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July 3, 2023
The Supreme Court's affirmative action decision will mostly impact Black students, but it may result in increased enrollment at HBCUs.
Philadelphia teen banned from graduation
June 20, 2023
A Philadelphia teen is opening up about the pain he suffered over being barred from his final senior events after…
Teacher fired over Dear Martin
June 15, 2023
A Charlotte middle school teacher is suing his former employer, alleging he was fired for using "Dear Martin" to educate…
Florida discrimination colleges
June 6, 2023
Six Florida A&M students are suing the state, alleging it discriminates against their HBCU while favoring a white public institution.
Birmingham Montessori school
June 6, 2023
A Montessori school geared toward Black children in Birmingham is hoping to expand, starting by doubling its enrollment numbers.
Lori Lightfoot Harvard
June 5, 2023
Lori Lightfoot, the former mayor of Chicago, will be teaching health policy and leadership course at Harvard University this fall.
Missouri teen walks to graduation
June 5, 2023
A St. Louis middle school student is seeing his determination pay off after he walked six miles to attend his…
Colored School No. 4
May 25, 2023
Colored School No. 4, constructed for Black children during the slavery era, has been named an official landmark in New…
May 24, 2023
In an Instagram post Tuesday, Gorman said she was "gutted" at the decision in Miami-Dade County to ban her 2021…
Stevie Wonder thegrio.com AP
May 22, 2023
Music icon Stevie Wonder is the recipient of an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Fordham University.
May 20, 2023
PEN America and Penguin Random House allege the Escambia County School District violated the First Amendment by restricting 10 books.
Racist threats Western High
May 19, 2023
Western High School received a threat against Black students through an Instagram post containing a racial epithet and guns,
May 17, 2023
Dow Jones and Columbia Journalism School have launched the HBCU Media Collective as they aim to promote newsroom diversity.
May 16, 2023
Yolanda Hubbard and her son, Roderick, continued their family's legacy by attending Albany State University, graduating together.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis -- social studies textbooks
May 10, 2023
Florida education officials have approved the removal of a passage about George Floyd from social studies textbooks.
Africana Studies Seton Hall
May 4, 2023
Students protesting at Seton Hall University say they are fed up with the institution's lack of support for its Africana…
University of Wisconsin, Madison
May 3, 2023
The video reportedly depicts a white student using racial insults, saying she wants to bring back some Blacks from slavery…
Loyola University in New Orleans.
May 1, 2023
Loyola University students are fighting for Scott Heath, the school's only Black professor in the English department, to keep his…
May 1, 2023
Former chess director Jerald Times alleges severe racial bias at Success Academy, New York City's biggest charter school system.
Dennis Barnes New Orleans (1)
April 26, 2023
New Orleans high school student Dennis Barnes has scored a new national record with his college admissions and scholarship offers.