Education
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Parents Sue Minnesota School District Saying It Did Nothing to Protect Their Kids From Rampant Racism
A group of parents have hit their almost lily-white school district with a civil rights lawsuit, charging it turned a blind eye to rampant instances of egregious racist abuse and bullying of their children. According to the Daily Beast, the abusive behavior alleged includes: a 6-year-old black child being punched in the face by a…
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Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Promises Free College Tuition for High School Graduates
The mayor of the third blackest city in America unveiled a plan that could fundamentally transform the future of the next generation with the promise of a debt-free college education. On Tuesday, Aug. 27, Birmingham, Ala., residents received a stunning announcement when Mayor Randall Woodfin tweeted that graduates of Birmingham City Schools will have the…
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School Suspensions for Disruptive Behavior May Come to an End in California
A state senate bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature could bring to an end the policy of suspending students in California schools for disruptive behavior. From the Sacramento Bee: Senate Bill 419, authored by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, would prohibit schools from suspending students for disruptive behavior from kindergarten through eighth grade. It builds on…
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Too Few Black and Latino Students Get Into NYC’s Gifted and Talented Programs, So NYC Considers Dumping the Programs
In an effort to end the underrepresentation of black and Latinx children in gifted and talented programs throughout New York City’s public schools, a mayoral advisory panel says the city should just get rid of the programs. A panel appointed by New York City Mayor and Democratic presidential hopeful Bill de Blasio is recommending ending…
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Steph Curry Makes a 7-Figure Gift to Howard University to Bring Golf Back to the HBCU
Basketball great Steph Curry on Monday pledged to fund a new golf program at Howard University, with a gift to be made over six years to give the HBCU time to build a Division I sports program. While Curry is well-known for his prowess on the basketball court, he is also an avid golfer who…
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Morehouse Students' Claims of Sexual Misconduct Prompt Additional Investigations
Viral videos containing accusations of sexual misconduct have prompted internal investigations at one of America’s most celebrated historically black colleges after two social media whistleblowers allege that they were victims of sexual harassment and assault at the hands of one of the college’s employees. Their revelations may have inspired other students to step forward with…
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Getting This Smoke: Black Activists Slam Meharry Medical School Decision to Take $7.5 Million Grant From Juul
Black activists and health experts are slamming what they say is Meharry Medical College’s deal with the devil: in this case, the electronic cigarette company Juul, calling the HBCU’s recent decision to accept a $7.5 million grant from the e-cigarette firm deeply troubling. “Juul doesn’t have African Americans’ best interests in mind,” LaTroya Hester, of…
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Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU, Part 3: Things Fell Apart
Editor’s note: Please read part 1 and part 2 of “Critical Condition: Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU.” “Look to the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you shall also see the future, foretold.” — Marcus Aurelius text When the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)…
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Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU, Part 2: An Inside Job
Editor’s note: Read Part 1, “Critical Condition: Bethune-Cookman and the Survival of the HBCU.” “O unhappy citizens, what madness? Do you think the enemy’s sailed away? Or do you think any Greek gift’s free of treachery? … Trojans, don’t trust this horse. Whatever it is, I’m afraid of Greeks. Even those bearing gifts.” — Aeneid,…