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Opinion, Opinion

Professor: Black Educators Should Be the Only Ones Teaching Black History…Period

Author: This is a subject too important to leave in the hands of white folks.

By

Lawrence Ware

Published

January 27, 2025
Very Smart Brothas

Do Black Men Want to be White? The Answer Might Surprise You

Although Black men do not have access to the privilege white folks do, it sure seems that many of us move through life as though we did.

By

Lawrence Ware

Published

January 24, 2025
Education, News

Little Rock Nine Members Continue to Fight For Civil Rights In Arkansas

“Historical truth deconstructs damaging myths of marginalized people omitted from popular history,” said Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

August 26, 2023
Education, News

Here They Go With ‘Critical Race Theory’ Again

The far right's favorite talking point has a California teacher's union clapping back at a conservative school board.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

August 3, 2023
Entertainment, It's Lit

July 2023 Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read

A new novel from Colson Whitehead and a collection of bell hooks' interviews are on our list of "must-read" books this month.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

June 24, 2023
Education, News

After Black pushback, AP Black Studies Course Is Getting Another Makeover

After months of backlash, the College Board has decided to revise their AP Black studies course

By

Jessica Washington

Published

April 25, 2023
Education, News

Black Man Who Spoke Up at Critical Race Theory Workshop Asked To Be Removed

A Black man who spoke up at the workshop shared that a white woman told him to leave the country, and in response, a trustee asked him to be removed instead.

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

March 23, 2023
Education, News

Debate Over New Ethnic Studies Film Course Has Some Saying It’s a Little Too Close to CRT

“There is a lot of racism happening on our campuses and kids are saying they didn’t know better. This course will teach them to know better,” said a parent.

By

Angela Johnson

Published

March 16, 2023
Education, News

Arizona’s Panic Over Critical Race Theory Reaches New Heights

The Arizona Department of Education recently launched a CRT hotline. We wish we were kidding.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

March 13, 2023
Education, News

Here’s What Black Scholars Have To Say About The AP African American Studies Backlash

Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries: "It’s Jim Crow education. These are the major thinkers in the 21st century... they are not optional."

By

Jessica Washington

Published

February 17, 2023