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Black Boys Don’t Need More Discipline, They Need Mentors | Education Post

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020African American Commuities, African American Education

Black children’s pain is often criminalized or punished rather than treated. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] When I first met Chris, he was quiet—I could tell he was trying to figure out who I was, and who I could be in his life. The stories I heard about Chris did not align with the boy in front of […]

Lash Nolen Is Harvard Medical School’s First Black Woman Class President | Teen Vogue

February 26, 2020March 31, 2020African American Education

Lash Nolen is “hungry for justice” and “hungry to see my people win.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Most people call her “Lash,” but LaShyra Nolen’s name is hardly the only unique thing about her. Last year, she became the first black woman ever elected as class president of Harvard Medical School (HMS). Born in Compton, California, and […]

Oprah loves this N.J.-based after school program so much, she just gave it $5M | NJ.com

February 20, 2020March 30, 2020KOLUMN Magazine

Judith Griffin was at a loss for words for about 90 seconds when she got the phone call last September. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Rebecca Sykes, then president of the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation, was on the phone with some jarring news. “I was speechless,” Griffin said, recalling the phone call. “Stunned is the word.” – Judith […]

Future of Historic African American School in Jeopardy | U.S. News

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020KOLUMN Magazine

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — It was expected to be the beginning of a joyous preservation effort: relocating the town’s last standing African American school. But blocked by fumbled permits and mired in controversy, the effort failed. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Plans to preserve the Long Point School have raised tensions among several residents in Snowden, a […]

Why Poor Schools Can’t Win at Standardized Testing | The Atlantic

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

The companies that create the most important state and national exams also publish textbooks that contain many of the answers. Unfortunately, low-income school districts can’t afford to buy them. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] You hear a lot nowadays about the magic of big data. Getting hold of the right numbers can increase revenue, improve decision-making, or help […]

Black students at Oxford University to get scholarships from black American tech entrepreneur | USA Today

December 13, 2019December 14, 2019African American Education

SAN FRANCISCO — Technology investor and entrepreneur Arlan Hamilton is funding a new scholarship for black undergraduate students at Oxford University, a first for the educational institution. The scholarship, partly named for Hamilton’s mother, will cover fees and living costs for one undergraduate student a year for three years beginning in 2020. The value of […]

Don’t be fooled by anti-college rhetoric: College is indispensable to black empowerment | USA Today

December 8, 2019December 8, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

Higher education remains the greatest engine for social mobility in American society. Perhaps this is most important for African American students.

Op-ed: Black male teachers have positive influence on students of all races | The State

December 5, 2019December 12, 2019African American Education

I was wasting time on Twitter when I came across a post that stopped me mid-scroll. The original post posed a question: How many black male educators did you have in kindergarten through 12th grade. One of my former students chimed in with a shocking number: 1…Coach Thorne. That’s me; that’s who I was. I […]

Students Rally in Maryland’s Capital to Resolve Longstanding HBCU Lawsuit | Black Press USA

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019HBCU, Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Students and alumni from Maryland’s four historically black colleges rallied near the state Capitol building in a call for a resolution to a 13-year-old federal lawsuit over disparities in academic programs. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Individuals from Bowie State, Coppin, Morgan State, and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore arrived early and filled the streets chanting and […]

Impact and not optics: How we can increase the number of African Americans in medicine | The St. Louis American

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019African American Education, HBCU ...

I am the lead author of a peer-reviewed manuscript that details how U.S. medical school diversity initiatives are leaving us behind. This is a summary of the article, which was published in Academic Medicine, and a call to action to improve our representation and the health of our communities. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] U.S. medical education diversity […]