Breanna Edwards, Essence [dropcap]It’s[/dropcap] not every day one gets accepted into 31 colleges and is offered more than $900,000 in scholarships to boot. It’s definitely something worth sharing, but Kayla Willis, a senior at Westlake High School in South Fulton, Georgia still hesitated, first asking her dad if it was appropriate. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “He was […]
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In Detroit, a push to use African-American history and culture to help students succeed | Chalkbeat
There are African words on the wall. Books by African-American authors in the cabinet. Posters of notable African-American scholars on the walls. But much of what makes this an African-centered classroom is what happens when teacher Welia Dawson and her students are breaking down a poem by the English poet Rudyard Kipling. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] This […]
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#BlackGirlMagic: 16-Year-Old Accepted Into 9 Law Schools | NewsOne
Haley Taylor Schlitz will receive her bachelor’s degree in May.
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For Black Children, Attending School Is an Act of Racial Justice | The Education Trust
Kayla Patrick, The Education Trust Photographs by Wayne Miller—Magnum Photos. Featured Image [dropcap]As [/dropcap] a seemingly twisted way to ring in 2019, the Trump administration has sent a loud and clear message that it’s okay for educators and school leaders to keep Black children out of school buildings and exclude them from opportunities to learn. […]
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Notre Dame Univ. Appoints First Black Valedictorian | Essence
Jenisha Watts, Essence Katie Washington-Cole, Featured Image [dropcap]On[/dropcap] May 16, Katie Washington, a Biology major with a minor in Catholic Social Teaching, will make history at the University of Notre Dame as the institution’s first Black valedictorian delivering the school’s commencement speech. The 21-year-old Gary, Indiana, native, has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout […]
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Will Anyone Save Black Colleges? | The Atlantic
Bennett College in North Carolina needed to raise $5 million to try to save its accreditation. Meanwhile, transformational donations are going to other schools.
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Top 12 Scholarship Programs For Black/ African American Students in 2019 | African American News & Issues
Nationwide — The new year has settled in, and most students are already back to their normal school routine. Also, many are realizing that the summer is fast approaching and…
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A Simple Proposal to Revive the American Dream | The Atlantic
High school is free. Community college should be, too.
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Prince George’s Community College Culinary Arts Student Dishes on Love for Food and Value of New Culinary Arts Center | The Washington Informer
“I remember my mom would make me chicken soup and how special it would make me feel…”
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For the First Time, a Black Woman Will Lead The Harvard Crimson | The New York Times
Kristine E. Guillaume will lead The Crimson’s “146th guard,” making her the third black president and first black woman to helm the organization since its founding in 1873.
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