Senior Program Manager of A Better Chance, Keith Wilkerson, and parent Shanita Spencer discussed the benefits and opportunities made available to African-American students through the program on…
Despite desegregation laws, White parents usually fight accepting poorer Black students from failing districts.
On the heels of Hurricane Katrina’s 10th anniversary, Soledad O’Brien held her 5th Annual Starfish Foundation Gala, the award-winning journalist’s initiative to mentor promising young women from the New…
What kind of world are we living in?
Just before escaping NY’s Clinton Correctional Facility, Richard Matt wrote a letter to his daughter. In it, he promised to see her “on the outside,”…
A kindergartner from California was made to switch schools and leave his friends after administrators told his parents his “modern fade” was distracting to other children,…
It’s officially the end of an era. Everyone’s favorite Sesame Street neighbor Maria, played by actress Sonia Manzano, is leaving the famed children’s program after…
The dismal education statistics for young Black men are all too familiar, especially in cities like Camden, New Jersey, where poverty, crime and poor access to…
This brilliant young woman was offered a spot by 26 colleges (and $3m in scholarships) http://t.co/0EcmyRlIPZpic.twitter.com/7PPnrWPf4b“ — Maham Masood (@1mahammasood) June 15, 2015 Black girls…
Jalen Rose put his money where his mouth is. In 2011, he opened up a leadership academy school and Jeff Johnson is proud to report every student…
Awards season for students is usually a joyous occasion, but one Texas family was livid to find that their son received something called a “Ghetto Classroom Award.” Two…
Graduations are meant to be special moments between students and their families, but one family is now facing charges for cheering on their relatives during a…
