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Gov: Time to Merge Black Colleges
In an effort to save money, Haley Barbour, the governor of Mississippi, is proposing merging Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University and Alcorn State University into one school....
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“Frustrated” Teacher Cuts Student’s Hair
A Milwaukee Public Schools teacher is issued a ticket for disorderly conduct after cutting a 7-year-old girl’s braid to stop the child from “playing with her hair” during class. Lamya Cammon, a first...
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Child Suspended for Cross Drawing
A suburban Boston man is furious after his son is suspended from elementary school and forced to take a mental health evaluation for drawing an image of Jesus Christ in class.
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Fox News Host: ‘If My Kid Were in Detroit, I’d Burn the Place Down’
During an interview on Fox News Channel, Shepard Smith, the host of Studio B with Shepard Smith, told a member of the Detroit Board of Education and the head of a Detroit parents advocacy group that...
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Hampton University Receives $1.4 Million for Student Recruitment
Hampton University was awarded $1.4 million in grants from the National Science Foundation to recruit and cultivate the next generation of African-American scientists, engineers and mathematicians....
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Report: Michigan Black High School Graduation Rate Lowest in Nation
A recent report released by University of Michigan education researchers indicates only 33 percent of African-American males in the state of Michigan graduate from high school compared to 74 percent...
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Good News: African, African-American Students “Team” Up
News You Should Know wants to start the day with positive news. A group of kids from a charter school in New Jersey are giving back to their peers in the Motherland by raising money for students in...
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Student, 13, Makes Impact at Morehouse
Students excelling at Morehouse College is nothing new. After all, the alma-mater of Martin Luther King, Jr., has produced many lawyers, doctors, political leaders and other successful contributors...
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Henry Louis Gates Wants to End the “Slavery Blame Game” With a Little...
Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates is resuscitating a much-debated topic that has quieted considerably since the election of President Obama: reparations. In a New York Times op-ed piece,...
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Why We Need To Reform Teach For America
by Joe R. Rogers, Jr., The Atlanta Post This Friday, February 11th, Teach For America (TFA) will kick off its 20th Anniversary Summit in Washington, D.C. Thousands of TFA teachers, alumni and...
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