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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 […]

Being a protective black mom isn’t a parenting choice—it’s the only choice | Quartz

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019African American Commuities, African American Families

Salena Alston is an involved parent. The 40-year-old mother of seven describes herself as a “liberally strict” mom who keeps track of her kids’ friends and whereabouts but also encourages their independence and accountability. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Alston wouldn’t call herself a helicopter parent per se, but it’s a trope that she sometimes identifies with, simply […]

Hip Hop Mourns Death Of Legendary Graffiti Writer PHASE 2 | HipHopDX

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019African American Art

NEW YORK, NY – Hip Hop is mourning the loss of yet another pioneer of the culture — PHASE 2. According to multiple social media posts, the legendary Bronx graffiti writer and flyer designer (real name Lonny Wood) passed away earlier this week. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Veteran New York City Hip Hop promotor Van Silk tells […]

Tracy McGrady Is Launching An Advisory Program To Keep Young Athletes From Going Broke | Forbes

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019African American Athletes, African American Economics

When athletes turn pro, they’re often exposed to the kind of money they never could have imagined—and a newfound need to manage that money responsibly. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] It can be hard to resist the temptation to spend lavishly and instead start thinking of the future, but that sort of lack of foresight has landed a […]

Russian Ballet Refuses to Stop Using Blackface | The Cut

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019African American Art, Ballet

Last week, American ballerina Misty Copeland posted a a photo to her Instagram of two ballerinas posing in blackface. “This is the reality of the ballet world,” she captioned the post, kicking off an international debate about racism in ballet. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The photo was an image reposted from the Instagram of a dancer in […]

US taxpayers spent almost $1 billion incarcerating innocent black people | Yahoo Finance

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration

In total, among all known exonerees, Americans have shelled out a staggering $4.12 billion to incarcerate innocent men and women since 1989, according to a Yahoo Finance analysis. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Over the last few weeks, the Rodney Reed case has ignited a firestorm of interest, as celebrities, activists, and politicians worked to delay his Nov. […]

Father and Son’s Financial Literacy Curriculum Teaches Black Youth to Invest in the Stock Market | Black Enterprise

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019African American Entrepreneurs, Black Businesses

A financial literacy curriculum designed by a father-son duo is helping students at one high school learn how to invest in the stock market. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Virginia esquire Kevon L. Chisolm and his 11-year-old son, Kamari Chisolm, announced the launch of Black Wallstreeter Consultation Services back in March to aid people, particularly young people, with […]

Montgomery Co. Sports Hall of Fame’s inaugural class includes 2 Olympic gold medalists | Montgomery Community Media

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019African American Sports

Twenty-three years removed from her days as a gold medal-winning gymnast with the U.S. Olympic team in the 1996 Atlanta Games, Dominique Dawes still can’t stop moving. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] As a mother of four small children, there is little time to reminisce about the old days. But Dawes is still making a positive impact in […]

Herman Boone, high school football coach who inspired ‘Remember the Titans,’ dies at 84 | The Washington Post

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019African American Sports

Herman Boone, a trailblazing football coach who led Alexandria’s T.C. Williams High School to a Virginia state championship in 1971 and was later portrayed by Denzel Washington in the Hollywood film “Remember the Titans,” died Dec. 18 at his home in Alexandria. He was 84. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The cause was lung cancer, said his daughters, […]

Trump Impeached for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress | The New York Times

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019Donald Trump, Impeachment

Voting nearly along party lines, the House approved two articles of Impeachment against President Trump, making him the third president in history to face removal by the Senate. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, making him the third president in […]