And if anyone thinks this doesn't matter for the experiences of kids, just listen to the recent KQED
series on segregation in Oakland schools.
Not exact matches
Forbidden by
segregation to compete in an official meet with the state's black champ — a guy everybody called Cornelius Mitchell, who years later would become the first African - American signed by the Washington Redskins, a future Hall of Fame flanker known as Bobby Mitchell — the two boys from Hot Springs met
on a track that had gone to seed and went head - to - head in a
series of informal races.
Congrats to current and former BaltSun reporters Liz Bowie and Erica Green for winning a National Headliner Award for their
series on school
segregation.
Bylines, stories, and outlets that aren't
on the list include Erica Green's steady and insightful coverage of Betsy DeVos for the New York Times, NPR's deep
series about school choice and vouchers, Benjamin Herold's deep dive into personalized learning for Education Week, Alvin Chang's amazing Vox story
on segregation, and the Baltimore Sun's
series on integration (which recently won a National Headliner Award).
This is a special
series of reports
on public school
segregation in Eastern states.
Alvin Chang (Vox): An honorary education writer by virtue of his frequent coverage of issues affecting education, Chang has produced a
series of helpful, accessible stories
on issues like housing
segregation, affirmative action, and the impact of school attendance zones
on school integregation that have been a great pleasure to see in recent weeks and months.
The High Museum's presentation of «Gordon Parks:
Segregation Story» features the entire
series of more than 40 images
on view for the first time.
Opening
on Nov. 15, the High Museum's presentation of «Gordon Parks:
Segregation Story» features the entire
series of more than 40 images
on view for the first time.
Edited by Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr. and Felix Hoffman, the book features a compelling array of highlights from seminal
series made for picture magazines over four decades including Harlem Gang Leader, Back to Fort Scott, Alberto Giacometti, Alexander Calder, A Man Becomes Invisible, Fashion,
Segregation in the South, Duke Ellington, Muhammad Ali, The March
on Washington, and Black Muslims, among others.
Nkanga reflects
on the commercial worth of natural resources such as soil, creating figurative photographs like the «Alterscapes Playground
series» (2006) or the recent abstract piece Steel to Rust —
Segregation (2016).
CBS NEWS reports
on Gordon Parks «s «
Segregation Series,» documenting Jim Crow Alabama in the 1950s.