Baltimore City College World Languages Department

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Did you know? Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese politician, independence leader who served as the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo and played a significant role in the transformation of the Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic

Dakar is the capital of Senegal in West Africa. Dakar is the fifth most populous city of French speakers and French is the official language of Senegal; however, 40% of the population are native Wolof speakers. (Photo by Anton Lecock on Unsplash) 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑰𝑺𝑴𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑬𝑮𝑨𝑳

IB DP French students analyzed IB-themed images in small groups around the building.

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Greetings SOMOS supporters!

A special end-of-year celebration & graduation event has been planned to recognize the hard work of our SOMOS organizers and our graduating SOMOS high school seniors, Kimberly and Yashira.

You can help us create a uniquely happy memory for them by helping in a couple of different ways.

Donate here: https://donorbox.org/support-somos

In the comments section write "In honor of the SOMOS Class of 2021."

Or for gift bag donations:
Contact SOMOS at [email protected]
In the subject line of your email include "Attn: SOMOS Seniors"

Thank you for your support,

The SOMOS Team

Yesterday, SOMOS was given a chance to speak to VP Harris about how the American Jobs Plan could create greater access to affordable high-speed internet for all Americans.

We proposed this idea of “DigiCorps” be implemented nationwide, a sustainable youth jobs program of digital navigators to connect communities effectively to the internet. As well, we encouraged the VP to extend the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) BEYOND the pandemic.

We also made clear that we cannot solve the digital divide by giving more money to the corporations, like Comcast, that helped create it. That’s why we asked Vice President Harris to fight to keep protections for cities and states to build PUBLIC INTERNET in the American Jobs Plan.

Watch Kimberly’s part here: https://youtu.be/bfM0KjW_c-Y?t=4674