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Kamala Harris Promises Free College Tuition for Low-Income Students

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris promised Thursday that if she and Joe Biden are elected in November, they would make college free for low-income students, Black Enterprise reported. Harris made the promise during a discussion at Florida Memorial University, saying students whose family makes less than $125,000 a year will get free tuition. […]

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UNCF Will Host Virtual Walk Fundraiser to Support HBCUs

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF ) will be hosting a digital fundraiser this Saturday to support  historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their students, according to a UNCF press release. The UNCF National Virtual Walk for Education – set for 2 p.m. EDT/1p.m. CDT/11 a.m. PDT on Sept. 19 – “will engage participants […]

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Public Charter Schools Send Thousands of Students to HBCUs Every Year

As a proud Spelman College student and KIPP Public Schools alum, I urge Sen. Kamala Harris to support public charter schools.  Nearly 90% of Black Democratic primary voters support expanding access to more public school options, including charter schools. In Atlanta, where I live, 83% supported providing “more choice in the public school system,” including charters.

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White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference Goes Virtual

The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will hold its first virtual conference this year and registration is free and open to the public.

Latinx

Bellevue President Recognized for Advocacy Work

Bellevue President Dr. Mary Hawkins has been named the 2020 recipient of the Ohtli Award, one of the highest awards given by the Government of Mexico to those who work with the Mexican community abroad, according to a Bellevue University press release. The Ohtli Award is presented to those who have dedicated their work to […]

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Miseducating Black Students as a Form of Educational Malpractice and Professional Betrayal

Professional malpractice in education is a reality and it must be interrogated. Our field is not exempt from accountability; what we do can truly save lives.

Students

Peyton Manning’s Peyback Foundation Create Scholarships at Four HBCUs

Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning’s Peyback Foundation has endowed six scholarships at four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Louisiana and two in Tennessee, according to a report Sunday from ESPN, GoVols247 reported. Grambling State University, Southern University, Tennessee State, Fisk University, Xavier University of Louisiana and Dillard University in New Orleans received the […]

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New Jersey Governor Declares Juneteenth a State Holiday

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation last week that declared Juneteenth – the day commemorating the emancipation of African Americans – a state holiday, The Hill reported. Juneteenth is typically celebrated on June 19 but the state legislation will declare the third Friday in June “Juneteenth Day,” according to Murphy’s office. June 19 marks […]

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Numotion Foundation Creates Scholarship Fund For Black Students With Disabilities

The Numotion Foundation has established the Numotion Foundation Scholarship Fund in partnership with United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to provide tuition and housing assistance for African American students living with mobility-related disabilities, HME Business reported. According to HME Business, the foundation has committed $20,000 for the next three years – a total contribution of $60,000. […]

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The Crisis of the Underrepresented Leader: Three Considerations

The rift between underrepresented leaders and those we lead, some of whom also happen to be underrepresented, is not confined to politics. In the academic sphere, I have both an active role and a front-row seat to the spectacle, as an African American dean of one of the University of Richmond’s five schools, who serves under a president who also happens to be Black. Worse than “we can’t tell,” words not fit for print have been used to describe each of us, in earshot and otherwise.

African-American

I, Too, Experienced Police Brutality

There is a deeper connection between me, Jacob Blake, and Daniel Prude beyond our shared names. I, too, am a Black man. I, too, have resisted arrest. I, too, have been brutalized by law enforcement during a mental health crisis.

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VSU Possibly Offering Nation’s First-Ever History Course on HBCUs

As the fall semester is already underway virtually for students at Virginia State University, one VSU history course, History 349 – HBCU History, “is getting national attention because it may be the country’s first-ever class to teach about the origins of Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” WWBT-TV reported. According to WWBT-TV, “this new 300 level course […]

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