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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…

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Massachusetts School District Suspends School Police Program After Cops Were Called on 6-Year-Old

I never understand the logic behind calling the police on a very young child. I can’t imagine looking at a…

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Howard University's College of Fine Arts Is Now Named After Chadwick Boseman

Howard University has announced an amazing tribute to one of its most notable alumni—the late beloved actor Chadwick…

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Ava DuVernay Receives Honorary Doctorate from Yale—and Yes, Her Mom Is Now Calling Her 'Dr. DuVernay'

Acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay once helmed a film about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—and now she can add a similar…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

5/25/21 3:30PM

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President of the 2nd Largest Teachers' Union in Favor of Schools Returning to In-Person Learning

One of the continually controversial aspects of the pandemic has been how we should handle a return to in-person…

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Florida School District Drops Tamir Rice-Inspired Novel After Police Union Labels It 'Propaganda'

How dare we tell children anything close to the truth about race in America? That’s the takeaway after a Florida…

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Not a Single Player Taken in the 2021 NFL Draft Played for an HBCU. How Did That Happen?

The 2021 NFL Draft has come and gone.

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Grambling University's Brown Girls Do Conference Addresses the Absence of Gymnastics Programs at HBCUs

In its efforts to increase exposure and access to gymnastics among girls and women of color, Grambling State…

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All Atlanta-Based HBCUs to Require Students Be Fully Vaccinated Before Returning to On-Campus Learning

As access to the coronavirus vaccine increases nationwide, colleges and universities have grappled with whether they…

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Students Across the Country Are Advocating for Schools to Implement a Stronger Black History Curriculum

When it comes to Black history, the American education system has remained woefully underwhelming. Lessons about…

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Pepsi Announces Deal as Part of Racial Equality Initiative With Southwestern Athletic Conference, Thanks to a Little Help From Deion Sanders

With the Jackson State Tigers playing on ESPN for the first time since the 1980s, coach Deion Sanders didn’t exactly…

Jay Connor

4/05/21 4:00PM

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