NewsEducationNewsEducationFlorida School Staffer Accused of Disturbing Behavior with Underaged Student She Nicknamed “Sexy Chocolate”Assistant principal Keiva Lark is in massive trouble for what allegedly she did to a student in her office.ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 20, 2025
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NewsEducationNewsEducationTexas Teachers Who Allegedly Submitted a Disabled Student to In-Class Torture Messed Around and Found OutThree Texas teachers are facing criminal charges for allegedly forcing a student into a cruel punishment that went…ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 4, 2025
NewsEducationNewsEducationThis Black Chick-Fil-A Employee Got Shortchanged For Her Company Scholarship, Then Something Amazing HappenedWhile several employees were awarded $2,500 checks, J’Da Bacon, the only Black employee pictured, was given a check…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedApril 3, 2025
NewsEducationNewsEducationThe Issue of Black Men Attending College Is Even Worse Than You ThinkBlack male HBCU students is the lowest it's been since 1976, but the issue runs deeper than just HBCUs.ByPhenix S HalleyUpdatedApril 1, 2025
NewsEducationNewsEducationThree Scary Ways Trump's Destruction Of the Ed Department Will Impact Black StudentsFrom financial aid to critical funding for public schools, these are some of the ways the President's plan could…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedMarch 21, 2025
NewsEducationNewsEducationArk. Gov. Sanders' School Voucher Asked Parents This Nonsense!A multiple-choice question on the voucher asked if parents were applying “to access a different racial mix of…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 18, 2025
NewsEducationNewsEducationWTH?! This Grown Teacher is in Massive Trouble After Scrapping with a 13-Year-Old Because of ThisThe tussle was caught on camera — watch for yourself.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 28, 2025
NewsEducationNewsEducationBlack Nevada Cafeteria Worker Silenced Because White School Employees Didn't Like Her 'Black Voice,' But She Got the Last LaughWashoe County School District paid a Black cafeteria worker $60,000 following a racial discrimination suit.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 20, 2025
NewsEducationNewsEducationExcuse Me?! Video Shows Teachers Laughing While Toddler Gets Jumped By ClassmatesThe disturbing video captured a 4-year-old being punched by his peers. Now, the teachers are in BIG trouble.ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 15, 2025
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsAside from Southern University, Other Prestigious HBCU Marching Bands You Should Be Checking OutWith Southern University's marching band putting on a great performance during the Super Bowl pregame show, we…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 10, 2025
NewsEducationNewsEducationThis Black Teacher Says She Runs Her Classroom Like a Corporation, But is She Helping or Hurting Her Students?"I treat my classroom like it's an office building," says Virginia high school teacher Leslie Robinson.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedFebruary 2, 2025
NewsEducationNewsEducationOh Lord, Rutgers Hops on Trump Bandwagon Cancels A Major HBCU EventThe latest to follow President Donald Trump’s cancellation of DEI initiatives is Rutgers University.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 27, 2025
NewsEducationNewsEducationYou Won't Believe Why This Parent Group Is Trying to Kill An After-School Program For Young Black GirlsIn their complaint, Parents Defending Education says the affinity group promotes segregation rather than empowerment.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedJanuary 10, 2025
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NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsCan This HBCU in NC Really Payback the High-interest Loan They Just Received?Saint Augustine's University has made some bold moves to get its finances back on trackByAngela JohnsonPublishedDecember 12, 2024
NewsEducationNewsEducation3 Reasons Why Trump Ditching the Department of Education Will Especially Hurt Black StudentsThe president-elect plans to toss out the 44-year-old federal agency and replace it with...nothing.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedNovember 20, 2024
NewsEducationNewsEducationThe Story Behind Why a Stuffed Animal Led Police to Arrest Autistic Boy Will Surprise YouRecent Tennessee laws crack down on violent threats against schools, but could they be taking it too far?ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedNovember 19, 2024
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsHoward University To Become the Only HBCU With Research-1 Status. Here's What That MeansThe HBCU is on track to make history with the reclassification.ByPhenix S HalleyPublishedOctober 30, 2024
NewsEducationNewsEducationPhilly Educator Gets $20 Million to Create All-Black Schools...And a Lot of Hate in the ProcessSharif El-Mekki's Center for Black Educator Development has received over $20 million in donations.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedOctober 17, 2024