Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, holds first day of class, with Booker T. Washington serving as the first teacher.
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Black People Support Vouchers, Black Leaders Don’t. Who’s Right? – The Root
At times, black people, like any group battered and oppressed by the state, may celebrate any perception of forward motion. Folks scour social media pages to see who has what appointment, what political power is being amassed and what black person has been newly elected.
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Black Women in America Really Do Work Harder for Less, New Report Shows – Slate
It’s a familiar adage that black Americans have to work twice as hard to get half as far as their white counterparts—and that black women, oppressed by the intersecting forces of sexism and racism, have to struggle even more.
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States With Large Black Populations Are Stingier With Government Benefits – The Atlantic
Research suggests that states with homogenous populations are more willing to spend on the safety net than those with higher shares of minorities.
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10 Successful Black Executives Who Attended HBCUs – Atlanta Black Star
Tanasia Kenney | Atlanta Black Star Rosalind Brewer, the First Black Woman to Lead a Walmart Division Detroit native Rosalind Brewer completed her undergraduate degree at Spelman College, where she earned a bachelor’s in chemistry. For 22 years, Brewer worked at personal-care corporation Kimberly-Clarke before becoming a regional VP for Walmart in 2006. She went […]
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Report: 75 Percent of Black Boys in Calif. Don’t Meet State Reading Requirements – The Root
The most recent round of testing in the state of California has revealed a disturbing statistic: Three out of 4 black boys failed to meet the reading and writing requirements, and more than half of them scored in the lowest category on the English portion of the test.
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Colorism as Racism: Garvey, Du Bois and the Other Color Line – Black Perspectives
One hundred years ago this month, Marcus Mosiah Garvey and thirteen associates gathered in a Harlem basement to found the New York branch of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).
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Young Detroit Chess Team Wins Big at National Tournament – Atlanta Black Star
Detroit’s University Prep Elementary and Middle School chess teams are flying high after winning big at the SuperNationals VI Chess Tournament in Nashville, Tenn.
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Black Parents Sue Mississippi Over Inequitable Schools – The Huffington Post
The lawsuit claims that black students are being denied their “school rights and privileges.”
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In 2017 State of Black America report, Blacks show slight gain – New York Amsterdam News
Equality Index for Blacks Inches Closer to Whites in the 2017 Report.
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