There is something powerful about attending an institution that was built for you.
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Documentary on History of HBCUs Screened at Morgan | AFRO
Historically Black colleges and universities have served African-American communities for 150-plus years, but they are frequently underrepresented, according to filmmaker Stanley Nelson. Furthermore, he said, many stories are left untold in mainstream media.
View MoreTwenty-Five Percent of HBCU’s Student Body Is Non-Black: Is This the End of Majority Black Schools? | Atlanta Black Star
In 2014, the North Carolina Senate unanimously moved to remove a budget provision that would have given the state’s Board of Governors permission to study the closure of any school that had an enrollment decline of 20 percent between 2010 and 2013.
View MoreBlack Parents Sue Mississippi Over Inequitable Schools – The Huffington Post
The lawsuit claims that black students are being denied their “school rights and privileges.”
View MoreAt Harvard, Students Host Inaugural Black Commencement Ceremony – Press Release
For the first time in recent history, Harvard University Black students (including those with African, African-American, Afro European, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-South American ancestry) will host their own, individual commencement ceremony, officials said.
View MoreHaving Just One Black Teacher Can Keep Black Kids In School – NPR
How important is it to have a role model? A new working paper puts some numbers to that question.
View MoreHe seeks more black men to teach in Philly and beyond – Philly.com
Sharif El-Mekki has a goal for 2017: gathering 1,000 black men together to inspire kids across the city.
View MoreMinorities do better at school but struggle for jobs – Al Jazeera
Report blames employer discrimination for lack of social mobility for members of Britain’s ethnic minority groups.
View MoreDebate flares after black college students seek a non-white roommate
Three students at the Claremont colleges in Southern California were looking for a fourth this summer to join them in an off-campus house. They added a caveat in parentheses: “POC only,” they said, using a common abbreviation for people of color.
View MoreHow to Graduate More Black Students
Dozens of colleges are doing it, and a new report outlines how.
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