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Donors Attempt to Save Bennett College by Deadline
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A drive to help raise $5 million and save the accreditation of Bennett College received a boost this week as donations began to pour in ahead of the Friday, Feb. 1 deadline. The Papa John’s Foundation and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation of Winston-Salem, each pledged a…
Read MoreVideo of New Jersey of High School Wrestler’s Dreadlocks Being Cut Goes Viral
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent In New Jersey, Andrew Johnson, an African American wrestler with dreadlocks was told he had to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit a wrestling match. Under pressure, the teenage wrestler stood resigned while a white female coach hurriedly cut his dreadlocks by ringside. The incident was captured on video…
Read MoreHow Zip Codes Relate to Achievement Gaps
By Akil Wilson There’s no question that education quality has an extraordinary impact on the future lives of students. As a parent of a new middle school student, I can personally attest to the importance of dedicated teachers, early childhood education and a focused, personalized approach to education. In numerous studies it has been shown…
Read MoreRacial Profiling and Teaching While Black at VCU
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder was forced to wonder aloud – on social media and his own website – about racism at a prominent commonwealth school after a black professor was questioned regarding whether she really was a faculty member. “The recent experience at [Virginia Commonwealth…
Read MoreSchool Grading Practices Are Inaccurate and Inequitable to Black Children
By Joe Feldman The battle for equity in our schools is not only a fight to guarantee access to great teaching and high-quality learning environments, programs, and materials. The battle for equity also includes the practices and policies that teachers use to describe students’ success or failure in school. An issue often overlooked, grading, is…
Read MoreDone to us Not With Us: Calling for New Voices
By Khalilah Long, Communications Manager, UNCF Parents play critical roles in their child’s achievement from kindergarten through high school graduation. Parent advocacy has proven to have positive implications on student educational success. But who advocates for and supports parents and caregivers? In African American households, oftentimes, clergy or other prominent community leaders are the galvanizing…
Read MoreUproar Over Expulsion of Famed Anti-Colonialist Professor
China’s influence in Africa has some leaders trying hard to please their new, rich and seemingly generous foreign partners. This week, Zambian authorities roiled the nation’s waters by deporting an influential pan-Africanist professor before he could disembark at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and before he could address a class of graduating university seniors on the…
Read MoreUnited Black Men Of Charleston County Still Striving To Reduce Local Violence
By Barney Blakeney For the past three years, the United Black Men of Charleston County have continued their effort to impact violent crime. This summer, the group conducted a six-week basketball program in the Dorchester Waylyn community. And on August 6, some 20-strong, members of the group greeted returning students to North Charleston high School…
Read MoreWe Have to Get Real about the Achievement Gap between Black and White Students
By Nate Davis, CEO and Board of Directors Chairman, K12 Inc. Our nation’s graduation rate is at an all-time high. The national figure shows 84 percent of young people, overall, graduating from high school within four years after first entering the 9th grade, a trend that has been on a consistent upswing since the 2010-2011…
Read MoreArtist Christopher “kolpeace” Johnson Raising Funds and Taking Requests to Further His Blossoming Career Through Grad School
By Damion Smalls Christopher Johnson is a real one. Whether it’s being showcased at the 2018 North Charleston Arts Fest, wowing crowds with live artistic performances around the nation, or motivating the youth with his words of encouragement and reflection, Johnson has seen his profile rise tremendously in recent years. This fall, the artist widely…
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