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June 16, 2014 •
Education, Race, Video •
Views: 8060
Deanna Jordan, 28, who grew up in Compton, California, has three sons and is a single mother — oh, and Deanna Jordan is also black. With that description, it is hard for some to believe that she was able to pull off the improbable. That would be, to
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June 12, 2014 •
Education, Media, Video •
Views: 6219
Rashema Melson, 18, a D.C. high school student who spent the past two years living in a homeless shelter has graduated high school as a valedictorian and will head to Georgetown University with a full scholarship as reported by NBC Washington. Rashema gave
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June 10, 2014 •
Education, Race •
Views: 8084
In America, it’s hard to imagine that having melanin can be a disadvantage. Thankfully, studies are conducted to confirm the silly claims of the melanin afflicted. Case in point, a new study from New York University that found that in tough economic
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June 10, 2014 •
Education, Media, Video •
Views: 5378
Many people are of the opinion that the public school education has gone to the dogs. Well for one middle school in Pennsylvania, last Thursday it actually did. Parents are outraged because during recess at New Hanover Upper Frederick Elementary, a school
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May 21, 2014 •
Education, Race •
Views: 6310
I am a man that conducted his undergrad scholarly duties at an HBCU (historically black college and university). I am glad that I am a 2001 graduate of Alabama State University. Hell, I honestly would not be the man that I am if not for #myasu.
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April 16, 2014 •
Education, Entertainment, Race •
Views: 4466
Stereotypes exist because there are a lot of people that want to believe “one size shall fit all”. Of course, we would all believe that the majority of Black people love chicken and watermelon. Then again, we would want to believe that all Black people
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April 7, 2014 •
Education, Race •
Views: 3068
I’m always pleased to hear of news about black youth who not only beat the odds, but have gone beyond the limit. But sadly, it seems a lot of people could care less. There seems to be other things to talk about, or they don’t deserve the praise
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March 28, 2014 •
Education, Politics •
Views: 3594
The hits just keep on coming. We have Paul Ryan talking out of his ass that inner city (black and brown) men don’t want to work. We know he failed to correct himself trying to distance himself from the starting another fire of racism. We recognize coded
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March 25, 2014 •
Culture, Gender •
Views: 3971
I’m not the religious type, and I understand that parochial schools have different rules and standards relative to a state funded public school. However, I think it’s unfortunate that some of the rules written and enforced at parochial schools are
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March 21, 2014 •
Education, Politics •
Views: 3086
“We have got this tailspin of culture, in our inner cities in particular, of men not working and just generations of men not even thinking about working or learning the value and the culture of work, and so there is a real culture problem here that has
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March 12, 2014 •
Education, Politics, Race •
Views: 3891
Having been inspired and energized by the President’s announcement of My Borther’s Keeper Initiative I must ask the question: what can be done to substantially increase the number of African-American college graduates? One answer is . . .
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February 25, 2014 •
Education, Entertainment, Race •
Views: 2393
Word on the street is that there’s a “School Daze” sequel in the works: Spike Lee’s classic Black college film School Daze turned 25 in 2013. Given that anniversary, many fans wonder if there’s a chance Lee might release a sequel to the
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January 29, 2014 •
Education, Politics •
Views: 2269
What a night. It all began in the early Tuesday morning of January 28, 2013. The snowstorm hit the northeast with a relentless monsoon of snow and coldness. Meteorologists warned us that the streets would get back because the weather was only going to get
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December 13, 2013 •
Education, Gender, Justice, Race •
Views: 2181
According to a CBS Atlanta affiliate, a Duluth High School senior has been suspended for one year and won’t graduate on time for hugging a teacher last month. According to a discipline report, the teacher alleged that the student’s cheeks and lips
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December 2, 2013 •
Education, Justice, Race •
Views: 1058
Not that I’ve been oblivious to racism rearing its ugly head in the northeastern part of the United States. But, I’d be lying to you if I didn’t think that lately the northeast has been giving the south a run in this who can be the most
