THE TIMES WEEKLY — Recent videos, for example, explore the meaning and location of “sundown towns” in Illinois–towns where Black people were allowed in during daylight hours to work or for other business, but had to be gone by sundown or risk being arrested or even lynched. Sundown towns, like segregation, were not restricted to southern states but were common in the northern states as well and were often targets of the Civil Rights Movement. | By Kay Bolden | The Times Weekly While the national push is on to recruit, train and support a new generation of Black teachers, the achievement gap between white and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students continues to grow. In response, some nonprofits are bringing education directly into community spaces, and inspiring Black