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March 24, 2022
"If you're recording me," one teacher says in the first minute of a now-viral video, "I don't care because I'm…
March 18, 2022
A diversity report for graduation rates among this year’s NCAA Tournament teams found the gap between white and Black men’s
January 26, 2022
Albany, Georgia native and 4.0 student Kenyari Sawyer has been accepted into 48 colleges and received over $600K in scholarships.
November 7, 2021
Usher’s New Look has been granted $500,000 from the Truist Foundation to fund financial literacy programming for under-resourced communities.
October 3, 2021
Black students at Florida State University marched across campus on Saturday to demand accountability following a series of racist events.
September 29, 2021
Officials at UMass Amherst have addressed the racially targeted incidents on campus, specifically a racist letter sent to Black students.
Dr. Annelle Primm thegrio.com
September 2, 2021
Dr. Annelle Primm of the Steve Fund sat down with theGrio to discuss mental health among Black students returning to…
August 24, 2021
Charles Bell interviewed 55 students who claim they received harsh school suspensions which led to repercussions for parents.
Black student solving math problem, theGrio.com
August 11, 2021
Gates Foundation tells theGrio, “learning loss in math is even greater than learning loss of literacy” -- the pandemic only…
Tampa-Area Chidren Return To Classrooms On First Day Of School
July 30, 2021
Officials should drop their political theatrics over critical race theory and address serious issues in our education system.
June 3, 2021
More than $375,000 in student debt has been wiped out for Wilberforce University graduates of the HBCU's classes of 2020…
May 17, 2021
In an effort to combat mental health distress in the classroom due to racial bias, Taraji P. Henson has launched…
theGRIO.com
May 3, 2021
Only a tiny percentage of Black and Latino students have been admitted into New York city’s elite high schools.
April 18, 2021
The bronze statue was modeled after a photograph of Joseph Vaughn walking on campus after he enrolled 56 years ago.
March 6, 2021
Texas police are investing a disturbing case of racially-charged bullying of a Black middle schooler whose classmates forced to drink…
Morehouse thegrio.com
February 11, 2021
Morehouse College announced an online program to help students finish their degrees. It is open to men from all schools…
February 7, 2021
Of approximately 18 million students who filed the FAFSA, nearly a quarter were flagged for verification in the 2019-2020 cycle.
Yale University slavery
October 9, 2020
Of over 13,000 students at Yale in 2019, less than 8 percent were Black. The suit was called 'baseless' by…
August 23, 2020
The new study concluded that Black and Latino students at University of California campuses saw declining enrollment and graduation rates.
August 19, 2020
OPINION: Black children and youth are falling behind disproportionately on their education in the classroom and its impact is devastating.