Black History Month – A Time to Know Who You Are
As a very young boy, I would love to wake up on Saturday mornings and watch Tarzan starring Johnny Weissmuller. The programs were all re-runs…
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Congressional Black Caucus says President Obama doesn’t care about HBCUs
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have accused President Obama of not caring about the plight nor prognosis of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU),…
Morehouse College celebrating Founder’s Week with Cornel West, Eric Holder, NBA’s Grant Hill
HBCU giant Morehouse College is pulling out all the stops to commemorate its 148th year of existence, education and enlightenment with a series of activities…
President Jimmy Carter speaks on human trafficking at Clark Atlanta
Former President Jimmy Carter will speak on the evils of human trafficking and sign copies of his book dealing with the topic at Clark Atlanta…
University of Phoenix gives away 40 tuition scholarships to givers
The University of Phoenix officially announced that it will be giving away 40 fully-paid tuition scholarships for individuals making positive contributions to the African American…
‘Turn Down’ for Ferguson? Leaders seek student’ help over spring break
It’s no secret that some college students like to, well, “turn up,” over spring break. But, some activists in Ferguson, Mo., are asking students to…
Republicans, Democrats jockey on changing education law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Outnumbered by Republicans, Democratic lawmakers are jockeying to get their views heard as Congress moves ahead on revising the much-maligned No Child…
Study: College completion gap between rich, poor widens
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation’s richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last four…
What if education was measured by more than a test?
There’s a famous quote that some people perhaps falsely attributed to Albert Einstein that says, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by…
New entity launches to advance Black male achievement in America
New York, N.Y.—After more than seven years of functioning as part of the Open Society Foundations, the Campaign for Black Male Achievement announced its official…
Civil Rights Heroes To Have Records Cleared
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Nine Black men arrested for integrating a Whites-only South Carolina lunch counter 54 years ago may be heroes in the historic record,…
HBCUs divided over free community college plan
WASHINGTON (NNNPA) – Black college educators and supporters are sharply split over whether President Obama’s proposal to offer a free two-year community college education to…
Atlanta mentorship program receives much needed grant
Atlanta has a new youth mentoring program thanks to a $1 million federal grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, an arm…
50 years after Selma, refocusing the movement
Two years ago, I had the opportunity to meet with Congressman John Lewis in his Capitol Hill office. I listened intently as he recounted…
China-HBCU exchange program launched
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an effort to develop the next generation of global leaders, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, joined, Perfect World, the China Education…
Obama’s free tuition plan for community college
WASHINGTON (AP) — Did somebody say “free tuition”? President Barack Obama’s plan, called “America’s College Promise,” seeks to make two years of community or technical…
