
By Daniel Steyn, allAfrica — The President’s Fund is growing as apartheid’s victims wait The President’s Fund was established to pay reparations to victims of human rights abuses under apartheid….
By Daniel Steyn, allAfrica — The President’s Fund is growing as apartheid’s victims wait The President’s Fund was established to pay reparations to victims of human rights abuses under apartheid….
On October 27, 2022, President Biden appointed BSICS Co-Founder and Board Chair, Dr. Carol D. Lee (Mama Safisha) to the U.S. National Board for Educational Sciences. The National Board for…
By Julianne Malveaux — During this Supreme Court session, the justices will tackle affirmative action in two cases brought by “Students for Fair Admissions,” opposing affirmative action policies at Harvard…
Indigenous people’s languages were largely lost as a result of forced assimilation efforts in the U.S. Here’s why one tribal leader says the languages should be brought back. By Daryl…
In ‘Teaching White Supremacy,’ Harvard researcher Donald Yacovone analyzed 220 history textbooks By Olivia B. Waxman, Time — At a time when there’s a national debate over critical race theory and how much…
By Julianne Malveaux — President Joe Biden made a campaign promise to alleviate some student loan debt, and on August 24, he honored his commitment. Some say it is too…
By Julianne Malveaux — This August, you can’t turn on a television or open a newspaper without reading or hearing about the teacher shortage. And it is clear that current…
Covering up slavery in the birth of the US. Lawmakers are seeking to downplay the role that slavery played in the development of the United States, but history tells a…
In the classroom, historical events that happened more than a century ago can still prompt difficult conversations about race and inequality. By Fahima Haque, NYT — The ongoing debate over…
The Black Lives Matter movement may have contributed to the high enrollment. By Paul Meara, BET News — Enrollment at HBCUs have increased since the rise of Black Lives Matter….
By Herb Boyd — A torrent of compassionate encomiums for Dr. James Turner showered the African American academic community when the word spread that he was an ancestor. Even more…
In their 40 years as Ithacans, James and Janice Turner have worked to reshape a campus, a community and a culture. By Kara Cusolito, Ithaca Times — In their 40…