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Many Black Colleges Lack Adequate Internet Access. One Group Is Trying to Change That
Many of the country's top historically Black colleges and universities can't access high-speed internet but non-federal ...
A Black 18-year-old college student was lynched on a playground 95 years ago. His nephew just accepted his posthumous degree
As Imam Plemon El-Amin stood on stage at Morehouse College in front of hundreds of people, donning graduation regalia his ...
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GOP plan could raise credit requirements for Pell Grant recipients
A Republican-backed proposal could bring major changes to the Pell Grant program, requiring many college students to take on ...
State groups eye funding options after cancellation of federal arts grants
In January, after several years of rejections, Bentonville-based Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation was awarded a $15,000 grant from ...
In an uneasy climate, diverse pride groups converge on DC with differing interests but common goals
Members of different LGBTQ and transgender communities are descending on the nation's capital with plans for celebrations, ...
A big Trump administration cutback went nearly unnoticed
About 32,000 low-paid AmeriCorps members lost their positions in April, gutting some health clinics, food pantries and other ...
Racism couldn't stop San Antonio colonel from making his mark
In his 30-year career, retired Col. Edward Young Jr. navigated segregation, witnessed history and helped reshape the Air ...
Wes Moore versus the cancel culture
Moore’s brush with the party’s cancel culture puts him in the company of a number of other Democratic lawmakers who also have been stung by intra-party demands for ideological conformity.
100+ events to check out in NC this June
The summer concert season is heating up this month, plus there are a lot of Pride and Juneteenth events to check out.
A Black College Student Was Lynched At 18. Ninety-Five Years Later, His Family Accepts Posthumous Degree In His Honor At Morehouse College
Nearly 95 years after Dennis Hubert was lynched in Atlanta, the HBCU posthumously awarded him a bachelor’s degree, bringing ...
New Orleans holds burial of repatriated African Americans whose skulls were used in racist research
New Orleans celebrated the repatriation and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to ...
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Why do colleges have legacy admissions? It started as a way to keep out Jews.
So it was Jewish college enrollment that generated special concern at predominantly Protestant institutions. Institutions historically tolerated some Jewish students, but only those whom officials ...