Education

Adnan Syed, who was released from a Maryland prison this year after his case was the focus of the true-crime…
/ December 23, 2022
The former Confederate capital has secured an $11 million grant to build an interpretive center honoring the memory of enslaved…
/ December 21, 2022
New Roads School in Santa Monica
A white coworker allegedly told Tiffany Wright to "go back to Africa," but an administrator claimed he didn't mean it.
/ December 20, 2022
Oberlin College and local bakery end yearlong legal fight after a Black male student was suspected of having stolen a…
/ December 17, 2022
Scrutiny from conservatives around teaching about race, gender and sexuality has made many teachers reluctant to discuss issues that touch…
/ December 14, 2022
Black Lives Matter Flag, theGrio.com
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, whose net assets are nearly $42 million, has launched a $500,000 college-debt relief…
/ December 12, 2022
Hip-hop superstar Missy Elliott was awarded an honorary doctorate from Norfolk State University on Saturday.
/ December 12, 2022
JROTC military courses
Schools across the country with majority nonwhite and low-income students are forcing pupils into J.R.O.T.C. courses.
/ December 12, 2022
LSU is recognizing four trailblazing Black alumni whose contributions to breaking barriers has left a lasting impact on the school.
/ December 10, 2022
Kanye West thegrio.com
Chicago's School of the Art Institute announced that it is revoking Kanye West's 2015 honorary doctorate amid accusations of hate…
/ December 9, 2022
One of Atlanta’s highest-performing elementary schools is under investigation for allegedly assigning students to classes based on their race.
/ December 8, 2022
Rockwood School District
A southeast Iowa school district failed to protect a Black student from pervasive racial harassment and now must take steps…
/ December 7, 2022