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APPLY NOW: ‘Sing That Like Dovesong’ Workshop For Writers Of Color
“As I said in my letter to Columbia,” Winter Tangerine Review editor-in-chief Yasmin Belkhyr shared with me, “how many women of color have not been able to enter writing competitions because of reading fees? How many are not able to pursue writing because of the high cost of workshops? One is too many.”
Supreme Court Allows Teens Convicted on Murder a Chance at Parole
On January 25, 2016, the United States Supreme Court has decided that states have to place a ban on mandatory death-in-prison sentences for juveniles retroactively.
Kamala Harris Launches Bid for US Senate Seat
California Attorney General Kamala Harris launched her bid for Senate this morning.
The 2nd Act in His Unlikely Pursuit: A College Degree
The following piece is from The New York Times. It was written by Kenneth Rosen. By: Kenneth Rosen Born and raised in the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, Queens, the largest public housing development in the country, Derrick Lawson dreamed of a life outside the projects. Perhaps one day his interest in computers […]
White district sends black youth back to failing schools
Hundreds of mostly poor students of color will be sent back to their home districts next school year. The students used controversial Missouri law to transfer out of the failing schools, to enter better schools in predominately white neighborhoods.
20-year-old Chicago native accepted into Harvard Ph.D. program
Chicago resident Octavious Talbot spent most of his life in an overcrowded home on the city’s south side. But the 20-year-old’s life drastically changed when he was offered a scholarship to Morehouse College. Now, the graduate will be a full-time student at Harvard University come fall.
Teen graduating from high school, college at the same time
16-year-old Grace Bush is accomplishing the unthinkable. The South Florida teen is not just set to collect a high school diploma, but one from college as well.
5 Kenwood Academy students to receive prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship
Five students at Kenwood Academy in Chicago earned a Gates Millennium Scholarship this year. The award pays full tuition plus room and board to a college of the students’ choice.
Mother who was jailed for enrolling kids in school writes book
In 2011, Kelley Williams-Bolar was jailed for sending her two daughters to a school in a predominantly white school district where her father lived. The family had lived in an Ohio housing project, with their neighborhood lacking quality schools. Now, Williams-Bolar is expected to reveal a more in-depth look behind-the scenes with the release of […]
Study: no more blacks playing Major League Baseball than 1950s
In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier by becoming the first African-American player. But according to a Huffington Post infographic, in the past few years, the percentage of black players has declined to Civil Rights-era numbers.
Diversity: The key to a better University of Michigan
The following op-ed originally appeared in the Detroit Free Press. It was written by Lester Spence, an associate professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University, and Kofi Boone, an associate professor of landscape architecture at North Carolina State University. As a public institution of higher learning, the University of Michigan is without peer. It has […]
Chicago high school seniors bring in $12.5 million in college scholarship offers in a single day
A Chicago high school’s senior class has brought home a combined $12.5 million in college scholarship offers in a single day. More than one third of Kenwood Academy’s senior class will have financial assistance when attending college.