All posts tagged "education"
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African American University of Texas Student Gets Bleach-Bombed
University of Texas student Bryan Davis, was struck by a bleach-filled balloon while he was walking to visit a friend in a neighborhood populated by UT students….
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School Clerk Hailed Hero For Convincing Alleged Georgia School Gunman To Surrender
As a gunman terrorized an Atlanta-area elementary school today, a school clerk said she was the one who convinced him to empty his pockets and…
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The Tom Joyner Foundation Partners With Allstate to Raise $150,000 for HBCUs
(Via PR Newswire) Allstate and The Tom Joyner Foundation are working together to engage students, alumni and supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)…
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Teen Who Watched Jeopardy From Age 3 Wins
A 13-year-old teen from Columbia, South Carolina has won Jeopardy! Kids Week. Josiah Washington was awarded with $22,200 for his winnings. Josiah’s road to the…
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Las Vegas Twins Named Valedictorians, Both Headed to Stanford
Two heads are better than one. In this unique case, twins Marcus and Malcolm Allen are living proof. On Friday morning, the two Las Vegas…
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Will Smith’s California Private Elementary School Closes
New Village Leadership Academy in Calabasas, the private elementary school that actor Will Smith launched in 2008 with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, has shut…
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Obama Administration Surprises Black College Students, Parents with New Policies
When it comes to dashing the hopes of thousands of college-bound African Americans, you’d hardly think of President Obama as a culprit. Maybe the right-wing-dominated…
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PTA Elects 1st African-American as National Chief
Otha Thornton became the first African-American to be elected as head of the National PTA. Up to that time; Thornton served on National PTA’s Board…
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Special Graduation Held for African American Men
Staying alive shouldn’t be at the top of anyone’s wish list. But for Tyler Griffin it is. “For me to actually graduate high school and…
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Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling for College Admissions to Be Determined
When the Supreme Court makes its imminent decision on Fisher v. University of Texas—Austin, admissions criteria for every college in the United States may be…
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How For-Profit Colleges Prey on African-American Ambition
There are a few dictums that have enjoyed pride of place in black American families alongside “Honor your parents” and “Do unto others” since at…
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Morris Brown College Rejects $10 Million in Taxpayer Money
Trustees of Morris Brown College have rejected an offer of nearly $10 million in taxpayer money. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed offered the $10 million to…
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Google Shares Stories of Real Google Interns in New Video
Google released a new short video clip highlight the real-life internship experience of five interns during their first week as “Nooglers.” The clip takes viewers…
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Kerry Washington Receives Honorary Doctorate
Earlier this week, Scandal star Kerry Washington received her honorary doctorate degree from alma mater George Washington University. Although the Scandal star has walked the…
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Alabama Senior Citizens Finally Have High School Prom 50 Years Later
The class of 1963 crowded in a rectangle on the dance floor, the memories of high school fresh on their minds as the band played…
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Wilcox County High School Has First Integrated Prom
The Wilcox County High School finally pulled off their first integrated prom and it appears that fun times were had by all. A small group…
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B.A.M Stages All Black “Julius Caesar”
As you find your seat at a recent production of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) “Julius Caesar,” a group of black actors appear on…
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President Obama Hosts 2013 White House Science Fair
President Barack Obama will host the annual White House Science Fair that celebrates the achievements of young high school and college students who entered and…
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Georgia Teens Set Up First Integrated Prom After Years of Segregated Proms
A group of high school students in Wilcox County High School, GA., are taking a stand against their school’s practice of holding racially-segregated proms by…
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Racist Hate Group To Conduct Nighttime Patrols On College Campus
A racist hate group at Towson University has announced plans to conduct its own nighttime police patrols on campus. Founded last year, the White Student…
