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Marla Frederick becomes first Black woman to lead Harvard's divinity school
August 25, 2023
Marla F. Frederick is the first Black woman to be named dean of Harvard Divinity School in its 207-year history.
Journalism professor Kathleen McElroy
August 4, 2023
What happened to McElroy in Texas is but the latest example of a full-scale war on Black educators and Black…
April 24, 2023
The University of South Carolina has named a building after a non-white person for the first time in its 222-year…
Stacey Abrams Governor Georgia
April 6, 2023
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has joined the faculty of Howard University in Washington, D.C.
August 31, 2022
Tamiko Armstead, president of Cardinal Ritter College Prep, tweeted a photo of its 18 Black male educators that recently went…
May 13, 2022
Veteran journalist and historian Jelani Cobb will be starting a new job as the dean of a prestigious journalism school…
March 24, 2022
In an effort to close an achievement gap, Black male teachers are spending more time with pupils outside of class…
December 18, 2021
Dr. Charles Johnson was the first Black faculty member in the Duke University School of Medicine and first Black physician…
Hollywood High School Students And Teachers Prepare For Coming School Year
November 7, 2021
The North Carolina HBCU said their new initiative will tackle the racial gap and support Black men as they become…
June 10, 2021
North Carolina principal Marcus Gause sang a soulful rendition of "I Will Always Love You" to his 2021 graduating class…
June 9, 2021
Mitchell Morgan, chair of the Temple trustees' board, said Wingard was chosen because he has a vision for the future…
Ronald Draper thegrio.com
May 11, 2021
Mixed media Harlem artist Ronald Draper uses his passion for art and education to “Affirm Black Genius” in the NYC…
October 23, 2018
[griojw id=”U1rdnGYw” playerid=”BqxyiSkR”] Class is in session, and black men are leading the way. This month in Philadelphia, a historic
April 14, 2017
A recent Harvard study says the shortage of black teachers isn't just an issue of recruitment and retention but outright…