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Emory University President James Wagner (R) introduces former President Jimmy Carter during Carter's 28th annual town hall meeting at Emory University on September 16, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. Carter answered Emory students' questions ranging in topics from racism, health care and the Middle East during the one-hour town hall meeting. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Emory president fighting for his job after slavery comments

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Emory University president James Wagner is fighting to save his career following widespread criticism over controversial remarks he made about slavery in a university publication...
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Obama pushes early childhood education expansion

Josh Lederman and Philip Elliott, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's ambitious plan to expand preschool programs comes as one out of every 13 students already in Head Start classrooms is at risk of being kicked out if lawmakers don't sidestep a budget meltdown.
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President Barack Obama is greeted before giving his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on February 12, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Facing a divided Congress, Obama is expected to focus his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy. (Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)

State of the Union takeaways for black America

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SLIDESHOW - President Obama hit the road Wednesday to stump for the ideas he outlined in his first State of the Union address of his second term the night before...
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Dr. Walter Kimbrough (courtesy of InArkansas.com)

theGrio’s 100: Walter Kimbrough, the 'hip-hop' college president

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theGRIO'S 100 - The Atlanta native is the current president of Dillard University. Prior to this role, he served as president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he significantly increased the student enrollment and graduation rate...
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theGrio's 100: Swizz Beatz, making beautiful music for education

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theGRIO's 100 - Swizz Beatz is making beautiful music for education, for some lucky kids in the Bronx...
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Madu Eneli, an eighth grader from Texas, wrote a guide to academic and personal success for other middle schoolers. (Source: Aya Eneli International)

theGrio’s 100: Madu Eneli, teen author, pens middle school success guide

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theGRIO'S 100 - Eneli is the self-published author of 'Am I Ready for Middle School?' The book, his first writing endeavor, provides tips, ideas and strategies to help students transition to middle school...
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Members of the Morehouse College 2002 graduating class sing their school song during commencement ceremonies May 19, 2002 in Atlanta. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)

Maryland’s HBCUs rally for funding and support

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - More than 2,000 students and supporters of Maryland’s four historically black colleges and universities will converge outside Maryland State House on Monday afternoon to lobby legislators for increased funding and support...
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John S. Wilson (courtesy of Morehouse College)

New Morehouse president to focus on 'character' and 'capital'

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. John S. Wilson Jr. has an outstanding resume. So much so he was headhunted after a rigorous nationwide search to take on the role as president of Morehouse College...
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Study: High school grad rate highest since '76

Phillip Elliott, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, the Education Department said in a study released Tuesday...
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Report: Miss. school discipline too hard on kids

Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled and even incarcerated for minor infractions, policies that disproportionally affect minorities...
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