education

via BlackDoctor: As the new COVID-19, spreads throughout the country, more and more schools are canceling classes and shifting their in-person instructional time online. We have some sites that will help your children. CLICK HERE to read full story

via cbnnews: Congratz to Bishop TD Jakes for launching his online Jakes Divinity School last year. Jakes, the senior pastor of The Potter’s House, will serve as chancellor. Former Regent University Professor Dr. Antipas Harris, a Yale-trained theologian, has been named as president. According to the school’s website, “Jakes Divinity School prepares leaders for the future through academic […]

via CNN: Remember coming home and turing on the tv and looking at a really Big Bird and his friends teach you about life and other things…Well that show Sesame Streeet is turning 50 Years Old! “Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration,”  honored the moments that taught generations of children the building blocks of learning through […]

via EEWMagazine/Donna Davis-Brown: Stellar Award-winning gospel singer, Jessica Reedy, 31, who shot to fame as a contestant on a singing competition, has expanded her ministry beyond the confines of the music industry and into the educational field. An MLive.com interview reveals the “Better” singer has officially started her own school, The Industry Development Center, in […]

via Wkyc: If you have a child that is enroll in the CMSD there is a program right now in place that could pay for your college education after you graduate. And nearly every student in the district has a chance to qualify. Its called “Say Yes To Education” Cleveland is the fourth city to […]

via BlackDoctor: As my brother lit one up on a Sunday evening, I couldn’t help but wonder what he was truly inhaling into his body. As a long-time marijuana user, for medical and personal, I assumed he knew– he didn’t. You see, he had a ritual. He would find his plastic baggy, turn on his […]

via news5: Morehouse College seniors got a surprise Sunday when billionaire investor Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech that he would pay off the student-loan debt for the historically black college’s graduating class. “My family is going to create a grant to eliminate your student loans,” he told the newly minted graduates in […]

via BlackAmericaWeb: Just ahead of Mother’s Day, Sharonda Wilson is proving just how unselfish moms can be. The Michigan mother and her son, Stephan were graduating from two different universities on the same day. Wilson wanted to be there to see her son graduate from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant and was willing to skip her […]

“CBS This Morning” is proud to reveal the 2019 National Teacher of the Year: Rodney Robinson. Robinson teaches social studies and history at Virgie Binford Education Center, a school inside the Richmond Juvenile Detention Center. His lessons focus on helping his students become socially conscious citizens who make the most out of their second chance. […]

via blacknews: A new web site, BlackScholarships.org, announces daily scholarships and financial aid opportunities for Black/ African American high school and college students. Nowadays, college tuition is more expensive than ever, and this powerful online resource has proven to be a great source of help for families who need financial assistance. BlackScholarships.org is 100% free to […]

via BlackAmericaWeb: Black students across the country are continuing to display excellence in the realm of academia. According to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, three African-American students were selected as 2019 Rhodes Scholars. The students are three of 32 chosen by the Rhodes Trust to be granted graduate scholarships to further their education at […]

via BLackAmericaWeb: A Georgia teen is currently living the life after her viral tweet of multiple college acceptances has gone viral. Kayla Willis, a high school senior from Fairburn, Georgia, now has the selection of 31 schools, and is waiting for possible others after sending out applications to 50 schools. Via Madamenoire: “I kinda don’t want to post […]