According to a recent report, several public schools in Texas are teaching students literal Bible interpretations; and that Judaism is a “flawed religion,” and Blacks are “descendants of Ham.” How will we ever move forward as a nation when this kind of ignorance is being taught in our schools?
Parents and school officials at Washburn High School were shocked to learn that four students had hung a black baby doll by its neck, and then posted photos of the incident on social media sites.
A racist video made by two University of Minnesota Duluth students has sparked outrage. The two young women wear black face and engage in a wildly racist rant. Will white people ever stop filming/photoing themselves in blackface? Should these girls face expulsion?
t’s a shame that Waverly’s community and parents are adamant about defending their complicity in perpetuating racial stereotypes and condoning violence against women. One can only hope that this is Waverly High School’s most teachable moment… for those open to receiving it.
Waverly High School in upstate New York is under fire after reports that a group of white students donned blackface and reenacted Chris Brown’s assault on Rihanna.
According to a report from the NYCLU, ninety-five percent of arrests made in NYC public schools in the last school year were of black or Latino students.
According to a recent study by the Washington, D.C.-based Council of the Great City Schools, Black males account for only 4% of college students in the United States. Meanwhile, in New York State for example, over 50 percent of prison inmates are Black males.
Alleged stand up comedian Dave Ackerman went to Brigham Young University in black face, and asked the incredibly white student body a series of questions to test their knowledge of Black history and culture. Words cannot even begin to describe the outstanding levels of ignorance radiating from this video. Check it out at BlackYouthProject.com!
According to a recent report, the achievement gap between white teenagers and their minority counterparts continues to widen, with Black and Latino students performing at levels equal to or lower than those of 30 years ago. What will it take to close the achievement gap for minority students in America?
According to a recent report, an average of 1 New York City student is arrested per day. Of those arrested students, 88% are male, and 96 % are either Black or Hispanic! Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!
From the New York Daily News:
A More Diverse Class of 2015: Harvard Accepts Record Numbers of Black and Latino Students Liz Dwyer, GOOD Magazine | April 13, 2011 It’s a record breaking admissions season at Harvard University. The Ivy League school received the largest number of applications for admission this year—almost 35,000 students. Then the school admitted a record […]
Prep course aimed at diversifying elite city schools fails to reach black and Latino students Meredith Kolodner, NY Daily News | March 25, 2011 A city program aimed at diversifying the city’s specialized high schools is not making a lot of progress with black and Latino students, stats show. Just 19% of black students who went through a […]
