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Back to School!

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The Anchorage School District School Board has met twice thus far. Superintendent Dr. Bryantt mentioned in a news article last month that the District continues to face a budget crisis and a predicted continued decline in enrollment. There have been three PLC Mondays with students experiencing a one-hour late start. At the August committee meeting, […]

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Body Camera Implementation Update

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The Justice Committee has been committed to advocating for implementing body-worn cameras for the Anchorage Police Department for the past two and one-half years. The Alaska Black Caucus, the Northern Justice Project, and the NAACP Anchorage Branch proposed that APD and the Municipality publicly release body cam recordings last February 2022. Then, the Alaska Black […]

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Preventing Diabetes with Project Power

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The Health Committee hosted a fascinating Community Conversation focused on Suicide Prevention in our community. You can watch the replay of this conversation on Facebook. We want to say a special thank you to Dr. Shantai McDermott and Dr. David Ampong for anchoring our discussion. We had approximately 20 attendees at the Community Conversation.  The Health […]

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Celebrating Black Business Month

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BLACK BUSINESS MONTH -August 2023 – Historian John William Templeton and engineer Frederick E. Jordan Sr. founded National Black Business Month in August 2004 to drive the policy agenda affecting the 2.6 million African-American businesses. Black Business Month is a celebration to support, acknowledge and appreciate black-owned businesses and all they represent in the country’s […]

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A Strong Presence to Make a Difference

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July was a quiet month for the Alaska Black Caucus Education Committee. With the Alaska summer months swiftly passing by, summer travel, celebrating the birth of our nation, local festivities, and taking in the natural beauty surrounding us, our committee meeting took place through email this month. The Anchorage School District School Board posted its […]

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Health Programs at the Equity Center

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The ABC has a strong focus on health and well-being. Whole-person health includes healthy eating, exercise, education, physical and behavioral health care access, and spiritual and community well-being. In May and June 2023, ABC’s health committee has been busy helping to secure funding for the Equity Center and for health programming that will happen there. […]

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Call to Action: Body Worn Camera Policy

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The Justice Committee has been committed to advocating for the implementation of body-worn cameras for the Anchorage Police Department for the past two years. The Alaska Black Caucus, the Northern Justice Project, and the NAACP Anchorage Branch proposed APD, and the Municipality publicly released body cam recordings last February.  Then the Alaska Black Caucus sued […]

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Stay Vigilant: Preparing for a New Year

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June was a busy month for the Alaska Black Caucus Education Committee. We participated in the Juneteenth Health Fair, highlighting the health benefits of coloring while handing out Juneteenth coloring pages and crayons to children. Committee member Cisco Mercado spoke at the Juneteenth Make It Monday luncheon on behalf of the chair to help share […]

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In the Here and Now

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The Economics Committee is currently seeking members and Allies with a passion in economics to join us. If interested in serving on this committee, please sign up as a Member or Ally. When one looks at economic development in today’s USA, the picture of economic disparities and economic inequalities leads the list for Black Americans […]

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Building Momentum

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The Health Committee has many exciting projects and a great group working on them. If you want to help grow the health and well-being of our community, please join us. We meet every third Tuesday evening by Zoom from 7-8 pm. Our next meeting is December 27th. Please email thealaskablackcaucus@gmail.com for meeting information. Here are […]

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