You may also like
NAACP Youth Activist of the Year Pushes for Changes at Howard University | Atlanta Daily World
by Mark Hayes We are delighted to bring you this amazing interview with one of our future leaders of tomorrow. Channing Hill was presented with the NAACP's prestigious honor as Youth Activist of the Year for her leadership sacrifice and perseverance during the Howard University student
Read more
Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media
Video contrasts police depiction of stun gun on Black man
By Jonathan Mattise, The Associated Press A Tennessee police officer who used his stun gun on a DoorDash driver wrote an arrest report saying the man had become argumentative while denying he was speeding, refused to hand over identifying information, demanded to see a supervisor
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
UofM’s new president relishes his latest chance to make a ‘difference’ - TSDMemphis.com
A first-generation Arkansas high school student, who later discovered he could “make a difference,” Dr. William Hardgrave now is in charge of the University of Memphis, where he actively is embracing his latest opportunity to affect positive change. The U of M’s 13th president, Hardgrave (former
Read more
Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com
Biden Admin Offers $500M to Improve K-12 Infrastructure
The White House is looking to improve facilities for American schoolchildren. The post Biden Admin Offers $500M to Improve K-12 Infrastructure appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Read more
Source: The Washington Informer
The ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Makes School Even Less Safe for Black Students | Atlanta Daily World
by Maya Pottigier Word in Black A new survey found that only 50 percnt of Black LGBTQ high school students find school to be an affirming space — and that was before Florida’s legislation came along. In her Intro to Black LGBTQ Studies class at Howard University,Dr. Jennifer Williamsnotices
Read more
Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media
Professor Macpherson Mallewa appointed as KUHeS Vice Chancellor
Professor Macpherson Mallewa has become the first Vice Chancellor of the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS). According to a statement from the university, President Lazarus Chakwera ha appointed Mallewa as KUHes Vice Chancellor with effect from 1st April 2022. Mallewa had been working as
Read more
Source: Malawi 24 | Malawi news
Biden to Extend Student Loan Repayment Freeze
The pause on federal student loan repayments will be extended through Aug. 31, administration officials said Tuesday. The post Biden to Extend Student Loan Repayment Freeze appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Read more
Source: The Washington Informer
Senate Panel To Vote On Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS Nomination | Atlanta Daily World
Photo: Getty Images The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a vote Monday (April 4) to determine if Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court moves forward to the Senate Floor. In the meantime, Democrats in the Senate are prepping to get the Floor vote on Judge
Read more
Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media
White House to extend student loan pause through August
The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that has allowed millions The post White House to extend student loan pause through August appeared first on TheGrio.
Read more
Source: theGrio
Promise Made, Promise Kept - Houston Forward Times
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first African American woman confirmed as a U.S. Supreme Court… The post Promise Made, Promise Kept appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
Read more
Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward
DC Justice Lab Helps Create the Racial Equity Impact Analysis, a Gun Violence Prevention Tool - Milwaukee Community Journal
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Data shows that Black males ages 15 to 34 are shot at 21 times the rate of their white counterparts, including being shot by law enforcement at disproportionately higher rates than white Americans. And according to
Read more
Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Aréanah Preston Remembered as 'A Ray of Light' | Chicago Defender
Days before Aréanah Preston was tragically murdered, she awaited a final interview in hopes of joining the FBI, revealed former Interim Police Supt. Eric Carter, who spoke at her funeral on Wednesday. Carter, along with Preston's family members and fellow officers, remembered the fallen officer as
Read more
Source: Chicago Defender
Gary Community School Corporation to Host Career Fair April 23rd - The Chicago Crusader
The Gary Community School Corporation has partnered with WorkOne to host a Career Fair Saturday, April 23rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Gymnasium of West Side Leadership
Read more
Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Lone Star College Foundation StarGala raises funds for scholarships - African American News and Issues
PHOTO: LSC 2022 StarGala BY: LSC HOUSTON (April 14, 2022) – Lone Star College Foundation raised nearly $440,000 during StarGala 2022, its annual signature event. “It’s been three years since we were able to gather in person due to the pandemic,” said Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., LSC Chancellor. “I am
Read more
Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News
University of Florida Police Department under fire after racial discrimination complaints 
Two people associated with the University of Florida Police Department have filed complaints against the college alleging racial discrimination. According The post University of Florida Police Department under fire after racial discrimination complaints  appeared first on TheGrio.
