NewsEducationNewsEducationTexas School District to Examine Disproportionate Suspensions of Black StudentsWhile making up a low percentage of school populations, they made up half of the suspensions.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 18, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationHigh School Football Players Blame "Peer Pressure" For Slave Auction PrankThe NAACP has called for a meeting with the school district.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 18, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationBlack Pledges Faced Violent, Racist Threats from White Frat Brothers, Lawsuit ClaimsThe two were the only Black pledges of the season.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 14, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationRockford Student Suffers Brain Damage after being Body Slammed by a CopThe boy’s family has filed a suit against the school and city.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 13, 2022
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsBlack Hackers From Morehouse Showed Up and Showed Out at Black Enterprise Tech CompetitionA team from the Atlanta HBCU took the top prize at the 7th Annual competitionByAngela JohnsonPublishedOctober 12, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationBiden Expected to Announce Student Student Debt Cancellation on Wednesday [Update]Biden is expected to announce plans to cancel $10,000 of student debt for borrowers making under $125,000 on…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedOctober 12, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationWe Got A Sneak Peek at the Student Loan Forgiveness Portal and Guess What? It's Easy to Apply!Biden is offering up to $20,000 in student debt relief for borrowers making under $125,000 and households making…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedOctober 12, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationUNC-Chapel Hill Back Again with Another Legal Battle. Now, They're Facing the Supreme CourtThe university wants to uphold affirmative action application practices.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 10, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationVideo: Campus Cops Accused of Racially Profiling Black StudentThe university police accused the student of using a fake ID.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 7, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationMadea Goes to College? Emory University Reveals New Course Inspired by Tyler PerryThe first-of-its-kind course is available to first-year students.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedSeptember 29, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationVirginia Students Stage Massive Walkout to Push Against Anti-Transgender PoliciesIn Northern Virginia, crowds of students walked out of class to protest guidelines proposed by Republican Governor…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedSeptember 27, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationNew Charter School for Black Students Gets Approved in Denver After Initial RejectionWhile the green light has been given, the school now must fill each of its seats to maintain its status.ByAlexandra JanePublishedSeptember 24, 2022
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsBig Sean Discusses Influencing the Next Generation of Black College StudentsThe Detroit rapper made an appearance at the fourth annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial competition for HBCU…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedSeptember 23, 2022
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsIs The State of Florida Systematically Underfunding FAMU, an HBCU?Six FAMU students have filed a class-action lawsuit against the state's board of governors of the State University…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedSeptember 23, 2022
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsBlack Twitter Debates HBCUs vs Predominately White InstitutionsBlack people continued the annual tradition of arguing about PWIs vs HBCUs on social media.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedSeptember 20, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationStepdad of Racially Harassed Student Has Parental Rights Despite School District's "Biological Father" Claim [Update]The superintendent said the girl’s mother must give her stepfather legal permission to correspond about the bullying…ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 19, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationUSC Annenberg Launches Media Studies Lab to Preserve and Promote Black Social ChangemakersThe Charlotta Bass Lab will be the first of its kind on the University of Southern California campus.ByAlexandra JanePublishedSeptember 18, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationSketchy Texas Version of the 1619 Project Gets ApprovedGov. Greg Abbott signed off on the 1836 Project, a watered-down look at the Texas Revolution that will be included…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedSeptember 16, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationBrooklyn Public Library Fights Anti-CRT Book Ban, Issues 5,000 Free Library Cards to TeensThe library’s program to provide access to banned books may run indefinitely.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 15, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationConnecticut Parents Outraged at Race and Gender Vocabulary Words Used in Teacher's Worksheet“Social justice? Why is it even in this document?" asked one angry resident.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 13, 2022