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Howard University Students Begin 2nd Week of Protests, Sit-Ins Against Poor Campus Living Conditions

Some students are camping out in tents to escape the dorms' poor living conditions.

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Texas School Official Advises Teachers to Offer Books With Opposing View of the Holocaust. You Know Slavery Is Next

A new state law banning the teaching of critical race theory has teachers terrified of teaching the truth.

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

10/15/21 1:00PM

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California Makes Ethnic Studies a Requirement for Graduating From High School

Passing a one-semester course in ethnic studies will be a requirement for public high school students to graduate in…

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Fisk Jubilee Singers Celebrate Their 150th Anniversary

The HBCU's Grammy award-winning group celebrates milestone with Nikki Giovanni as the commencement's keynote speaker.

Okla Jones

10/11/21 4:00PM

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School Board Members Ask President Biden for Protection From Violent Threats Over Critical Race Theory and COVID-19 Mandates

Critical Race Theory debates and COVID-19 mandates are making parents go nuts, and educators are bearing the brunt…

Terrell Jermaine Starr

9/30/21 10:00AM

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Texas School Board Moves Forward With Process to Fire Black Principal Accused of Teaching Critical Race Theory

The district says that the board's vote is only one step of the process and that Principal James Whitfield will have…

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Wisconsin School Board Members Vote Against Free Meal Program Because They Don't Want Families to 'Become Spoiled'

Man. We really need to rethink and rework some of our values in this country.

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HBCUs Use Federal Funds to Cancel Students’ Debt

Eliminating Black students’ college debt can significantly narrow the racial wealth gap, and HBCUs are making plans…

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'Somebody Had to Do It': Black Superintendent Challenges Mask Mandate Prohibition

A majority-Black district's fight against a South Carolina ban on mask mandates may affect schools across the nation.

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Purdue University Renames 2 Residence Halls After Sisters Who Fought for Black Students' Right to Live on Campus

The university will officially unveil the new placards on the buildings later this year.

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Black Parent Files Complaint Against Atlanta School for Allegedly Segregating Classes Based on Race

The school principal, a Black woman, apparently approved the move to put Black and white students in separate…

Terrell Jermaine Starr

8/11/21 2:00PM

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Virginia State University Renames Buildings After 4 Black Women Integral to Its History

The buildings were initially named after white men with ties to the Confederacy or the Jim Crow Era.

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Black Virginia PTA Leader Asked to Resign After ‘Let Them Die’ Comment, Says It Wasn’t Directed Towards Critical Race Theory Protesters

Anti-CRT protesters showed up at a Fairfax school board meeting that had nothing to do with CRT, because of course…

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A Lawsuit Alleges That an Albuquerque Middle School Discriminated Against a Black Student Due to Her Hair

The lawsuit claims the girl served an in-school suspension for violating policy, while other non-Black students…

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Cornel West Posts Scathing Resignation Letter to Harvard Dean

The professor of African American studies claimed the university is in 'decline and decay' after tenure dispute.

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

7/13/21 11:00AM

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Ohio Private School Refuses to Let Students Reenroll After Mothers Denounced School in Anti-CRT Campaign

Do these people even understand what Critical Race Theory is all about? Nope. Are they rallying against it anyway?…

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White Fragility Strikes Back: West Virginia School Pauses 'Black Math Genius' Program Because White People Felt It Was 'Critical Race Theory'

Who knew math would be the latest thing white people would be offended by?

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One of the Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Unions Pledges to Defend Those Who Teach ‘Honest History’ as Parents and Politicians Continue to Lose Their Minds Over Critical Race Theory

Apparently, some white people are offended that the true-life story of Ruby Bridges made white people look bad.

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Big Money Moves: Delaware State University Becomes First HBCU to Acquire Another School on Its Own

The school announced its plans to acquire Wesley College last year.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC-Chapel Hill Position for Job at Howard U Along With Ta-Nehisi Coates

Hannah-Jones has found herself a home that truly embodies Blackness in education. She's where she needs to be and…

Zack Linly

7/06/21 10:51AM

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Howard University Students Begin 2nd Week of Protests, Sit-Ins Against Poor Campus Living Conditions

Texas School Official Advises Teachers to Offer Books With Opposing View of the Holocaust. You Know Slavery Is Next

California Makes Ethnic Studies a Requirement for Graduating From High School

Fisk Jubilee Singers Celebrate Their 150th Anniversary

School Board Members Ask President Biden for Protection From Violent Threats Over Critical Race Theory and COVID-19 Mandates

Texas School Board Moves Forward With Process to Fire Black Principal Accused of Teaching Critical Race Theory

Wisconsin School Board Members Vote Against Free Meal Program Because They Don't Want Families to 'Become Spoiled'

HBCUs Use Federal Funds to Cancel Students’ Debt

'Somebody Had to Do It': Black Superintendent Challenges Mask Mandate Prohibition

Purdue University Renames 2 Residence Halls After Sisters Who Fought for Black Students' Right to Live on Campus

Black Parent Files Complaint Against Atlanta School for Allegedly Segregating Classes Based on Race

Virginia State University Renames Buildings After 4 Black Women Integral to Its History

Black Virginia PTA Leader Asked to Resign After ‘Let Them Die’ Comment, Says It Wasn’t Directed Towards Critical Race Theory Protesters

A Lawsuit Alleges That an Albuquerque Middle School Discriminated Against a Black Student Due to Her Hair

Cornel West Posts Scathing Resignation Letter to Harvard Dean

Ohio Private School Refuses to Let Students Reenroll After Mothers Denounced School in Anti-CRT Campaign

White Fragility Strikes Back: West Virginia School Pauses 'Black Math Genius' Program Because White People Felt It Was 'Critical Race Theory'

One of the Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Unions Pledges to Defend Those Who Teach ‘Honest History’ as Parents and Politicians Continue to Lose Their Minds Over Critical Race Theory

Big Money Moves: Delaware State University Becomes First HBCU to Acquire Another School on Its Own

Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC-Chapel Hill Position for Job at Howard U Along With Ta-Nehisi Coates