Education

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Nearly seven decades after the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the court’s declared goal of integrated education is still not yet achieved.

HBCU News

Like at other colleges, Howard University students returned from remote learning to in-person classes during a pandemic. However, unlike most other schools, part of that "new normal" included a major protest against "inhumane" living conditions.

After being 30 years in the making, Black-ish actor Anthony Anderson celebrates graduating from Howard University. 

Many things go into creating a successful graduation day and having a notable commencement speaker is a game-changer that could enhance a lifelong memory.

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Harvard University, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college with an endowment of over $50 billion, will partner with HBCUs and implement other strategies to try to make amends for their involvement in slavery.

HBCU News

Jackson State University received a $50,000 donation from one of its alumni.

The DMV

Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby will become the first woman to serve as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Students at Virginia-based HBCU Hampton University got a pleasant surprise this week after learning that all balances from the Spring 2022 semester will be wiped, in addition to a halt in tuition, fees, room and board for the fall semester as well.

The Nurses Association says the strike will last 24 hours.

Good News

101-year-old Merrill Pittman Cooper recently received an honorary diploma.

Good News

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $12 million to a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating medical school expenses for BIPOC students.

Williams has now become the first black woman to serve in the position.