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A shooting after a high school graduation ceremony held at a university in Virginia has left a teen and his father dead, with seven others injured.
On Tuesday (June 6), a high school graduation ceremony held on the grounds of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia had just ended when an individual opened fire on the crowd that gathered in Monroe Park. Shawn Jackson, 18, and his father Renzo Smith, 36, were shot and killed. Five other people ranging in age from 14 to 58, all male, were also injured by the gunfire and were transported to the hospital. One of them is currently being treated for life-threatening injuries. Two other victims took themselves to the hospital for treatment.
Tameeka Jackson-Smith, Shawn Jackson’s mother, told the press that Renzo Smith was in attendance to watch his son graduate from Huguenot High School, with the ceremony held earlier at the Altria Theater. “He was so happy — oh my God — because he got to graduate. He worked hard,” she said of her son. Interim Richmond Police Department Chief Rick Edwards confirmed that a 19-year-old who was one of two people initially taken into custody is the suspected shooter. Edwards also said that they believe he knew at least one of the victims and that the suspect faces two counts of second-degree murder.
The police chief also went on to say that four firearms were recovered from the scene of the shooting. Nine other people at the scene were treated for anxiety, and a nine-year-old (who Jackson-Smith confirmed to reporters was her daughter), who was hit by a car as the incident unfolded was also treated at the scene before going to the hospital, authorities disclosed.
A statement from Richmond Public Schools that evening said that all district schools would be closed on Wednesday and that the remaining high school graduations for the week would be canceled. RPS Superintendent Jason Karmas, still in his graduation robe, spoke to the press while overcome with emotion. “I can’t shake the image of him receiving CPR on the ground,” he began before saying, “I’m tired of seeing people get shot, our kids get shot, and I beg of the entire community to stop. To just stop. Our kids can’t take it. Our teachers can’t take it. Our families can’t take it anymore. I beg of you to stop.”
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Get your lungs ready now. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa have announced they are hitting the stage together again with the High School Reunion tour.
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As spotted on Hypebeast, the two friends and frequent collaborators are bringing their unique brand of chemistry to life this summer. On Monday, March 6 Snoop and Wiz announced the High School Reunion tour. This upcoming run will also include Too $hort, Warren G and Berner featuring special guest DJ Drama. Produced by Live Nation, the massive 33-city tour kicks off Friday, July 7 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The High School Reunion tour is making stops across the U.S. in Brooklyn, Atlanta, Houston and more before wrapping up in Irvine, CA at FivePoint Amphitheatre Saturday Aug. 27.
Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg will not only perform their respective classics but will also celebrate the release of the forthcoming sequel to their 2012 film Mac & Devin Go to High School. The stoner cult follows two high school students, geeky Devin and badman Mac, a stoner who befriends Devin and introduces him to cannabis. The high school’s name, “N. Hale,” is based on Nate Dogg’s real name, Nathaniel Hale and is also a play on the word “inhale”.
Tickets for the High School Reunion tour will be available starting with artist and Citi presales beginning Tuesday March 7. More info on Citi presale is below. The general sale will begin Friday March 10 at 9 a.m. local time on ticketmaster.com. You can find the complete tour dates below.
Jul 07 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Jul 08 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
Jul 09 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Jul 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Jul 12 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Jul 15 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
Jul 16 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jul 18 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
Jul 20 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Jul 21 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Jul 23 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Jul 26 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Jul 28 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Jul 29 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
Jul 30 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Aug 01 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Aug 02 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 04 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Aug 05 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Aug 06 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Aug 08 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Aug 09 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
Aug 11 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Aug 12 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug 15 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Aug 18 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Aug 19 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug 20 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Aug 22 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Aug 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
Aug 25 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Aug 26 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
Aug 27 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
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The College Board announced the official curriculum for the AP African American Studies course, but critics note significant omissions apparently to appease conservative politicians like Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida.
On Wednesday morning (Feb. 1st), the nonprofit education organization released the official curriculum offered in the newest Advanced Placement African American Studies course for high school students. But contemporary Black topics such as intersectionality, reparations, and Black Lives Matter are no longer actively present in the coursework.
The new curriculum, which consists of 234 pages, still contains 79 topics under four subjects – “Origins of the African Diaspora,” “Freedom, Enslavement and Resistance,” “The Practice of Freedom,” and “Movements and Debates.” But contemporary topics such as intersectionality and activism, Black queer studies & Black feminist studies as well as reparations and social justice movements like Black Lives Matter are now absent from the course save for a list where they can be chosen for research projects by students.
“These topics are not a required part of the course framework that is formally adopted by states and that defines the exam. This list is a partial one for illustrative purposes and can be refined by states and districts,” the College Board said of the omitted topics. The pilot version of the course will be offered in 60 high schools across the country, with further expansion slated nationally for the 2024-2025 school year.
The move comes after an early draft was allegedly leaked to conservative publications like the National Review, which the Board denies. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ education board stated it would not make it available to students in the state in a letter last month, claiming it was “inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value.” DeSantis said when asked afterward that “we don’t believe they should have an agenda imposed on them when you try to use Black history to shoehorn in queer theory, you are clearly trying to use that for political purposes.” Over 200 Black educators blasted the move by DeSantis in a letter posted on Medium on Tuesday (Jan.31st).
Professor Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, whose work is foundational to critical race theory, was omitted from the course along with bell hooks and Ta Nehisi-Coates among others, and expressed her concerns. “African American history is not just male. It’s not just straight. It’s not just middle class,” she stated. “It has to tell the story of all of us.”
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