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HBCUs were started because there wasn’t anywhere else for Black students to enroll due to segregation and racism. This is a commonly known fact among the general public. Unfortunately, the new Secretary of Education, who’s often criticized for being unqualified, wasn’t aware of this.

Ciara McElveen was fatally stabbed in New Orleans 7th Ward on Monday, making her the second transgender woman to be killed in the city since Saturday. Just a few days earlier, Chyna Doll Dupree was found fatally shot outside of a clothing store. McElveen’s death makes here the sixth reported transgender murder victim of 2017. 

A group of terrorists – because that’s exactly what they are – are now seeing the consequences of their actions after targeting a child’s birthday party with Confederate flags, threats and firearms. 

Chyna Doll Dupree, a Black transgender woman, was shot and killed in New Orleans on Saturday night. Her body was found outside of a clothing store in New Orleans East after people nearby heard 8 to 10 gunshots. 

In a move they say is in favor of “states rights,” the Department of Justice and Department of Education, with newly installed leadership, has rescinded Obama era advisory standards to let transgender children use the bathroom of their choice.

Going out to schools and speaking to kids can be an uphill battle. Minutes of speaking and building up their support and interest can easily go to waste in seconds after saying a couple of the wrong things. Jameis Winston, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Bucaneers, learned this the hard way recently. 

An interracial couple in Stamford, Connecticut is taking a stand against the harassment they’ve received because of their relationship and local police’s inability to find those responsible. Heather Lindsay and Lexene Charles returned home on Jan. 14 to find “N*GGER” spray-painted on their garage door. Since then, the disgusting mark remains, despite the threat of […]

Keke Collier, a 24-year-old black, transgender woman, was shot and killed in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, according to Mic. After being misgendered by local media, Collier’s identity was later confirmed by friends, such as Shasha Lauren. 

I am not the same person now as I was when I was 14—and thank God for that. I was remarkably naive and unbearably insecure, and stuck in an environment that did nothing but exacerbate those complex internal struggles that are so typical of adolescence. So imagine my outrage upon being continuously confronted with articles […]

Racism has a way of working its way into every aspect of life as we know it. A prime example of this happened at a soccer game in Serbia this past weekend when a Brazilian-born player was taunted to tears by fans.

2017 has already been a rough year for Uber. After dealing with the #DeleteUber campaign following the president’ Muslim Ban, the company worked diligently to get ahead of the controversy only to find itself in another. 

Chad Robertson, 25, died in a Chicago hospital a week after being shot in the back while fleeing from a pair of Amtrak police officers outside of Union Station. His death was ruled a homicide and a result of a gunshot wound to the back, according to The Chicago Sun-Times.