Chance the Rapper Launches Award Show to Honor Educators and Students
Chance the Rapper is doing what he can to show educators and students alike the recognition they deserve. As the Huffington Post reports, the Chicago native is launching a new inaugural awards show...
View ArticleNYC Public Schools to Provide Free Lunch to All Students
New York City public schools announced free lunch will be offered to all students, regardless of their families income or where they live starting the 2017-2018 school year. According to WABC, Schools...
View ArticleHBCUs Across the Country Are Reporting Major Spikes in Freshman Enrollment
Historically black colleges and universities are making a comeback in popularity among aspiring/incoming college students. HBCUs everywhere seem to be reporting major increases in first-year freshman...
View ArticleMississippi School to be Named After Former President Barack Obama
A predominantly African American school in Mississippi will be getting a new name. Named after confederate soldier, Jefferson Davis, the Davis Magnet IB School will be stripped of its old moniker and...
View ArticleNew York City Launches $8 Million Anti-Bullying Campaign
In the wake of a fatal classroom stabbing at a Bronx high school, the city of New York is doing what it can to help fight bullying in classrooms throughout its five boroughs. It has been announced...
View ArticleGoogle Donates $1.5 Million to Chance the Rapper’s Charity and Chicago Public...
Chance the Rapper and Google are teaming up to give back in a huge way! On Wednesday (December 6), Chance announced that Google funded coding classes for 20 schools in his hometown of Chicago. The...
View ArticleBeyoncé Announces $100,000 Donation to Four Historically Black Colleges
Shortly after headlining the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Beyoncé announced that she will donate $100,000 to four historically black college and universities for the 2018-2019 school...
View ArticleWakanda Forever! Chadwick Boseman to Give Howard Univerity Commencement Speech
The 2018 graduates from Howard University will be in for a treat! It has been confirmed that Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman will return to his Alma mater to deliver the commencement address. On...
View ArticleBeyoncé Teams Up with Google to Announce Four More $100,000 HBCU Scholarships
After Beyoncé’s historic performance at weekend one of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the music mega-star announced that she will donate $25,000 to four historically black colleges and...
View ArticleGeorgia School to Bring Back Paddling as a Form of Punishment for Students
Looks like a Georgia school is going old school with a new policy. A charter school in Hephzibah, Georgia has initiated a new policy to allow paddling as a form of punishment – and as expected,...
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