Donnor Speaks Out
A member of the Williamsburg-James City County School Board in Virginia claimed that teachers are not teaching students because they are focused on new students who don’t speak English. The member went on to say...“This is just another way that this administration is spending our funds without our approval and without advising us of this,” he said. “
At the end of the meeting, board vice chair Andrea Donnor and member of the Newport News (VA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated said the notions that were expressed by the board member were racist and did not live up to the values of the country or school system.
Read full article: https://www.dailypress.com/2024/03/20/school-board-vice-chair-calls-out-rhetoric-from-board-member/
A member of the Williamsburg-James City County School Board in Virginia claimed that teachers are not teaching students because they are focused on new students who don’t speak English. The member went on to say...“This is just another way that this administration is spending our funds without our approval and without advising us of this,” he said. “
At the end of the meeting, board vice chair Andrea Donnor and member of the Newport News (VA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated said the notions that were expressed by the board member were racist and did not live up to the values of the country or school system.
Read full article: https://www.dailypress.com/2024/03/20/school-board-vice-chair-calls-out-rhetoric-from-board-member/
Link Christine M. Darden awarded the Congressional gold medal
Members of The Newport News (VA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated are “over the moon” with the news that Alumna member, Link Christine M. Darden has been awarded the Congressional gold medal for her contributions to NASA during the Space Race. From The White House, Office of the Press Secretary:
On Friday, November 8, 2019, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1396, the “Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act,” which provides for the award of Congressional gold medals to Katherine Johnson and Dr. Christine Darden, the posthumous award of Congressional gold medals to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, and the award of a Congressional gold medal in recognition of all of the women who contributed to the success of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the Space Race.
Members of The Newport News (VA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated are “over the moon” with the news that Alumna member, Link Christine M. Darden has been awarded the Congressional gold medal for her contributions to NASA during the Space Race. From The White House, Office of the Press Secretary:
On Friday, November 8, 2019, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1396, the “Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act,” which provides for the award of Congressional gold medals to Katherine Johnson and Dr. Christine Darden, the posthumous award of Congressional gold medals to Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, and the award of a Congressional gold medal in recognition of all of the women who contributed to the success of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the Space Race.