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Christian University Recruiter Proves Caucacity Knows No Bounds by Having Students Line Up by Skin Color and Nappiness of Hair
It seems as if we can’t go more than a couple of weeks without hearing new reports of racism in the classroom. Harding Charter Preparatory High School in Oklahoma City gives us our latest incident as students were made to line up by the color of their skin and the “nappiness” of their hair as…
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New Black History: Louisiana’s Largest HBCU Launches Own CBD Line, Becoming First to Ever Do So
The Southern University and A&M College has launched its own hemp-derived CBD product line named Alafia. Considered the largest historically black university in Louisiana, the Baton Rouge-based school’s Agricultural Research and Extension Center—along with partner Ilera Holistic Healthcare—unveiled the lab tested and pesticide-free products during a press conference and ribbon-cutting at H&W Drug Store Dispensary…
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Google Kicks Off Black History Month With Greensboro, N.C., Sit-In Doodle by Compton Artist Karen Collins
As today officially marks the first day of what is regarded as Black History Month, tech giant Google is commemorating the occasion with a special Google Doodle honoring the 60th anniversary of the Greensboro, N.C., sit-in. That doodle is of Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair, Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond, better known…
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New Virginia School Policy Excuses Students From School to Protest
Beginning Jan. 27, students in seventh through 12th grades in Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia will be excused one absence every school year to participate in “civic engagement activities,” says school system spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell. Activities like sit-ins, marches, and lobbying state legislators are included, the Washington Post reports. “I think we’re setting…
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NFL Superstar and Super Bowl Champ Richard Sherman Pays Off School’s Cafeteria Debt
Richard Sherman was already Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl superstar but now the NFL baller is a superhero for young students who’ve had trouble paying for meals at school. The San Francisco 49ers cornerback wrote out a personal check worth $7,491.27 to clear Cabrillo Middle School in Santa Clara’s outstanding cafeteria bill. “On Saturday, November 23rd,…
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Sacramento Elementary School Teacher Throws Away Students’ Black Lives Matter Project
Black lives matter to some, but not all. An elementary school in Sacramento is under fire after one of its teachers allegedly threw away students’ Black Lives Matter movement art project, reportedly saying it was too political and inappropriate. This follows a volunteer teacher’s assignment to create art about causes people cared about. Perhaps the…
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Dangerous Minds 2019: White High School Students Exposed for Wanting to ‘Kill Black Babies’ in Group Chat
Whistleblowing is becoming the new norm — in places other than the business and political sectors. Even amongst teen texting habits. A 14-year-freshman at North Carolina’s East Wake High School — about 20 miles away from Raleigh — exposed students at a neighboring high school for posting messages about killing black people in a group…
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At Colorado State University, White Students Not Punished for Blackface Selfie Celebrating Black Panther
Stupid is as stupid does. One of several white Colorado State University students who were pictured wearing blackface striking a pose from Marvel’s billion-dollar-plus blockbuster Black Panther said her actions were stupid but not racist. Yes, in 2019, some of your Caucasian brethren still think it’s fun to simulate temporary dark-skinned tones—and take photos doing…
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Virginia Police Pull Guns, Handcuff College Students Over Broken Tail Light. Cop Claims Supreme Court Gives Him the Right
Four Virginia University of Lynchburg …Wait, there is an actual place called Lynchburg and black people are there? This story is over; the police did whatever the black kids said they did. The place is called L-Y-N-C-H burg, which is obviously named after lynchings! I mean Virginia is in the damn South where lynchings ……
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Alfred Street Baptist Church Donates $100,000 to Howard University Students
Students at Howard University currently have reason to run around the sanctuary praising God, because Alfred Street Baptist Church has raised $100,000 to pay off their student debt. Thanks to the Virginia-based church, 34 students—including one Mya Thompson—can lay the burden of student debt down by the riverside. According to the Washington Post, Thompson, like…