Education
Education
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Dear God, It's Me, Panama (Again). I See Rain in the Forecast for Spelhouse Homecoming This Weekend (Again). Let's Talk (Again)
Dear God, What’s up, Big Homie—is it okay if I refer to you as such? I have no idea if the pronouns conversation has made it into religion yet, though I’m pretty sure it’s coming. I think for simplicity’s sake, I’ll stick with convention and you can correct me in the comments. Again, what up,…
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Oprah Winfrey Gifts New iPhone to Morehouse Man After Ribbing Him About Cracked Phone
You get an iPhone! You get an iPhone!! You get an iPhone!!! Leave it to Oprah Winfrey to put her money where her mouth is — or at least her multi-million dollar partnership deal with Apple. The media maven is a now tech-savvy fairy godmother of a Morehouse College freshman, who had a recent run-in…
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Morris Brown College Is One Step Closer to Being an Institution That Students Actively Seek to Attend Again
Even though I went to Morehouse College in Atlanta, I’m fiercely protective of all historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). While I may talk trash about rival institutions like Howard—it’s really only a rivalry in our hearts; Howard literally does shit no other HBCU can do, and it’s “the Mecca” for a reason—I can do…
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Why Did a Georgia School District Ban This No. 1 Bestseller About Race?
While all of this might sound like innocuous content for a high school student, one Georgia school district disagrees.
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Dangerous Minds 2019: White High School Students Exposed for Wanting to ‘Kill Black Babies’ in Group Chat
Whistleblowing is becoming the new norm — in places other than the business and political sectors. Even amongst teen texting habits. A 14-year-freshman at North Carolina’s East Wake High School — about 20 miles away from Raleigh — exposed students at a neighboring high school for posting messages about killing black people in a group…
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Looking for an Unconventional Way to Give Back to Your Alma Mater? Take The Homecoming Challenge
At my daughter’s elementary school, they have a pretty cool program that has the potential to pay dividends far down the road. When you get to fifth grade, you are paired with a kindergarten buddy, and every few days during your fifth-grade year, you and your buddy get to hang out and do projects together.…
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The Definitive Guide to Conveying Your True Feelings With Work-Appropriate Emails
Tact is a lost art and so is professional pettyism within the workplace. Anyone employed in a semi-reputable work environment will tell you that email wars are real—very real. You see, whether in or out of the office, people will try you (and whether in or out of the family, Faith will fuck your husband,…
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Georgia High School Teacher Investigated for Telling Class the Confederate Flag Is ‘Like a White Trash Save the Date Card’
Georgia is on my mind. An unidentified high school teacher at Hephzibah High School in Hephzibah, Ga., was placed on paid administrative leave after allegedly posting a message in her classroom saying the Confederate flag symbolizes one’s intent to “marry your sister.” One offended student told her mom the teacher put a photo of the…
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Lawsuit Accuses Principal and School Staff of Throwing a 9-Year-Old Out Onto a Frigid Chicago Street and Lying About It
A bullied 9-year-old boy had his trauma compounded by being thrown out onto a cold Chicago street by school staff, including the principal, a federal lawsuit filed by the boy’s family claims. According to CBS 2 Chicago, Yvonne Pinkston says her son frequently complained of being bullied by other kids at Fiske Elementary School after…
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Report: Two Out of Every 5 White Harvard Students Got In Because of the White Privilege-Affirmative Action Loophole
Merit. According to conservatives, affirmative action haters and the official position of the Trump administration, race-conscious college admission policies unfairly discriminate against more-qualified students (pronounced “hoo-wyatt pee-pole”). Even though college entrance exams have been shown to favor students from richer, better-educated families; in spite of the fact that the SAT was literally created to weed…