Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Children’s books with Black main characters down 8% in a year, study shows
Just 47 of the 2,189 books published for under-10s in 2025 featured a Black main character (Anyefru, Wikimedia)
Read More“Good” School, or Failing One: Black Parents’ Impossible Choice
For three generations, my family has wrestled with the same question: How long do you wait for a system that isn’t giving your child what they need? From Jim Crow Mississippi to private school, homeschooling, and an elite public school, education for Black children has always come with a price.
Read MoreA historically Black college in Oakland, California? A task force is dreaming
Oakland’s Black residents often leave to attend HBCUs and never return, something the mayor hopes to combat.
Read MoreJudge Rules Two Virginia Schools Must Change Confederate Names
The school board’s decision to rename the schools after Confederates “cannot be divorced from racial discrimination,” the judge wrote in his ruling.
Read MoreJamie Dimon and his wife, Judith, donate $12 million to 12 HBCUs—betting they’re the ‘springboard to success’ for the next generation
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase is the most recent philanthropist to donate to HBCUs after many schools lost funding from the federal government.
Read MoreHBCUs make up just 3% of U.S. colleges but produce 28% of Black STEM graduates
UNCF released a report about the outsized impact of HBCUs on Black students during the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Atlanta.
Read MoreYes, It’s Called ‘White People School.’ Here’s What It Teaches
One advocate has designed a program for white students to learn about issues such as racism and reparations.
Read MoreA Jewish philanthropist funded this pioneering school for Black students. Now it’s getting a second life.
Sadievielle, a Rosenwald School in Kentucky, was not part of a proposed national park plan, so local residents are trying to save it.
Read MoreTuskegee University Dress Code Sparks Debate
While the school maintains that this will help students develop professional dressing habits, many know that race plays a role in how people are judged.
Read MoreWhat These Recent Supreme Court Rulings Could Mean for All Black Americans
From voting rights to prison sentences, recent Supreme Court decisions could reshape policy and disproportionately affect Black Americans.
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