Education

The decision to ban AP African American studies courses in some states may have increased students desire to learn about…
/ July 29, 2023
The board of University of North Carolina voted to bar the use of “race, sex, color or ethnicity” in admissions…
/ July 29, 2023
Occidental College, a private school in Los Angeles, is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court…
/ July 28, 2023
Florida Black history teachings -- Rep. Byron Donalds
Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida's only Black Republican congressman, is against teaching students that Black people benefited from slavery.
/ July 28, 2023
Ron DeSantis, erasing Black history, theGrio.com
White washing slavery: Why some people believe black people benefitted from being enslaved; and the debate around that belief
/ July 28, 2023
Alpha Phi Alpha moves national convention from Florida
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity has decided to relocate its 2025 general convention out of Florida because of the state's racist…
/ July 27, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic had a stark negative impact on students’ math scores, new data from Michigan shows.
/ July 27, 2023
Missouri schools anti-racism policy
A conservative majority school board in Missouri has made the decision to revisit an anti-racism policy before its coming expiration.
/ July 26, 2023
On Monday, July 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Harvard University's policies on legacy admissions,…
/ July 26, 2023
Dartmouth cultural life institute
Dartmouth College has launched a new center for Black intellectual and cultural life on its own campus and beyond.
/ July 25, 2023
Francis Howell School Board led by new conservative board members elected since last year, has revoked that anti-racism resolution.
/ July 25, 2023
Deaf students graduate Gallaudet University
Gallaudet awarded diplomas to 24 Black deaf students and honored four teachers from the Kendall School Division II for Negroes.
/ July 24, 2023