Education

Dennis Barnes, who received $10M in scholarships, picks Cornell

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Africana Studies Seton Hall

N.J. students protest lack of support for Africana Studies program

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Florida to ban colleges from using state, federal cash for DEI

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University of Wisconsin, Madison

UW-Madison condemns racist video, says it can’t discipline person who made it

The video reportedly depicts a white student using racial insults, saying she wants to bring back some Blacks from slavery…
/ May 3, 2023
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10 books to read in honor of Freedom to Learn National Day of Action 

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 U. picks African diaspora scholar as next president

Howard University is turning to an experienced scholar of the African diaspora to serve as its new university president.
/ May 3, 2023

City wants to tell the stories of its Black citizens

Alexandria in Virginia has launched an initiative to share the histories of the city's Black citizens, who have long been…
/ May 2, 2023
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HBCUs get donations 178 times lower than Ivy League, study finds

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 students fight for Black English professor’s job

Loyola University students are fighting for Scott Heath, the school's only Black professor in the English department, to keep his…
/ May 1, 2023

Success Academy subject of $64 million racism lawsuit

Former chess director Jerald Times alleges severe racial bias at Success Academy, New York City's biggest charter school system.
/ May 1, 2023

Gary Payton II delivers diploma to mother in sweet surprise

Gary Payton II promised his mother he would one day earn his degree from Oregon State. He shared the special…
/ April 30, 2023

‘The Hate u Give’ author awards student writing scholarship

The full-ride scholarship, created to help young aspiring writers, was awarded to a Mississippi high school senior,
/ April 29, 2023

How public benefit programs are blocking the path to economic mobility for student parents

Inflexible requirements make it harder for those who want to improve their economic status while juggling being a parent and…
/ April 28, 2023

Black men who suffered racial injustice at Yale finally get degrees

Two Black theology students who attended Yale University in the 19th century have received posthumous degrees.
/ April 27, 2023
Lehigh student attacked

Four arrested for allegedly yelling slurs at student, chasing and assaulting him

Four men have been arrested for allegedly yelling racial slurs then assaulting a Lehigh University student in his dorm on…
/ April 27, 2023