Commemorating 400 Years Since Arrival Of Enslaved Africans
People gathered at the Chesapeake Bay in Hampton, Virginia, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of first ship of enslaved Africans to the English colonies in North America in 1619. CNN’s Natasha Chen reports.
Rod Paige, who served as the nation's first Black Secretary of Education, is remembered for his pivotal role in crafting the No Child Left Behind Act. The legislation, initially heralded as a transformative approach to education, later emerged as a cautionary tale due to its emphasis on high-stakes testing and the resultant pressure it placed on schools to improve scores.