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HBCU band faces backlash for raising funds to perform at Trump Inauguration

A Mississippi HBCU is facing backlash after its band accepted an invitation to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. According to WLBT, The Mean Green...

Financial Planning Career Pathways for Students of Color

(StatePoint) As a college student, you have the opportunity to explore many exciting career options. One avenue you may not have considered is financial...

Helping Students With Disabilities Pay for College

(StatePoint) Every student deserves a fair shot. Fortunately, opportunities exist to help people with disabilities pursue the education and training they need to succeed...

Public schools funding, immigrant students may bear the brunt of Trump education pledges

Official White House photo of Donald Trump and pencils via Canva stock. (Photo illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource) Local education advocates and policy experts say the...

UNCF Economic Impact Report Highlights Unmatched Contributions and Urgent Funding Needs of HBCUs

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Now more than ever, we must recognize the indispensable role HBCUs play in shaping not just the future of their students...

B.E.S.T. Academy to Rename School in Honor of the Late Thomas W. Dortch Jr.

 B.E.S.T. (Business Engineering Science Technology) Academy will honor civic and community leader, the late Thomas W. Dortch, Jr., by renaming the school “The B.E.S.T. Academy...

Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms

Quincy Jones conducts an orchestra in Rome in May 2004. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images by Philip Ewell, Hunter College Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at...

Award-Winning Actor, Producer and Philanthropist Courtney B. Vance to Serve as Morehouse School of Medicine Winter Commencement Speaker

Mr. Vance will deliver a keynote address at the historically Black medical school’s Fourth Winter Commencement Exercises on December 13. Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)...

6 Culturally Relevant Holiday Books to Add to Your Gift List

These K-12 appropriate titles can foster a love of reading and help students return to school empowered and inspired.  by Quintessa Williams, Word In Black The...

Lawmaker To Introduce Bill That Will Give College Admission Priority To Descendants Of Slaves

A California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill Monday that would give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of...

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