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HBCU Triumph: Black Excellence Echoes Across The White House Yard With Vice President Kamala Harris At HBCU Reception

Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed HBCU students and graduates to the White House in Washington, D.C., to indulge in a day filled with festivities, Black excellence, and HBCU pride. Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty The gathering at the White House of approximately 100 guests focused on crucial policy matters affecting Black students and communities. These … Read moreHBCU Triumph: Black Excellence Echoes Across The White House Yard With Vice President Kamala Harris At HBCU Reception

White Revisionism 101: VP Kamala Harris Blasts Florida For Approving Teaching That Slaves Benefited From Slavery, Calls It An ‘Attempt To Gaslight Us’

We really didn’t need any more evidence that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Education’s war on “wokeness” is actually only about assuaging white guilt and lying on behalf of American jingoism. But if we did need more evidence, we needn’t look any further than Florida’s approval of new standards for how … Read moreWhite Revisionism 101: VP Kamala Harris Blasts Florida For Approving Teaching That Slaves Benefited From Slavery, Calls It An ‘Attempt To Gaslight Us’

Run Them HBCU Bucks: FAMU Students Sue State, Alleging Racially Biased Underfunding

If one were to tell you that the Ron DeSantis-run state of Florida was facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that it treats HBCU funding like it’s a Black girl at Sesame Place, would you really be surprised? Well, if you are surprised, you might want to sit yourself down and strap yourself into the passenger … Read moreRun Them HBCU Bucks: FAMU Students Sue State, Alleging Racially Biased Underfunding

The Big Homecoming Is Coming To ATL Juneteenth Weekend

We know you’ve probably been to festivals before and you might have also experienced some HBCU homecomings but we’re super excited about this one. Source: Courtesy / The Big Homecoming A new Music + Culture Festival called ‘The Big Homecoming’ has just announced that it’s making its way to Atlanta, this summer. This two-day HBCU … Read moreThe Big Homecoming Is Coming To ATL Juneteenth Weekend

K-12 Years A Slave: Parents Say White NY Teacher Made Black Students Sickeningly Pick Cotton And Wear Handcuffs During Slavery Lesson

ATTENTION ALL EDUCATORS—and specifically white educators, and even more specifically white educators who have Black students in their classrooms; ALL OF YOUR SLAVERY-RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE RACIST AND STUPID!! All of them. Source: Lance Nelson / Getty No one needs to learn about the transatlantic slave trade through your Make Amistad Great Again in-class activities. Your … Read moreK-12 Years A Slave: Parents Say White NY Teacher Made Black Students Sickeningly Pick Cotton And Wear Handcuffs During Slavery Lesson

Shady Scholastics? Online University Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Predatory Practices That Target Black Women And POC

Walden University, a for-profit online institution of higher learning, is facing a class-action lawsuit that accuses the online school of misrepresenting the costs and time it takes students to earn an advanced degree mainly by intentionally dragging out the process of approving a capstone project, which is basically a dissertation, to the point where students … Read moreShady Scholastics? Online University Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Predatory Practices That Target Black Women And POC

Hueless & Clueless: White Sorority Suspended For Mayo-ly Mocking Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Member’s Movements

In today’s episode of IKYFL, a sorority at Southern Connecticut State University was suspended on Tuesday when a group of white students was caught on camera mocking the movements and rituals of a Black sorority. EBONY magazine reported that over the weekend, university administrators discovered the video of white Omega Zeta Pi members mocking the … Read moreHueless & Clueless: White Sorority Suspended For Mayo-ly Mocking Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Member’s Movements

Hot Girl Graduation: Megan Thee Stallion Graduates From Texas Southern University [VIDEO]

We did it, hotties! Megan Thee Stallion officially became Megan Thee Graduate on Dec. 11 when she received her degree from Texas Southern University in Houston. The H-Town Hottie had the best year ever, proving she can chase her dreams and her education at the same time. While completing her Bachelor of Science in health … Read moreHot Girl Graduation: Megan Thee Stallion Graduates From Texas Southern University [VIDEO]

The Takeover Is Over: Howard U Reaches Agreements With Student Protesters Officially Ending Blackburn Sit-Ins

Welp, it appears that the #BlackburnTakeover at Howard University has finally come to an end. For 34 days, students at Howard led sit-ins at the university’s Armour J. Blackburn University Center in protest of the deplorable living conditions students say they have been subjected to at the well-known HBCU. Howard University is pleased to announce we … Read moreThe Takeover Is Over: Howard U Reaches Agreements With Student Protesters Officially Ending Blackburn Sit-Ins

Immortalizing The Culture: The Smithsonian Launches An Anthology Of Hip Hop And Rap

If you love Hip Hop, make some noise! (Don’t worry, we can hear you.) Source: Jack Thompson / Smithsonian Folkways / Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives , All Rights Reserved In 2007, Smithsonian Folkways and NMAAHC collaborated to launch the Smithsonian African … Read moreImmortalizing The Culture: The Smithsonian Launches An Anthology Of Hip Hop And Rap

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