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Oklahoma City school to be designed specifically for homeless students
According to CityLab, Positive Tomorrows, a non-profit organization in Oklahoma City, has decided to create a campus that is specifically designed to cater to the needs of homeless children. Gary Armbruster, principal architect for the school and a partner at MA+Architecture, the firm which was tasked with creating designs for the school in 2013, told […]
I feel guilty for dreaming of motherhood when the world is so dangerous for Black children
by Tynesha M. McCullers Growing up, all I wanted was to someday become a mother. I can’t recall a time when I didn’t fantasize about having kids, naming them after me, dressing them in adorable clothes, and loving on them unconditionally. My desire likely came from gendered socialization and the belief that being a mom […]
LeBron opens public school offering free meals, college tuition to graduates and more
According to USA Today, basketball superstar LeBron James opened up a school on Monday in Akron, Ohio. The school, called I Promise, is a product of Akron Public Schools teaming up with James’ foundation, The LeBron James Family Foundation, with assistance from JP Morgan Chase Bank and other corporate sponsors. I Promise pledges to support parents […]
Black dreams and storytelling have long been a part of the push towards Black liberation
by Jamila Mitchell The emancipation of freed slaves and subsequent constitutional amendments of the 20th century meant that white people could no longer marginalize Black folks through the physical bondage of chattel slavery. Faced with new restrictions, they quickly resigned to maintaining their rule through a new age of psychological warfare on the formerly enslaved, […]
Super Soaker creator Lonnie Johnson helps teens pursue their STEM dreams
When people who earn transformative success reach out to ensure other people have meaningful opportunities, commendation is due. That is exactly what Lonnie Johnson, a Black inventor and engineer, is doing with his nonprofit Johnson STEM Activity Center. The nonprofit pays for high school robotics teams in Atlanta. As Blavity reported, one of the teams […]
What being Lincoln in a school play taught me about efforts to whitewash Black children in schooling
By George Johnson Anti-Blackness and the “alternative facts” about it did not start when Donald Trump became the 45th President of their United States. For Black children in America, we have only known a history rooted in false narratives, erasure, and the omission of any of our history unless it is first routed through a […]
New York Approves Free Tuition Plan For State 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 […]
Black Teen Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Schools
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.
‘We Need To Be Rethinking Our Response To This’: An Interview with dream hampton
Days after clinching the U.S. presidency in November, Donald Trump appointed Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as his pick for Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice. From stating he was once “okay with the Ku Klux Klan” until he learned they smoked marijuana, to prosecuting Black activists in the decades following the fall of […]
Detroit Public School Students Sue State Over Quality of Education
What are students left to do to improve their quality of education after they’ve run out of options? According to students from Detroit Public Schools (DPS), heading to court is the next step. Apparently, the disparity in the quality of education between Detroit’s best and worst performing schools was so drastic that students are now filing […]
Student Beaten To Death In School Bathroom, Classmates Mourn
Hearts are broken after a high school student died as a result of being attacked by a group of classmates. Amy Joyner-Francis, 16, was known by friends and classmates to often be a mediator and peacekeeper. Joyner-Francis was attacked by a group of girls in a Howard High School of Technology bathroom in Wilmington, Delaware on […]
24-Year-Old Chicagoan Launches Scholarship Fund For High School Students
Cassius Rudolph is only 24 years old, but he’s already accomplished a feat many people twice his age only dream of. The Southside Chicago native, currently studying at Columbia University’s Union Theological Seminary, is working as a sort of middle man between both his former alma maters: Harlan High School and Tougaloo College.