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In a recent BlackPlanet/NewsOne poll, 74 percent of African Americans polled approve of President Obama’s handling of the economy while 26 percent disapprove. The poll stands in sharp contrast to the Gallup Poll conducted on August 14th which found 74 percent of American disapprove of Obama’s handling of the economy, while only 26 percent of approve. […]
It’s becoming increasingly difficult for parents and students to pay for college tuition. If it wasn’t for Pell Grants, Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) and the Education Opportunity Fund (EOF), 24-year-old Vanessa Denis would have graduated from Montclair State University with tens of thousands of dollars in debt. “My high school was a college prep school […]
Jill Cox-Cordova has many roles. She’s a senior producer at CNN.com, a writer, a professor, a mother, a wife … and one of the fabulous minds behind the Red Chair Interviews. CNN Red Chair Interviews strive to look at people’s past to see what made them who they are today. We also want to know […]
Oftentimes the news is not newsworthy. A lot of times it’s just entertainment. Sometimes the media will exploit children for ratings, whether it be for humor or sensationalism. In any case, these pieces often reinforce stereotypes. Here are five incidents where we believe the media has exploited Black children. 4. The Gun-Crazed Kid WBBM-TV in […]
During the recession the state of HBCUs presently and in the future has been a hot button topic. Are HBCUs still relevant? Can they compete with traditionally white institutions (TWIs)? Aren’t HBCUs practicing reverse racism? How will they survive with dismal funding? The aforementioned are only a few of the questions that have been posed […]
During the recession the state of HBCUs presently and in the future has been a hot button topic. Are HBCUs still relevant? Can they compete…
PATTERSON, N.J.-Jennifer O’Brien has been suspended from her job as a Patterson, New Jersey first grade teacher after she made a post on her blog, referring to her students as “future criminals.” O’Brien claimed that she wasn’t a teacher but a “warden for future criminals” and said that she wanted a “Scared Straight” program for […]
Is education the next civil rights movement? TheGrio.com’s Karen Hunter believes so. In her article, “Education as the next civil rights movement” she points some pretty alarming statistics about blacks and education. Hunter says there is a direct link between the lack of education to joblessness and poverty. Hunter even suggests that integration was the worse […]
NEW YORK — A homeless man from the Bronx named Jeffrey Richards saved a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old from a burning house by climbing the…
Hurricane Irene trampled the East Coast leaving at least 21 people dead and causing massive power outages and chaos throughout it’s path of destruction. What was once a powerful and fierce hurricane that trampled the Bahamas and the eastern part of North Carolina is now just a tropical storm. At its height Irene boasted winds […]
Via: kysdc.com After opening with Wednesday evening’s Honoring Global Leaders For Peace International Salute Gala, the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. continued its day celebration of Dr. King’s legacy with the Honoring Past, Present, Future Pioneers Civil Rights Pioneers Luncheon, the Partners in Dream Public Expo ribbon cutting and […]
The potential impact of Hurricane Irene in the DMC has postponed plans to dedicate Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, according to the Associated Press and News One reports. The monument dedication festivies were planned for the entire weekend with the main dedication ceremony occurring at 11 a.m. Sunday. Organizers say the […]