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Editorial Asks “Where Are Ordinary Black Youth in Popular Culture?”

New Documentary Explores Obama’s “Complicated” Relationship with Black Community

8 Year-Old Follows Tenn. Lawmaker Around State Capitol; Shames Him Into Dropping Welfare Bill

Chicago HS B-Ball Star Jabari Parker Is Proud to Represent Young Black Males Going to College

STUDY: Black Male Graduation Rates Hinge on “Grit” As Well As Grades

Rand Paul at Howard University: “Big Government Is NOT A Friend to African Americans”

Michelle Obama To Address Gun Violence at Chicago’s Harper High School

UPDATE: 21 Year-Old Dylan Quick Arrested for Stabbing Spree at Lone Star College

CPS Protest Highlights Dangers Facing Displaced Chicago Students; Questions ‘Safety Routes’

REPORT: 1 in 4 Black Students Suspended; Mostly for Nonviolent Offenses

Harvard Students Protest Tyga Concert; Accuse Him of Promoting Sexism and Rape Culture

Georgia Students Organize First-Ever Integrated Prom at Their High School

Tennessee Considers Bill Tying Welfare Benefits to Children’s Grades

Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA Uses Hip Hop to Teach Science in NYC Public Schools

College Student Returns Lost Wallet Containing $1,000

Chicago Teachers Union, Supporters Gearing Up for Massive Protest Today Against School Closures

Towson University’s ‘White Student Union’ to Begin Patrolling Campus to Fight ‘Black Crime Wave’

Chicago Public School Closings Will Cost Taxpayers $1 Billion

Former Classmates of Hadiya Pendleton Launch Anti-Violence Movement ‘Project Orange Tree’

Supreme Court Will Hear a Second Affirmative Action Case

Rahm Emanuel Says Chicago School Closings Are Worth It to Save Children from Failing Schools

Chicago Public Schools Announce 54 School Closures, Nearly 30,000 Students Affected

Detroit Students Organize March to Protest School-to-Prison Pipeline

Chicago Public Schools Reportedly Closing Over 50 Schools

Fordham Student Sandra Arnold Creates Database to Protect Slave Burial Sites

15 Year-Old Pakistani Activist Malala Yousafzai is Back in School After Being Shot by Taliban

Lessons in Hate: Is it Okay to Invite Nazis, KKK Members to Speak at High Schools?

REPORT: Top Universities Failing to Attract High-Achieving, Low-Income Students

High School Wrestler Without Arms or Legs Wins First Match!

David J. Johns Appointed Exec. Director of Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

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