We Saved Summer Youth From Being Cut, But The Battle Is Not Over!
Today marks July 6, 2020. The original date for the start of New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program. Today thousands of youth across New York City shou... Read More...
Education
The Crusade To Save NYC’s Summer Youth Program: Teens & Community Leaders Demand Justice!!
Summer Youth is one of New York's most effective programs for providing economic and professional opportunities to over 75,000 youth ages 14-24 in New York City... Read More...
How The Coronavirus Has Flipped College Students’ Lives Upside Down
The number of positive COVID-19 cases is increasing day by day, so the importance of taking the necessary precautions to keep yourself and others out of harm’s ... Read More...
Maryland General Assembly Close To Settling $500M HBCU Discrimination Lawsuit
The Maryland state Senate has passed a bill for the Maryland General Assembly’s approved legislation that will provide $580 million to four historically black c... Read More...
UK Schools Consider Predicting Grades Amid COVID-19 Spread: Who Benefits?
By David Myles COVID-19 continues to interrupt mundane activities in not only Britain, but much of Europe and other so-called developed countries. Consequent... Read More...
These Men Are Improving Low Literacy Rates For Black Kids In Iowa
In the capital city of Iowa where reading literacy rates are low among black kids, a Des Moines barbershop is doing its part to turn things around. Lance Wil... Read More...
Understanding the Winter Solstice Through the Kamitic Lens
Dec. 21, 2019 marks the beginning of the Winter solstice. The Winter solstice signals the beginning of the Winter season and is the shortest day and the longe... Read More...
Senator Kamala Harris Wants To Extend School An Extra 3 Hours
The Family Friendly Schools Act is a bill proposed by U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on October 6th. If passed into law it would extend the school day an extra 3 ... Read More...
Specialized High Schoolers Agree With Liu, SHSAT Should Stay
Students of color are agreeing with State Senate John Liu, the SHSAT should not be eliminated.... Read More...
An HBCU That’s Racist Towards Black Professors?
A federal appeals court is renewing a case involving black professors suing an HBCU for discrimination. Kemit Mawakana is suing the University of the Distric... Read More...
Teacher Fired at Oregon School after Telling Student, ‘You’re Lucky I’m not Making You Pick Cotton’
A school teacher in Oregon has been fired after allegedly telling an 11-year-old biracial student that she was "lucky I’m not making you pick cotton." Jasmy... Read More...
Black Autistic Student Wrongly Accused Of Harassing White Chicks
There's an ongoing lawsuit on fist-bumps and requested group selfies. A community college student his wrongly accused of sexual harassment and blacklisted from ... Read More...
Oprah Surprises Newark High School with $500,000 Donation
Oprah Winfrey surprised West Side High School in New Jersey with a donation of $500,000 to assist their their principal Akbar Cook with his program that keeps k... Read More...
Billionaire Robert Smith to Pay Off Student Loans of Morehouse College Students
Robert F. Smith, a billionaire investor, surprised graduating students at Morehouse College when he pledged to pay off their student loans Sunday. Smith was ... Read More...
