NewsEducationNewsEducationBy Celebrating Black History Month, Alabama Teachers Are Accused of Promoting Critical Race TheoryMany parents in Alabama are choosing to claim that Black History Month is a form of CRT teachings.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 4, 2022
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsFBI Identifies 6 Minors as Persons of Interest in Bomb Threats to HBCUsThe bomb threats to the historically Black colleges and universities appear to be racially motivatedByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 2, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationTexas Continues Pulling Books on Race and Sexuality from Libraries and SchoolsTexas school districts have withdrawn hundreds of books on gender and race from libraries for review of "sexually…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 2, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationGeorgetown Law Director Suspended for Tweets About ‘Lesser’ Black Women for the US Supreme Court VacancyThe incoming director took to Twitter to question President Biden’s promise to hire a Black woman for the U.S.…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 2, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationAnti-CRT Legislation Puts Limits on Black History LessonsAs lawmakers sign legislation prohibiting schools to teach critical race theory, teachers are forced to revise and…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 2, 2022
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsOn the First Day of Black History Month, More Than a Dozen HBCUs Receive Bomb ThreatsFor the second day in a row, Howard University receives a bomb threat after getting one yesterday.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 1, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationThe End of Affirmative Action Will Impact Black and Latino Students At High LevelsAffirmative action is facing its greatest threat yet, leaving Black and Latino students to grapple with future…ByAlexandra JanePublishedJanuary 30, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationVirginia's Military Institute's first Black Superintendent Blasts Opposers of Diversity ReformVMI's Cedric T. Wins took to Facebook to respond to alumnus criticism of the school's diversity and inclusion…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 28, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationLawmaker Says A Book didn't Make him Gay during Debate about LGBTQ Topics in SchoolDuring Florida debate about LGBTQ topics being taught in schools, Sen. Shevrin Jones asserts that literature had no…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 26, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationRich Donors Support Conservative Groups in Campaign to Ban Books Addressing RaceThe trend of banning books addressing race and LGBTQ+ issues is supported not only by conservative grassroots groups…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 25, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationSupreme Court to Decide Whether Colleges Can Consider Race in Admissions ProcessThe Supreme Court will once again revisit the decision to allow colleges and universities to consider race when…ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 24, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationSchool District in Florida Cancels Professor’s Civil Rights Lecture Over Concerns of Critical Race TheoryLocal administrators felt that the topic set off "red flags"ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 24, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationBlack Senators in Mississippi Protest as the State Senate Passed Bill that Would Ban Teaching Critical Race TheoryBlack senators walked out before the bill was passed 32-2ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 21, 2022
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsMorehouse College Launches Institute Dedicated to Black Male ResearchThe institute will be committed to studying the personal, cultural, social and economic outcomes of issues affecting…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 19, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationQ&A: Trymaine Lee Discusses Being Black at Harvard and Weighs in on the HBCU vs. PWI DebateThe MSNBC correspondent discusses his fellowship and what it means to be Black at HarvardByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 17, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationChicago Students Return to School as Teachers Union Votes to End Dispute With Mayor LightfootAfter classes were canceled for over 330,000 students in Chicago, teachers union narrowly agrees to in-person…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 13, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducation16 Colleges, Including Yale, Duke, and Georgetown Allegedly Collude To Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit DescribesThe complaint alleges universities overcharged 170,000 financial aid recipients by “at least hundreds of millions of…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 11, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationAs Chicago Schools Stay Closed, Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union Are Still Locked In NegotiationsThe Chicago Teachers Union provided a return proposal on Saturday while the Mayor takes a hardline approach on…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 10, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationNo Surprise Here: The Most Recent Wave of Book Bans Includes More Black Authors Than EverThe war on critical race theory includes a new crop of Black authored books being mislabeled as such.ByAlexandra JanePublishedJanuary 9, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationNorth Carolina Central University Creates Pipeline to Land More Black Male Educators in ClassroomsThe program additionally holds workshops in financial literacy, community services and professional development.ByAlexandra JanePublishedJanuary 8, 2022