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Obama renames African Leaders Program after Nelson Mandela
President Obama will rename a program designed to foster a new generation of young African leaders after late former South African President Nelson Mandela. Obama is expected to announce the name change at a town hall-style event Monday in Washington.
Black Male Achievemnt: Public Allies Experts Advise the White House
African American men face pressing challenges that often prevent them from tapping into their full talents and capacities. That’s why in May of 2014, with the generous support of the Open Society Foundations, Public Allies brought together 30 leaders from our nationwide network to meet for three days in Washington D.C. for a Black […]
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.
BYP 100’s Jamira Burley among those honored at White House event
On Thursday, April 3, the White House will honor 9 grassroots leaders taking critical steps in their communities to reduce gun violence. BYP 100 member Jamira Burley is one of them.
Lawsuit: high school football players say white rivals called them the N-word
Five black Long Island high school football players say they were called the N-word, targeted and assaulted during an intense rivalry game late last year. Amityville High lost the game against Comsewogue High School in November, but it wasn’t the loss that prompted students to file a lawsuit.
Study: most college institutions governed by White men
A study released by the University of Central Florida shows that the top leaders at Football Bowl Subdivision conferences and schools remain mostly white and male. The study examined race and gender of conference commissioners and campus leaders holding positions of college and university presidents, athletic directors and faculty athletic representatives such as football coaches […]
Beef: NBC commentator Touré calls CNN’s Don Lemon a ‘White leader’
Touré, Host of MSNBC’s “The Cycle,” apparently has a bone to pick with CNN Analyst Don Lemon. While ranting about white on white violence on Sunday, if that isn’t weird enough, the television personality released the following tweets: Sorry for the confusion folks. “White leaders” was meant to connote “leaders of white people” not “leaders […]
Majority white sorority elects first black president
A University of Alabama sorority has elected its first black president. The majority white organization Sigma Delta Tau voted Hannah Patterson into the position last week. Patterson, who has been a member of the sorority for a year, says that she ran for president to help her sorority grow.
Dr. George Cooper Named Executive Director For White House Initiative On HBCUs
President Obama has appointed new leadership for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges & Universities.
Dr. George Cooper will serve as the initiative’s new Executive Director. Dr. Ivory Toldson will serve as Deputy Director.
Lessons Learned from Attending a Predominately White Institution
In just a few days, I will be graduating from one of the most “prestigious” universities in the country. This act will place me in a legacy of Black and Brown kids who graduated from institutions that have no true understandings of difference and inclusion, despite whatever their liberal mission statements may boast about. However, […]
White House Honors ‘Champions of Change’ for Educational Excellence for African Americans
WASHINGTON, DC – Today – Tuesday, February 26th – the White House will honor ten leaders who have devoted their time and efforts to helping further education among African Americans. These individuals have provided exemplary leadership in the area of education in the African American community at the local, state or regional level. “President Obama […]
New Leaders of Black Liberation: Youth and HiiiPower Art
Off the West Coast a new movement assembles an army of sick-and-tired oppressed peoples. This group of artists, called Black Hippy, tours all over the world cultivating a militant program of HiiiPower. The philosophy of HiiiPower seems tailor-made for a generation of activists that are uniquely artistic and have easy access to brain drugs. Our only question […]