Education

Basketball star Ray Allen, 47, receives degree from UConn
Ray Allen returned to UConn on Sunday to receive a degree nearly 30 years after leaving the school for a…
/ May 8, 2023
Oprah delighted graduates at her alma mater Tennessee State University, telling the story of how she fell one credit short…
/ May 6, 2023
Dennis Barnes, a senior in New Orleans who received scholarship offers from 149 colleges and universities totaling $10 million, said he has...
/ May 5, 2023
Africana Studies Seton Hall
Students protesting at Seton Hall University say they are fed up with the institution's lack of support for its Africana…
/ May 4, 2023
Florida Republicans on Wednesday approved bills to ban diversity programs in colleges and prevent students and teachers from being required…
/ May 4, 2023
University of Wisconsin, Madison
The video reportedly depicts a white student using racial insults, saying she wants to bring back some Blacks from slavery…
/ May 3, 2023
Freedom to Learn, #FreedomtoLearn, Freedom to Learn National Day of action, May 3 freedom to learn banned books by Black authors, Black literature, Banned books, theGrio.com
May 3 is the #FreedomtoLearn National Day of Action; here’s everything you need to know about the fight for inclusive…
/ May 3, 2023
Howard University campus violence
Howard University is turning to an experienced scholar of the African diaspora to serve as its new university president.
/ May 3, 2023
Alexandria in Virginia has launched an initiative to share the histories of the city's Black citizens, who have long been…
/ May 2, 2023
HBCUs low donations, theGrio.com
Some study participants blamed systemic racism for the underfunding. Others said it was a result of limited connections between philanthropists…
/ May 2, 2023
Loyola University in New Orleans.
Loyola University students are fighting for Scott Heath, the school's only Black professor in the English department, to keep his…
/ May 1, 2023
Former chess director Jerald Times alleges severe racial bias at Success Academy, New York City's biggest charter school system.
/ May 1, 2023