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Power:Ed launches – A New Education Initiative in South Carolina
Power:Ed, started by South Carolina Student Loan Corp (SCSLC) to fund education initiatives in South Carolina, formally launched June 17. Power:Ed Director Sara Fisher says that grants will be awarded to nonprofits, colleges and organizations that help South Carolina students succeed in school, their careers and life. Power:Ed will focus on helping high school and college students…
Read MoreNew In-Depth Analysis of High School Graduation Rates Reveals Progress is Real, But Slowing, Indicating Urgency to Double Down on Equity Gaps
The national high school graduation rate reached an all-time high of 84.6 percent in 2017, up from 79 percent in 2010 and 71 percent since 2001. Hispanic, Black, and low-income students have continued to drive this increase with Hispanic students reaching an 80 percent graduation rate in 2017, Black students climbing to a 77.8 percent…
Read MoreThe List of Missing Black Girls Continues to Grow
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Type the name Tawny Reed in the Google search engine and click on “News.” In doing so, one will find among the results, an obscure 1960s Welsh singer named Tawny Reed and even a headline from the Telegraph newspaper in the United Kingdom that reads, “The beautiful…
Read MoreStudy: Suicide second leading cause of death for African-American youth
Suicide rates for African-American adolescents are skyrocketing, says Ball State University researcher. Jagdish Khubchandani, a health science professor, found that African-American adolescents (13–19 years of age) discovered that the rate of African-American male suicides increased by 60% and for AA females increased by 182% from 2001 to 2017. Over the 16-year period, there were 1,375…
Read MoreCongressional Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Examine Disparities that Impact Black Men and Boys
By Jane Kennedy (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Nearly five years after Daniel Pantaleo, a New York City policeman, recklessly choked Eric Garner to death, he is just now facing prosecution at a disciplinary trial that may—or may not—lead to his firing. The officers who stood idly by during the incident that was just one of a series…
Read MoreAt Black Colleges, the Baseball Teams Increasingly Aren’t
Before each game, Clarence Carter III glances across the diamond as the opposing team warms up. He peeks in the dugout, scans the outfield and takes inventory around the infield during batting practice, counting how many African-Americans he can spot on the other team. This is not an unusual drill for African-Americans playing in…
Read MoreBlack Girls Continue To Disappear But Few Eyebrows Are Raised
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The epidemic of missing and mostly forgotten African American girls continues to spread throughout the United States. While the names change, the stories remain similar. Miah Gourdine, just 16-years-old, was headed to school on Tuesday, April 23, but when attendance was taken at Carolina Forest High School…
Read MoreSC Historical Society Offers Free Exhibit Celebrating 350th Anniversary of State
In honor of the 350th anniversary of the European settlement of South Carolina in 2020, the South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS) is proud to announce its new traveling exhibit showcasing early life in the state. With the generous support of the City of Charleston and Sun Trust Foundation, the exhibit can be loaned to any museum, school or…
Read MoreNNPA Newswire Special Report: Black Teens Receive 11 Life Sentences in Crime Where No One Was Hurt
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia At 17, Juan Rayford Jr. was like so many other teens with big dreams – he wanted to escape his hardscrabble neighborhood and play college football and perhaps make it into the NFL. But a fateful 2004 night in the northern Los Angeles County city of Lancaster,…
Read MoreNew Report: U.S. Can Reduce Child Poverty by 57 Percent Right Now
America can immediately lift millions of children out of poverty and reduce child poverty by 57 percent by making modest investments in policies that work, according to a new report released today by the Children’s Defense Fund. Ending Child Poverty Now, the second edition of a groundbreaking report first released in 2015, details the devastating impacts of…
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