an opportunity to show our gratitude for family, friendship and community. Over the last year, however, the mood in the United States has felt incredibly heavy. From mass acts of violence that have claimed the lives of innocent Americans to the more mundane political battles that amplify longstanding tensions, finding gratitude in this contentious political space seems elusive.
November 20, 2018
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