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Where Oh Where Have the Black Superintendents Gone?
By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black Second only to California in the number of school-age children, Texas is at the vanguard of a long-anticipated national demographic trend: most...
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Major civil rights moments across different states
By Andrew Lisa A land of contradictions from the outset, the United States was founded by enslavers who spoke passionately and eloquently about liberty, freedom, and justice for all. In the beginning,...
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Integrating Black History Builds Better Education
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black When Claudine Gay, Harvard’s first Black president, stepped down, it sent shockwaves rippling across the nation — and sparked plenty of worry over...
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50 essential civil rights speeches
By Karen Johanson Activists, athletes, actors, and preachers with sometimes-fiery presentation skills are just a few of the people who’ve communicated the message of civil rights to the masses. When...
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Fed Up Black Moms Take on the School to Prison Pipeline
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black We live in a nation where a Black high school student in Texas got suspended from school last fall because of the length of his locs — where in 2020,...
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Forgiveness Comes Early for Borrowers on the SAVE Plan
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Some student loan borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan will receive debt relief in February. This move comes more...
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Civil Rights Icon Andrew Young Reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia As the nation commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, civil rights icon, diplomat, and former Atlanta mayor Andrew...
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Texas’ school ratings remain in limbo as the state and school districts fight...
By Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune Jan. 16, 2024 “Texas’ school ratings remain in limbo as the state and school districts fight over how strict the grading should be” was first published by The Texas...
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For Black Kids, Underfunded Public Schools Are Inequality Factories
By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black For the Black community, education is considered an investment, the best way for Black children to get ahead in life, and a key to overcoming...
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Trade programs, unlike other areas of higher education, are in hot demand
By Olivia Sanchez for The Hechinger Report Most of the guys come straight to the shop each afternoon. After long shifts at supermarkets and home improvement stores, they make their way to southwest...
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Updated FAFSA Form Helps Black Students Get More Aid
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Over 1 million students applied for financial aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in the first week of its opening....
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Unlocking opportunities: Why learning a foreign language is essential
By Dr. Giani Clarkson I have fortunately lived a life that is not full of a lot of regrets. However, there is still one major regret that haunts me to this day. Now here in my 40s, I reflect on this...
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Black Kids Keep Being Told Their Hair Needs to ‘Conform’
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Who would have thought Darryl George’s school year would go this way? Certainly not him, or his mother Dareesha George. Since last fall, the...
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When Afrofuturism Enters the Classroom
By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black This story is part of “Black to the Future,” a series that examines how Afrofuturism pushes us to imagine and create a world where people of...
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Glitch in financial aid form is keeping students with immigrant parents from...
By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune Feb. 1, 2024 “Glitch in financial aid form is keeping students with immigrant parents from applying for college grants” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a...
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5 HBCUs Leading the Charge in Creating Black Excellence
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black What do Martin Luther King Jr., Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and Vice President Kamala Harris have in common? They’re all graduates of...
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Culturally Blind Standardized Tests? More Like Culturally Biased
By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black As students nationwide begin to take standardized assessment tests in the coming weeks, a new report argues the exams shortchange students of...
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Museums Help Teach Black Students Too
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Whether it’s catching students up from pandemic learning loss, or simply working to get — and keep kids — on grade level, there’s no denying teachers...
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Many Texas community college students who transfer don’t finish their...
By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune Feb. 7, 2024 “Many Texas community college students who transfer don’t finish their degrees, study says” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit,...
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Black Students Make Strides, But Achievement Gaps Loom Large
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black There’s been plenty of hand-wringing over pandemic-related learning loss — and rightfully so. With pre-COVID-19 standardized test scores showing the...
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