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Activists A'niya Taylor and David Hogg, theGrio.com
September 17, 2021
David Hogg misses that, unlike past generations of Americans, Generation Z will not be driven by a perspective of one…
August 28, 2021
Howard University announced Friday it will clear unpaid balances for juniors and seniors under increased financial burden due to COVID-19.
August 21, 2021
The move marks the start of a broader overhaul of a program that has been criticized for having overly burdensome…
Young Gifted And Broke: Our Student Loan Crisis - theGrio.com
August 14, 2021
Black college graduates in their 30s are facing the harsh reality that a college education isn't enough to close the…
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…
March 22, 2021
Growing up poor or first-gen in America means that you were likely sold the ‘American Dream’ myth — education as
February 16, 2021
Democratic leaders and HBCU presidents speak with theGrio about the life-changing impact of forgiving up to $50,000 in student loan…
August 22, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos executed President Trump's action giving federal student loan borrowers more needed relief.
March 24, 2020
Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar want to erase at least $30,000 of your student loan debt during the coronavirus…
African-American college students theGrio.com
September 22, 2019
African-American college students are borrowing, owing and defaulting on educational loans more often than any other racial group.
November 14, 2016
Donald Trump laid out one of the most liberal student debt plans since the federal student aid program began.
October 27, 2016
From the moment black students graduate from colleges and universities, they already owe more than their white counterparts.
April 18, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A parody of Beyonce's hit song 'Partition' about student loans has been blowing up social media.
June 29, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Borrowers hoping to consolidate their student loans through a special program created by President Barack Obama last…