All posts tagged "education"
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Ohio College Cancels Classes After Racist Incidents Against African Americans
A northeast Ohio college canceled classes after a report that a person wearing a hooded robe resembling Ku Klux Klan gear was seen near an…
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106-Year-Old African American Woman Gets High School Diploma
A 106-year-old Ohio woman is finally going to get her high school diploma. Reba Williams said she completed high school in Mount Vernon in central…
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Digitial Divide: Kids In Small Towns Flock to McDonald’s for Homework
For some kids, homework can come with a side of french fries. McDonald’s 12,000 Wi-Fi equipped restaurants in the U.S. make the chain one of…
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High School Student Suspended for Poem on Sandy Hook Shooting
A high school student has been suspended for a poem she wrote about the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Courtni Webb, 17, wrote…
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Son’s Drowning Spurs Mom to Action, Helps Children To Learn How To Swim
Wanda Butts lost her teenage son in a drowning accident six years ago, and ever since then she has been working to change a troubling…
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Connecticut Boy Writes Book To Educate Other Kids on Breast Cancer
A tear rolled down Veronica Marion-Rawlins’s cheek when she discovered there weren’t ample resources that could help her explain her breast cancer diagnosis to her…
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Drake Gives High School Graduation Speech In Canada
Drake has given a speech at his graduation ceremony after the rapper recently earned his high school diploma. He spoke to students at Toronto’s Jarvis…
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Usher Attends ‘Pencils of Promise’ Gala to Help Create Schools
R&B artist Usher was one of the celebrity attendees and honorees at the 2012 Pencils of Promise Gala held at Guastavino’s on Thursday in New…
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Gallaudet Official Suspended In Gay-Marriage Petition Flap Demands Job Back
Gallaudet University’s chief diversity officer — on administrative leave for signing a petition to bring Maryland’s same-sex marriage law to a vote — demanded on…
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Morehouse College Cuts Spending As Enrollment Drops
Morehouse College says it will furlough faculty and staff and make other budget cuts because of a drop in enrollment. The Atlanta college is teaching…
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New York High School Under Fire Over Pep Rally Skit
Students at Waverly High School are facing a great deal of criticism as a video of a skit done at their homecoming rally last week…
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Octavia Spencer to Pen Books for Middle Schoolers
Octavia Spencer is looking to make some magic in the book world. The actress, who won an Oscar for her role in “The Help,” has…
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Young African American College Grads See Themselves as More Disciplined Financial Planners
Young African American college graduates say they are much more serious about reaching financial goals than previous generations, according to new Northwestern Mutual research. A…
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Minorities Represent Largest Sector Not Interested In Pursuing STEM Careers
Despite the recent focus on improving and increasing STEM education in the United States, results from an online survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf…
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Phi Beta Sigma Announces New Anti-Hazing Sensitivity Curriculum
Members of Greek organizations as well as high school and college students who are considering joining a fraternity or sorority will now be able to…
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Shaquille O’Neal Speaks to Members of Congress on The Century Council’s Efforts to Fight College Binge Drinking
On Friday, basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, Ed.D. joined The Century Council on Capitol Hill to meet with Members of Congress and their top staffers. Dr….
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Chicago Teachers to Consider Offer, Ending Strike
Teachers across the nation’s third-largest city will be poring over the details of a contract settlement Tuesday as the clock ticks down to an afternoon…
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Fresh Hopes for End to Chicago Strike by Weekend
Now it its fourth day, the teacher strike in Chicago has turned life upside down for hundreds of thousands of families. On Wednesday, students could…
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Louisiana Teachers Union Makes Racially-Charged Claims about Black Education Reform Group
One of the largest teachers’ unions in Louisiana said in a statement early today that the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO)—a national group committed…
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Report: Gabby Douglas Recruited by Spelman College
16-year-old Gabby Douglas is officially being recruited by one of the most prestigious black universities in the country — Spelman College. TMZ reports that the…
