NewsEducationNewsEducationTeacher Shows Picture of Obama with Monkeys and Asks Students to Identify the PrimateThe teacher has been placed on leave following the assignment.ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 23, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationCongressional Black Caucus Urges Biden to Take Action on Loan ForgivenessThe CBC is urging President Biden to come to the table to find a solution to help decrease the racial wealth gap…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedMay 23, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationFlorida Warns Against CRT and 'Social Justice' In Social Studies TextbooksThe Department of Education offers guidance that textbook publishers should avoid topics of culturally responsive…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 23, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationUniversity to Reinstate Professor who Tweeted “Black Privilege is Real”Dr. Charles Negy stood by what he said and argued the school used it as ammunition to fire him.ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 20, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationBlack Georgia High School Students Sue District for Racial DiscriminationThe students and parents at Coosa High School filed a federal lawsuit alleging the teens first amendment and equal…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 18, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationCo-Founder of Airbnb Donates $100 Million to the Obama Foundation to Fund ScholarshipsThe scholarships are for students going into public service.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMay 17, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationUNC-Chapel Hill to Rename Buildings Associated with White SupremacistsThe residence hall and student affairs office will now be named after the first student and faculty of color to step…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 13, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationSeveral Schools Added to List of Historic Sites Tied to Brown v. BoardThe schools are located in Delaware, Virginia and Washington, D.C.ByKeith ReedPublishedMay 12, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationTaraji P. Henson in Planned Parenthood Video on "How to Talk About Abortion..."The actress teamed up with Planned Parenthood for the video on abortion.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedMay 11, 2022
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsDelaware State University Lacrosse Team Accuses Georgia Officers of Racial Profiling During Traffic StopThe Georgia officers searched their bus for drugs but none were found.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMay 10, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationLincoln College to Close Following Covid Complications and Cyber AttackThe predominantly Black college faced challenges in both recruitment and retainment amidst financial and…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 10, 2022
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsDonor Pays Off Loans for Graduating Class at HBCU Wiley CollegeAn anonymous donor cleared loans for 100 students in this year's graduating class.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedMay 9, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationTennessee Christian School Doles Out "Severe Disciplinary Actions" For Students Involved In Racist Viral VideoAny way you look at it, the parents are most definitely to blame.ByAlexandra JanePublishedMay 8, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationThe University of Massachusetts Amherst Investigating Racist and ‘Hate-Filled’ Emails Towards Black Student GroupsThe email referred to Black students as “animals” and said, “we are allowed to hate you.”ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMay 6, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationTexas Gov. Greg Abbott Might Challenge SCOTUS Ruling Requiring States To Educate All ChildrenAbbott intends to challenge Plyer v. Doe, a 1982 case saying all children, regardless of their immigration status,…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 5, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationUniv. of Maryland-Baltimore Program Encourages Students to Pursue STEM CareersThe first cohort of the UMB CURE Scholars program graduates from high school this year.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedMay 5, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationNew Jersey Sees Major Racial Gap in Access To AP CoursesThere's nearly a 30 percent gap between the number of white students and Black students who participate in advanced…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 2, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationCentral Michigan University Accused of Racial Discrimination for Cutting Men’s Track and Field ProgramThe president of the university finds the accusations “unfounded.”ByNoah A. McGeePublishedApril 29, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationFeds to Forgive Millions in Student Loans for Defrauded Beauty School StudentsStudents who received loans to attend Marinello Schools of Beauty between 2009 and 2016 will have their loans…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedApril 29, 2022
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsAtlanta HBCU Morris Brown College Receives Full Accreditation After 20 YearsThe HBCU can now apply for federal education funding that could go toward student financial aid and Pell Grants or…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedApril 28, 2022