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teacher thegrio.com
December 9, 2020
A Michigan teacher under fire for asking students how they'd "punish" a slave and outraged the mother of a seventh-grader.
Senate Minority Leader Schumer thegrio.com
December 7, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden is considering forgiving $50K for student loan borrowers, according to Senator Chuck Schumer.
December 6, 2020
Midshipman Sydney Barber, who will be the first Black woman U.S. Naval Academy brigade commander, said 2020 protests inspired her…
Members Of White House Coronavirus Task Force Hold Briefing
December 2, 2020
"We know what “free college” means: a government takeover. Nothing is truly free," said Betsy Devos on Twitter.
affirmative action SCOTUS Blum thegrio.com
December 1, 2020
Anti-affirmative action group, Students For Fair Admissions, are hopeful a conservative US Supreme Court will ban the practice.
November 29, 2020
In-person learning at some schools will resume Dec. 7, just over two weeks after the system closed doors due to…
November 22, 2020
The Rhodes Trust announced winners, which include 22 students of color. Ten are Black, which ties the record for the…
Prairie View A&M University thegrio.com
November 11, 2020
An anonymous donor gifted Prairie View A&M University with $10 million dollars, according to a press release from the school.
Morris Brown College thegrio.com
November 11, 2020
Morris Brown College recently announced the institution's accreditation application with TRACS has been approved.
Betsy DeVos thegrio.com
November 9, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden is planning an overhaul in education and has plans to replace Secretary Betsy DeVos with an educator.
Trump thegrio.com
November 3, 2020
President Trump signed an executive order to establish a "1776 commission" that will create a curriculum that teaches “patriotic education."
Henry W. Grady High School Ida B. Wells thegrio.com
October 30, 2020
Over 1,500 people sign a petition asking Atlanta to reject changing the name of Henry W. Grady H.S. to Ida…
Clemson University thegrio.com
October 30, 2020
Hundreds of unmarked graves that date back to hundreds of years ago were uncovered on the South Carolina college campus.
Russell Wilson Ciara celebrity babies thegrio.com
October 29, 2020
Ciara and Russell Wilson announced that their Why Not You Foundation is starting a charter school in Seattle and will…
October 27, 2020
Florida teens host live youth debate on reopening schools during a pandemic. They say they are ready for their voices…
October 25, 2020
Dr. Irving P. McPhail, who became president of St. Augustine's University this summer, died days after testing positive for coronavirus.
Black Girl thegrio.com
October 24, 2020
Black girls have a higher chance of being arrested than the police who murdered Breonna Taylor in her sleep.
October 22, 2020
School apologizes after Indiana student listed as 'Black Guy' in yearbook. The school called the incident an "error."
October 18, 2020
As colleges are reopening nationwide amid the ever present COVID-19 pandemic, students at HBCUs are generally safer, according to a…
October 10, 2020
A campus building is being rebuilt and named after Mellody Hobson, a Black businesswoman who is an alumna of and…