

Black History Month News
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Film star Kevin Hart’s reign as the best celebrity basketball player of NBA All-Star weekend has come to a humbling end, even if the fans in attendance thought otherwise.

Black History Month Opinion Politics
ANALYSIS – Duncan, in very impolitic terms, was trying to make an important point: lackluster American schools are not just a black and brown problem…

Politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Arne Duncan continued to face criticism Monday over reported remarks that seemed to dismiss ‘white suburban moms’ for opposing higher academic standards…


News Black History Month
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Education Department is awarding $228 million in grants to historically black colleges and universities. The five-year grants will go to schools in 19 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands…

Black History Month Politics
ATLANTA (AP) – Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday…