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Nick Mosby Drops Out of Mayoral Race, backs Pugh

April 13, 2016April 22, 2016Baltimore Sun, Washington | Baltimore

Baltimore City Councilman Nick J. Mosby dropped out of the mayor’s race Wednesday and threw his support behind state Sen. Catherine E. Pugh, a move political observers say could be enough to push her to victory in this month’s election.

Harvard Leadership Acknowledge University’s Slave History

April 13, 2016April 22, 2016Bay State Banner, Massachusetts

For more than 200 years Titus, Venus, Juba and Bilhah were forgotten to history, their names and the very fact of their existence effectively stricken from the historical record.

Detroit 300 Protecting and Serving Detroit’s Most Vulnerable

April 13, 2016April 22, 2016Michigan, Michigan Chronicle

When a 90-year-old woman was raped and brutalized on Detroit’s eastside, neighbors and citizens across Detroit determined that rampant crime crippling communities had to come to an end, and it had to happen sooner than later.

This Michigan Tire Shop Owner Says He Doesn’t Service Black or “Ghetto” People

April 13, 2016April 22, 2016Ann Arbor, Michigan

The owner of a tire shop in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is attempting to defend himself after saying he doesn’t want the business of blacks and “ghetto people.”

O’Reilly: Many African-Americans ‘are ill-educated and have tattoos on their foreheads’

April 12, 2016April 22, 2016Must Read

Bill O’Reilly interrupted Donald Trump’s claims about how he would create jobs for African-Americans on Monday night to make a louder point: That many of them are “ill-educated and have tattoos on their foreheads.”

State of Black Miami Forum to Promote Joint Action on a Common Agenda

April 12, 2016April 22, 2016Florida, Header Slider ...

Miami-Dade County’s diverse black population shares a common heritage but seldom unites in pursuit of shared interests.

[TEXAS] Single-Gender Schools Bring Exciting Opportunity to Students and Community

April 12, 2016April 22, 2016Dallas Post Tribune, Texas

It’s a fair statement to say students and staff at Fred Florence and Balch Springs middle schools are beyond excited about the upcoming school year when both campuses will transition to gender specific schools.

Early Childhood Education Partner to Fund Some City Pre-K

April 12, 2016April 22, 2016Philadelphia Tribune

An investment firm working to improve quality of life for Philadelphia families has pledged $600,000 toward an initiative that would help with kindergarten readiness.

Racial Bias and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

April 12, 2016April 22, 2016Must Read, Philadelphia Tribune

Black students and Black students with disabilities have the highest probability of being suspended or expelled from schools statewide.

More than 100 Teaching Vacancies Remain in Philadelphia

April 12, 2016April 22, 2016Philadelphia Tribune

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — School officials say that with just two months left in the academic year, more than 100 teaching vacancies remain across the Philadelphia School District.