A17-year-old New Jersey student has a serious dilemma that most of us wish we had back in high school: which elite university to attend? WABC-TV reports that Ifeoma White-Thorpe received acceptance letters from all eight Ivy League schools and Stanford University. https://twitter.com/DenvilleSchool/status/849278088076816385 “I was shaking, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, oh my gosh,’ like […]
Picking a college can be a daunting task for anyone, but finding the best fit can be a particularly challenging feat for African American students. Calls to end racism on campus have become more widespread in the last year asstudents across the country spoke out about both everyday and systemic racism at their schools. In addition, minority […]
A new analysis of federal data found that Southern schools disproportionately suspend and expel African American students at rates higher than their representation in the student population. Nationally, 1.2 million black students were suspended from K-12 public schools in 2011-2012, the most recent year for which federal data is available. Thirteen Southern states are responsible […]
Motivator, educator, author and founder and CEO of Blackademically Speaking®, Dr. Chandra Gill joined “NewsOne Now” guest host Armstrong Williams to discuss her new book…
