Ohio school sorry for making black student 'slave'
GAHANNA, Ohio (AP) - The mother of a black Ohio fifth grader assigned to play a slave for a social studies lesson says the school should be more sensitive...
Is UNCF's fight for HBCUs a 'waste' of mindpower?
OPINION - 'A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste' was and is a brilliant slogan for HBCUs who've historically provided the backbone of college education for blacks in this country...
Police probe death of baby born to Oprah student
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Police are investigating whether to file charges after the death of a newborn baby born to a student at Oprah Winfrey's elite South African high school...
Theft charge dismissed against Ohio mom Kelley Williams-Bolar
COLOR LINES - The 40-year-old single mother of two works as a teacher's assistant for special needs kids at a nearby high school and is going to school for her own teacher certification...
Spike Lee urges more black men to become teachers
ATLANTA (AP) - "Everybody can't be a business major," Lee told the auditorium packed with male high school and college students...
High school uses racial segregation as learning tool
PHILADELPHIA - The segregation is intended to be a mentoring program, with African-American teachers acting as role models, encouraging students to strive for a bright future...
Is 'gaming the system' ever justified?
OPINION - When do we stop pretending that Kelley Williams-Bolar's actions exist in some sort of vacuum?...
Local NAACP urges boycott of Charlotte over MLK school day
NAACP President also said his group would ask the national NAACP to consider asking the Democratic Party not to hold its 2012 convention in Charlotte...
NAACP chapter blasts a call for classes on MLK day
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The city's NAACP chapter called Wednesday on area clergy to urge church members to keep their children home...
Memphis middle school fights sagging with 'Urkel'
VIDEO - At a time when kids parade through town and school with pants hanging well below their rear ends, Westside Principal Bobby White helped create a new gimmick to get them to pull up their pants...