Read more
Source: theGrio
UChicago Launches Initiative to Help Combat Gun Violence Across America | Chicago Defender
Members of the CVI Leadership Academy cohort with officials and dignitaries (Photos by Tacuma Roeback). A unique initiative from Chicago strives to tackle the agonizingly complex issue of gun violence at home and in metropolises across America. On Monday, the University of Chicago Community
Read more
Source: Chicago Defender
This Week In Black History...A Courier Staple | New Pittsburgh Courier
MARVIN GAYE March 30 1870—The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified giving Blacks the right to vote. Actually, it gave Black males the right to vote. It would take the Suffrage Movement and another 50 years before women (Black and White) had full voting rights. But even in the case of
Read more
Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media
U.S. House Passes SAM-Supported Bill Easing Access to Marijuana Research | Chicago Defender
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAM-supported Medical Marijuana Research Act. The bipartisan bill would remove some barriers that prevent researchers from adequately evaluating the potential risks and benefits of the use of marijuana and its derivatives. Notably, more than 30,000
Read more
Source: Chicago Defender
Biden extends student loan freeze through August - The Chicago Crusader
BY ALEX GANGITANO President Biden on Wednesday, April 6, extended the pandemic moratorium on federal student loan payments and interest accrual through August, ending just three months before the midterm
Read more
Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Cops Called On Two Black Students At Georgia State University For Being Two Minutes Late To Class
Two Black students at Georgia State University found themselves in an unlikely run-in with authorities after a professor, also Black, called campus police on them for arriving to her class just two minutes late.
Read more
Source: Black America Web
A Debt-Free Morehouse Education: President David Thomas Explains His Vision for the Future | Atlanta Daily World
by Mirtha Donastorg Tucked away in a corner of the Four Seasons lobby in downtown Austin, as catering services walk by with carts of tinkling crystal, David Thomas is telling a bit of his life story. ‍“I wanted to go to Morehouse from the time I was 10,” the now-President of Morehouse College
Read more
Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media
12yr Old Girl Shoots 14yr Old Cousin; Then Herself on Live - Milwaukee Community Journal
Last Monday, in St. Louis, Missouri, a 12yr old and a 14yr old lost their life, due to gun play. As seen on live, the two kids were streaming live, showing off guns, while in a bathroom at a family party. According to People Magazine, family members say the deaths of cousins Kuaron Harvey and […]
Read more
Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
() Education Department Continues Push to Invest in Highly Effective Educators and Address Teacher Shortage | Press releases
() Education Department Continues Push to Invest in Highly Effective Educators and Address Teacher Shortage | Press releases news - The Black Chronicle Address, African American, Black, blackchronicle business news, blackchronicle news, business news, business news
Read more
Source: The Black Chronicle
GREENE COUNTY CHAPTER OF ADC ENDORSES CANDIDATES FOR THE MAY PRIMARIES
Eutaw, Alabama- The Greene County Chapter of the Alabama Democratic Conference held their endorsement meeting on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Members voted on candidates seeking endorsement from local districts. The meeting was conducted by the executive officers where Beverly Gordon is the local
Read more
Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper
DRW Apprenticeship Program Wants People of Color in Tech
As one of the few Black men in his industry, Brawnski Armstrong counts his rise to become a software engineer as lucky yet unlikely.  Armstrong came from meager beginnings, but he was one of those people who always knew what he wanted to do when he first touched a computer. He enrolled at the
Read more
Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
White House to extend student loan pause through August
By Collin Binkley and Zeke Miller | The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that […] The post White House to extend student loan pause through August appeared first on T
Read more
Source: The Sacramento Observer
Agnes Jones Students Awarded ‘Spirit of Greenpower Award’  - The Atlanta Voice
The M. Agnes Jones ‘Rapid Racers’ won the Spirit of Greenpower Award at the Greenpower Competition in LaGrange, Ga. for working through adversity, supporting fellow competitors and holding themselves to a high standard. The elementary school seven student team was the first and on
Read more
Source: Home - The Atlanta Voice
WATCH: Cabot Saint Lucia, SALCC Ink Historic MOU - St. Lucia Times News
Cabot Saint Lucia made history this week, becoming the first local corporate entity to enter a long-term agreement with the Hospitality & Sustainable Tourism Department of Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC). As we hear in this report, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) includes
