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...
Education
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...
Westboro Baptist Church to Protest at Spelman, Morehouse, and Clark Graduation Ceremonies
The Westboro Baptist Church, a designated hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, announced plans to protest at the graduation ceremonies at Spelman, Mor... Read More...
99-Year-Old WWII Veteran Elizabeth Barker Johnson Walks Across Stage to Accept Degree 70 Years Later
99-year-old WWII veteran Elizabeth Barker Johnson graduated Winston-Salem State University nearly 70 years ago but it was only recently that she was able to wal... Read More...
Minnesota Teacher Placed On Leave After Calling Black Students the N-Word
A teacher in St. Paul, Minnesota has been placed on administrative leave after referring to her Black students as “f*cking ni**ers.” Wendy Brilowski, a white... Read More...
Missy Elliott Receives Honorary Doctorate at Berklee College of Music
Missy Elliott received an honorary doctorate degree from the Berklee College of Music on Saturday. Other honorees included pop superstar Justin Timberlake a... Read More...
Principal, Teachers Suspended after Posing With Noose in Leaked Photo
A principal and four teachers were suspended after they appeared in a photo in which one of the educators held up a noose and they all smiled. According to L... Read More...
Laurie Cumbo Got Me Suspended From School, Student Says
A student advocate is claiming Councilwomen Laurie Cumbo (D-Crown Heights) violated her free speech and got her suspended for asking questions. Sakia Fletche... Read More...
White Texas Assistant Principal Admits to Saying the N-Word to Black Students
The assistant principal of Denton High School in Texas, Howard Palmer, has been placed on leave after he was caught on tape using telling black students to “tu... Read More...
Civil Rights Pioneer Autherine Lucy Foster Receives Honorary Doctorate From UA 63 Years After Expulsion
University of Alabama's first Black student, Autherine Lucy Foster, received an honorary degree 63 years after she was expelled from the school Friday. In 19... Read More...
Houston Catholic Prep School Grad Kellin McGowan Is Its First Ever Black Valedictorian
Kellin McGowan made history at St. Thomas High School by becoming the first black valedictorian in its 119-year history. The 17-year-old will receive his hig... Read More...
Black Texas Students Fear Plans to Arm More Teachers
Black students in Texas are speaking out against plans to arm more teachers with guns in response to the violent and deadly school shootings. The Texas Tribu... Read More...
Update: Medgar Evers College Student Yelled Directly Into Councilwoman Cumbo’s Face
The Democrats like Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo (D-Crown Heights) are no longer at ease among their constituents, or at least they have to be on the lookout for po... Read More...
Theo Shaw, Once A Jena 6 Defendant, Is Now Officially a Lawyer
Theo Shaw was once a defendant in the Jena 6 case has turned his life around to become a lawyer. Chief Justice Johnson administered Shaw’s oath of admission... Read More...
