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Chance the Rapper had already done more than most have for Chicago Public Schools when he donated $1 million for the education system that raised him—but he was far from done.

The Department of Justice is squaring up to take on a major policy – affirmative action. 

Black and Latinx students in New York public schools only make up 27% and 41% of the population, respectively. However, data shows that they represent 99% of students handcuffed by NYPD school safety agents in 2016. The New York Civil Liberties Union found that 259 out of 262 “child in crisis” incidents involved Black or Latinx students, according […]

High school students and activists in Phoenix are fighting back against the presence of school resource officers (SROs). They argue that their presence doesn’t offer any kind of safety or improve education, but does strengthen the school-to-prison and school-to-deportation pipelines. The 15 students, all from the Phoenix Union High School District, launched a #CopsOuttaCampus hashtag […]

Charter schools have long been the subject of debate. Many critics feel that they’re being used as a privatized way to make public schools obsolete. While these schools receive funding from the same financial pool as public schools, they’re usually privately owned and operated. They also aren’t restricted to the same regulations as public schools. […]

In January, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced a plan that would make attending college a lot easier for the state’s families. It may have seemed like a lofty dream at the time, but it was just approved. A plan to offer residents free tuition to state institutions was approved and will take effect for the […]

Getting accepted into an Ivy League institution is a dream most high school seniors won’t experience. When it does happen, it’s something worth celebrating. Imagine the feeling of elation that came when a teenager from New Jersey was accepted to not only one, but all eight Ivy League schools. 

As if his initial $1 million donation to Chicago Public Schools wasn’t already more than enough, Chance the Rapper continues to outdo himself. The Chicago rapper held a second press conference last week to announce some major news. First, the Chicago Bulls organization would be matching his initial donation. Secondly, and perhaps most importantly, he […]

At a press conference on Monday, Chance the Rapper promised to donate $1 Million to Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Chance spoke after experiencing frustration in conversations with Governor Bruce Rauner, who has promised and failed to fund Chicago Public Schools.

Richard Spencer made headlines recently as portions of his speech to a room full of white nationalist supporters giving Nazi salutes was made public. To explain his side of those actions and many more of the controversial stances the white nationalist group has taken, he sat down for a televised interview with NewsOne’s Roland Martin. 

By Nuala Cabral Last Thursday, over two thousand people from across the country came together in Atlanta for Facing Race, a national conference on racial justice. Organized by the NY-based nonprofit Race Forward, the conference embodies the organization’s mission to “build awareness, solutions, and leadership for racial justice.” The timing of this conference couldn’t have […]

It takes a lot of courage for a young Black woman to speak up in the midst of racist people. Yet, that is exactly Jessica Disu, an activist, community organizer, and artist from Chicago did on Monday’s airing of Kelly File on Fox News.