UNCF (United Negro College Fund) today launched their month-long initiative, “HBCU Bound,” in celebration of high school graduates heading to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in conjunction with former First Lady Michelle Obama’s “College Signing...
Education
Darbi Boddy: Lakota School Board Member Asked To Resign After Posting A Porn Link To Social Media
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First Black Student Body Presidents Of MIT, Harvard, And Wellesley Shed Light On Black Alumni Who Paved The Way
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The First Interactive African American STEM Doll Trailblazes the Tech & Toy Industry Black History Month
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Why Was Shahd Abusalama Suspended?
Palestinian academic at Sheffield Hallam University Shahd Abusalama, who was suspended following a smear campaign by supporters of 'Israel', has been reinstated in her role, following protests over her suspension. Shahd has not yet accepted the university’s offer of...
Patricia Kingori Becomes
The Youngest Black Woman To Receive Tenure At Oxford University
As African intellectuals break new scholarship ground overseas, Kenyan-born academic Patricia Kingori has become the youngest black professor at the United Kingdom's prestigious Oxford University, the youngest women to ever be awarded a full professorship in its...
Megan Thee Stallion Inspiring People to Return to Texas Southern University
Megan Thee Stallion is inspiring others to return to Texas Southern University. Dr. Monica Rasmus, program director for TSU’s Health Administration program, tells TMZ that there's been an influx of one-time dropouts who are returning to their studies following Meg’s...
LeVar Burton Will Host
The 94th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Accomplished actor, director, educator and lifelong children’s literacy advocate LeVar Burton will serve as host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the televised semifinals on June 1 and finals on June 2, 2022, near Washington, D.C. Burton has won Emmy and...
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