Read more
Source: St. Lucia Times News Online - Breaking News & Daily News
Bears 2023 Schedule: A New Rival Enters the Chat
For the first time in over 30 years, the Chicago Bears will not have to deal with a Green Bay Packers team led by a Hall of Fame-bound quarterback. Aaron Rodgers is a New York Jet, and Brett Favre is retired and still in hot water. For one lifelong Bears fan, Rodgers being gone is music
Read more
Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
Honoring Black Women in Bay Area Who fought for Equal Education for Children | Post News Group
Not many people think of California as having deep roots embedded in slavery, and practices of white supremacy. California was admitted as a free state on Sept. 9, 1850. Pioneer Blacks and those who came during the Great Migration, were in search of freedom, yet they were met with the same
Read more
Source: Post News Group | PNG-0
More from Chicago Defender
Image Architect, Law Roach, creates a “fLAWless Fundraiser” and Raises $100,000 To Rebuild Local Black-owned Fashion and Beauty Businesses in Chicago | Chicago Defender
TODD | Chicago Defender
THOMAS | Chicago Defender
THOMAS | Chicago Defender
THOMPSON | Chicago Defender
BILLINER | Chicago Defender
ROSTON | Chicago Defender
#TakeBack Essence- A Long-standing Pattern of the Mistreatment of its Black Female Employees | Chicago Defender
OP-ED: Now is the time... | Chicago Defender
ABC 7 CHICAGO TO HOST SIXTH IN SERIES OF VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS, DO YOU HEAR ME? A DISCUSSION ABOUT RACE, MODERATED BY ABC 7 CONSUMER INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SAMANTHA CHATMAN | Chicago Defender
ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS SPOTLIGHTS BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES WITH LIVE, WEEK-LONG SERIES BEGINNING MONDAY, JULY 13 ON 11 AM NEWSCAST | Chicago Defender
Under-representation of minority populations in clinical trials contributory factor in health care inequities; Free virtual event seeks to educate Chicago on the benefits of participation   | Chicago Defender
Mr. Sonny Knows 7/01/2020 | Chicago Defender
ABC 7 CHICAGO TO HOST FIFTH IN SERIES OF VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS, DO YOU HEAR ME? A DISCUSSION ABOUT RACE, MODERATED BY HOSEA SANDERS | Chicago Defender
Mayor Announces New Neighborhood Investments on South and West Sides | Chicago Defender
JOHNSON | Chicago Defender
THOMAS | Chicago Defender
GRANT | Chicago Defender
MARSHALL | Chicago Defender
WILLINGHAM | Chicago Defender
WILLIAMS | Chicago Defender
Super-sized Racism: Former McDonald’s Execs Strike Back In Explosive Race Discrimination Lawsuit | Chicago Defender
OP-ED: What Does It Mean to Protect Black Women? | Chicago Defender
Black-Owned Drive-in Theater Offers an Old School Solution for Fun While Social Distancing, plus a Chicago Defender Exclusive | Chicago Defender
New Chicago Police Strategic Center to Track Chicagoans on the CTA and Downtown 24/7 | Chicago Defender
Hundreds to March Throughout Controversial Mt. Greenwood Neighborhoods for Justice and Peace | Chicago Defender
Op-Ed From a 17 Year Old Teen. We Will Not Forget What You Are Doing For Us. | Chicago Defender
General Colin Powell Endorses Joe Biden | Chicago Defender
Doing More, With Less – Protecting Our Frontline Workers | Chicago Defender
Open letter to my fellow members of law enforcement | Chicago Defender
Derek Chauvin Appears Before The Judge | Chicago Defender
Black Girl Magic, Black Doctors Matter: Fighting for Justice and COVID-19 | Chicago Defender
Charged with A Crime of Karen-ing-The “Amy Cooper Inspired” Law backed by Governor Cuomo | Chicago Defender
George Floyd final homegoing live now [video] | Chicago Defender
Overhaul, Accountability, and Transparency-Democrats Unveil The Justice In Policing Act | Chicago Defender
Preaching Black Lives Matter in the national fight for racial justice - African American News Today - EIN News
Image architect, Law Roach, raises $100,000 to rebuild black-owned beauty businesses in Chicago | Chicago Defender
SBA provides $20 billion to small businesses through the economic disaster program | Chicago Defender
The National Medical Association Calls for Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency | Chicago Defender
Age Ain't Nothing But a Number. There's No Age Limit on Love | Chicago Defender
SUB BIDS / SUPPLIER QUOTES REQUESTED | Chicago Defender
SUB BIDS / SUPPLIER QUOTES REQUESTED | Chicago Defender
PRINCE | Chicago Defender
TAYLOR | Chicago Defender
BROOKS | Chicago Defender
Mr. Sonny Knows 7/15/2020 | Chicago Defender
Trump's dismal dismissal of police killings of Black people | Chicago Defender
Who's Who in Black celebrates 100th anniversary of Negro National League | Chicago Defender
Chicago Defender’s Black Men of Excellence honored in a Special VIP Social Distancing Ceremony | Chicago Defender
ABC 7 CHICAGO TO HOST SEVENTH IN SERIES OF VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS, DO YOU HEAR ME? A DISCUSSION ABOUT RACE, MODERATED BY ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER CHERYL BURTON | Chicago Defender

Education Facts

Facts About Women

Literature Facts