Education
Education
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Students Across the Country Are Advocating for Schools to Implement a Stronger Black History Curriculum
When it comes to Black history, the American education system has remained woefully underwhelming. Lessons about Black history are typically relegated exclusively to the month of February and only focus on Rosa Parks, MLK and maybe theyâll throw in the Ruby Bridges movie. The reckoning that arose from George Floydâs death didnât just affect adults,…
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Pepsi Announces Deal as Part of Racial Equality Initiative With Southwestern Athletic Conference, Thanks to a Little Help From Deion Sanders
With the Jackson State Tigers playing on ESPN for the first time since the 1980s, coach Deion Sanders didnât exactly have the weekend he had hoped for after his team got blown out 34-14 by Southern. But even though Jackson State caught a vicious L on Saturday, they still have plenty to celebrate. From USA…
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California Becomes First State in America to Approve Statewide High School Ethnic Studies Curriculum
While Republican-run states like Florida are proposing statewide educational curricula that will âexpressly excludeâ critical race theoryâbecause a lot of white people in power are fragile AF and that fragility will undoubtedly extend to the classrooms in their statesâCalifornia has adopted the nationâs first statewide ethnic studies high school curriculum, and one that doesnât shy…
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Maryland Legislators Vote to Pay the State's HBCUs $577 Million Over the Next Decade in Massive Civil Rights Settlement
Four historically Black universities and colleges in Maryland will benefit from a $577 million settlement related to a federal lawsuit first brought against the state 15 years agoâthat is if Gov. Larry Hogan doesnât veto the settlement agreement again. Marylandâs state legislators voted on Wednesday to approve a measure to pay out the settlement to…
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President Bidenâs Refusal to Eliminate Student Debt Is Out of Touch With Black Voters Who Helped Get Him Elected
Last month, President Biden declared that he would not support student debt forgiveness and took a huge step backwards in fulfilling the pledges he made to Black voters and Black women during his campaign. When asked about Senator Schumer, Senator Warren and other lawmakersâ proposal to wipe out $50,000 per person of student loan debt…
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NBA All-Star Weekend Was a Love Letter to HBCUs
Where shall we begin? Yes, Team LeBron put the beats on Team Durant with a 170-150 victory during the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, but anyone who watched Sundayâs festivities knows the real winners were the HBCUs that the league put at the forefront. Prior to NBA All-Star Weekend, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association…
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A Florida School Decided to Confront Complaints of Racism…Until a Diversity Curriculum Caused 'Angst'
Itâs called the âCaucasian Corollary.â Most social, economic, political or even theoretical problems can be solved by addressing the situation, figuring it out, and implementing a strategy to solve the dilemma. If youâre sick, you find out whatâs ailing you and you take medicine. To find the answer to 128 divided by 17, you ask…
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HBCUs, Communities of Color Impacted by COVID-19 Will Be the Real Winners During NBA All-Star Weekend
Weâre mere days away from NBA All-Star Weekend, and while itâs not exactly the brightest idea to host an event that will draw thousands of people to Atlanta in the middle of a global pandemic, that doesnât mean there isnât at least some good that can come from the festivities. On Tuesday, the NBA and…
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Conservative-Funded Group Asks Supreme Court to End Affirmative Action in College Admissions
The conservative-funded Students for Fair Admissions group is taking its legal challenge to Harvardâs consideration of race in student admissions to the Supreme Court. The Washington Post reports that on Thursday, the group filed a petition to the Supreme Court asking for the overturn of 2003’s Grutter v. Bollinger ruling, in which the court found…
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Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools Reach Agreement for Return to In-Person Learning
Following weeks of negotiations between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union, an agreement has been ratified for a return to in-person learning. CNN reports that 13,681 members voted yes and 6,585 voted no on the framework for returning to in-person learning. The agreement will see a staggered return to in-person schooling. K-5th grade…