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Black Student in Oregon City Sues School District for Failing to Take Action on Racial Harassment

A Black student in Lake Oswego, Ore., has sued her school district, its superintendent, and a former board member…

Joe Jurado

12/02/20 6:00PM

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After Black Child Was Suspended for Having BB Gun at Home, Louisiana Lawmakers Move to Help Him Appeal

State lawmakers in Louisiana have moved to make it easier for students to appeal expulsions after a Black child was…

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Los Angeles Teacher Forced to Flee Home After Wypipo Lost It Over Her 'I Can't Breathe' T-Shirt

Earlier this month, a Los Angeles charter school teacher did a simple thing to show solidarity with the movement…

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Illinois Lawmaker and Community Leaders Are Working to Suspend Current History Curriculum That 'Leads to White Privilege and a Racist Society'

A group of community leaders in Illinois are working with a state lawmaker to abolish the current history curriculum…

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Principal Who Allegedly Banned Black History Month Accuses Black Teachers of Reverse Racism. Teachers Accuse Her of Original Recipe Racism

A principal who was demoted amid accusations that she prohibited students from celebrating Black History Month has…

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Pete Buttigieg Is a Lying MF

Seven thousand three hundred twenty-two dollars.

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Detroit Students Are Making a Federal Case Out of What They Say Was an Education So Poor, It Violated Their Constitutional Rights

An eighth-grader teaching his fellow students math for a month when the teacher quit. Third- and fourth-grade…

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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…

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Four New York City Department of Education Executives Claim They're Victims of 'Reverse Racism'

Four administrators in New York City’s Department of Education are about to sue the city because, they say, they…

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Picture of Smiling Teachers Holding Noose Lands All Four on Paid Leave Alongside Principal

Four teachers in California decided to get cute and pose with a noose. Now, their bosses will decide if they, along…

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LeBron James’ I Promise School Receives a $1 Million Boost from Dick’s Sporting Goods

The good news keeps coming for LeBron James’ groundbreaking I Promise School in his native Akron, Ohio. Following Apr…

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Black Mississippi High School Grad Charges Her Salutatorian Honor Was Given to Less Qualified White Student to Appease Racist Townspeople

Apparently, in at least one Mississippi town, black folks can’t even come in second place without raising racist ire.

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NY School Holds Mock Slave Auction Selling Black Students to White Kids

After an apparent celebration kicking off the return to 11 White History Months in a row, administrators at an…

Michael Harriot

3/11/19 12:39PM

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2 Former Louisiana Cops Indicted for Slamming 14-Year-Old on Ground, Into Desk

And people wonder why we don’t want more police officers in schools.

Natalie Degraffinried

12/18/18 10:28AM

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5/2/18

Philadelphia’s Housing Authority Bought a High School: What Does That Mean for One of the City’s Poorest Neighborhoods?

Ryan Moten’s grandmother remembers her time at Philadelphia’s Roberts Vaux Junior High School fondly: the sewing…

Kia Gregory

5/02/18 9:30AM

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Dear, Teacher: How Does It Feel to Be an Oppressor?

The New York Daily News reported Feb. 1—the start of Black History Month—that a teacher in a majority-minority…

Andre Perry

2/06/18 8:43AM

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Somebody Lied: Education Alone Can’t Dismantle White Supremacy

Editor’s note: Once a month, the National Interest column will tackle broader questions about what the country…

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Black People Support Vouchers, Black Leaders Don’t. Who’s Right?

At times, black people, like any group battered and oppressed by the state, may celebrate any perception of forward…

Sharif El-Mekki

6/01/17 8:59AM

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2/6/17

The National Interest: All Money Ain’t Good Money: The Role of White Foundations in Social Justice Movements

Editor’s note: Once a month, the National Interest column will tackle broader questions about what the country…

Andre Perry

2/06/17 2:00PM

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6/21/16

'Crazy Baldheads' Seek to Eliminate Dreads

Is there a causal connection between hairstyles worn by black boys and their future success, and should we strongly…

Carl Hart Ph.D.

6/21/16 6:59PM

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Black Student in Oregon City Sues School District for Failing to Take Action on Racial Harassment

After Black Child Was Suspended for Having BB Gun at Home, Louisiana Lawmakers Move to Help Him Appeal

Los Angeles Teacher Forced to Flee Home After Wypipo Lost It Over Her 'I Can't Breathe' T-Shirt

Illinois Lawmaker and Community Leaders Are Working to Suspend Current History Curriculum That 'Leads to White Privilege and a Racist Society'

Principal Who Allegedly Banned Black History Month Accuses Black Teachers of Reverse Racism. Teachers Accuse Her of Original Recipe Racism

Pete Buttigieg Is a Lying MF

Detroit Students Are Making a Federal Case Out of What They Say Was an Education So Poor, It Violated Their Constitutional Rights

Too Few Black and Latino Students Get Into NYC’s Gifted and Talented Programs, So NYC Considers Dumping the Programs

Four New York City Department of Education Executives Claim They're Victims of 'Reverse Racism'

Picture of Smiling Teachers Holding Noose Lands All Four on Paid Leave Alongside Principal

LeBron James’ I Promise School Receives a $1 Million Boost from Dick’s Sporting Goods

Black Mississippi High School Grad Charges Her Salutatorian Honor Was Given to Less Qualified White Student to Appease Racist Townspeople

NY School Holds Mock Slave Auction Selling Black Students to White Kids

2 Former Louisiana Cops Indicted for Slamming 14-Year-Old on Ground, Into Desk

Philadelphia’s Housing Authority Bought a High School: What Does That Mean for One of the City’s Poorest Neighborhoods?

Dear, Teacher: How Does It Feel to Be an Oppressor?

Somebody Lied: Education Alone Can’t Dismantle White Supremacy

Black People Support Vouchers, Black Leaders Don’t. Who’s Right?

The National Interest: All Money Ain’t Good Money: The Role of White Foundations in Social Justice Movements

'Crazy Baldheads' Seek to Eliminate Dreads