The Resegregation of America's schools
Youth Executive Director Ava Pittman spends close to 4 hours of her day commuting in order to receive access to a sound basic education. ABC News features her story, and reports on modern-day segregation in schools and the complicated history of racial integration efforts 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education.
WNYC: As Brown v. Board Turns 65 Years Old, Students Say "Retire Segregation"
The landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka turns 65 Friday. In New York City, some student activists are celebrating with what they're calling a "retirement party" for school segregation.
"For it to be 65 years ago, not much has changed," said Jace Valentine, a senior at a Brooklyn high school. Valentine is a member of the student-led advocacy group Integrate NYC, which planned on distributing 25,000 newspapers across the city on the anniversary.
