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...
Education
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...
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...
