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Using images to change history
The civil rights movement was full of dynamic and evocative images. Today, even many of us born after its iconic moments were captured on film can describe Martin Luther King Jr.'s outstretched arm pointing a sea of people toward a future decades beyond...Tags: Civil Rights, Baltimore County, Paul Robeson, Minority Groups, Manhattan (New York City)
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Macy's Aventura salutes Gordon Parks as part of Black History Month
Staff WriterAs part of Black History Month, Macy's in Aventura Mall will honor Gordon Parks Saturday with the photographic art installation viewing of iconic works from the artist, composer, author ("The Learning Tree") and filmmaker ("Shaft"). Parks' life will...Tags: Tyler Perry, African-American History Month, Macy's, Black History, Aventura
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Martin Luther King Jr.: 12 essential reads
Today the nation honors the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the reverend and activist who led the American civil rights movement. As King studied nonviolence as practiced by Gandhi and imagined by Henry David Thoreau, now his own life and work are the...Tags: Human Interest, Civil Rights, Awards and Prizes, Justice and Rights, Entertainment Events
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Student accused of putting hand sanitizer in teacher's drink
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA Wichita student faces possible expulsion for putting hand sanitizer in a teacher's drink. Wichita Schools Spokesperson Susan Arensman says the incident happened last week at Gordon Parks Academy. But the principal didn't know who did it until another...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Sports, Golf, Students, Teachers
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They're black and they're proud
Photographer Gordon Parks' "Ethel Shariff in Chicago" depicts the daughter of religious activist Elijah Muhammad in a nun's habit, standing at the fore of rows of black women in the same attire. In Parks' "American Gothic," the late lensman who documented...
Tags: Civil Rights, Fine Artists, Arts, Sculpture, Museums
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Police arrest man who approached Gordon Parks Academy student
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWichita police arrest a man who was reported as acting suspiciously near Gordon Parks Academy Thursday morning. Police say a girl was walking to school when she was approached by a man who asked her if she wanted a ride. She declined, but the man got... -
Good Looks for Fall: The Yarn Bomb Collections Debut on the WSU Sculptures
Just in time for sweaterweather, some of the Wichita State University campus sculptures suddenly got bundled up this week. A knitting group—and some other knitters who joined on for the project—had decided that what the campus needed was a...
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Five children removed from Wichita foster home
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWichita police removed five children from a foster care home because of suspicion of abuse. Police say a school nurse noticed bruising on 6-year-old twin boys at Gordon Parks Academy. The nurse reported it to police and an investigation was started....Tags: Abusive Behavior, Health and Medical Professionals
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Wichita boundary changes closer to becoming reality
![<span style="font-size: small;">The Wichita School District wanted to know what the public thought about proposed boundary changes and people weren't shy. On Thursday, the district released a 149 page document compiling all of the comments and feedback about the proposals.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/171822140-26110827.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">The Wichita School District wanted to know what the public thought about proposed boundary changes and people weren't shy. On Thursday, the district released a 149 page document compiling all of the comments and feedback about the proposals.</span>")
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Wichita School District wanted to know what the public thought about proposed boundary changes and people weren't shy. On Thursday, the district released a 149 page document compiling all of the comments and feedback about the proposals. Click to...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Students, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Hundreds attend first public meeting on school boundary changes
![<span style="font-size: small;">The first of four scheduled public meetings on proposed changes to Wichita school boundaries took place in Wichita Wednesday night.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67292919-11172651.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">The first of four scheduled public meetings on proposed changes to Wichita school boundaries took place in Wichita Wednesday night.</span>")
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe first of four scheduled public meetings on proposed changes to Wichita school boundaries took place in Wichita Wednesday night. At the meeting parents were told how budget cuts have affected boundaries and school closure decisions. Most parents... -
Woodland off possible closure list, Emerson Magnet added
![Wichita School Superintendent John Allison says that "no one is going to be happy" with the final "supposal" for new school boundaries. During a media briefing Friday, Allison stated that his goal is to make the process positive and something people can live with.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67183744-06095731.jpg "Wichita School Superintendent John Allison says that "no one is going to be happy\" with the final \"supposal\" for new school boundaries. During a media briefing Friday, Allison stated that his goal is to make the process positive and something people can live with.")
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWichita School Superintendent John Allison says that "no one is going to be happy" with the final "supposal" for new school boundaries. During a media briefing Friday, Allison stated that his goal is to make the process positive and something people can... -
'More American Photographs' offers a glimpse of America's recession
Culture Monster100 works present best known examples from the Farm Security Administartion Depression-era photography program alongside recently commissioned photos from 12 contemporary artists of the recent recession....
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