NYC Schools: Monday is Deadline for Gifted and Talented Exam
Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña The Department of Education is reminding families to submit a request for testing for the Gifted & Talented exam by Monday, November 13. Families…
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The International Human Rights Art Festival — Highlights Poet Chirasha and ASODECOM
Mbizo Chirasha The International Human Rights Art Festival presents "Exiled in Africa," featuring the poetry and work of exiled Zimbabwean poet, activist and magazine editor Mbizo Chirasha, as…
Tech’s History Includes Unheralded Black Pioneers
Margot Lee Shetterly covered one of the many stories waiting to be told. Photo: Wikimedia Commons It is critical to recognize the scores of women and men of…
CEMOTAP: Free Computer Science Education for High School Students
Dr. James McIntosh Co-chair CEMOTAP and facilitator Starting on Saturday, October 21, and Sunday October 22, 2017, the Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP) will…
New York’s Schneiderman and 19 other Attorneys General Fault Secretary DeVos for Undermining Student Loan Protections
Schneiderman. Photo-Flickr New York's Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman this week joined a coalition of 20 Attorneys General to demand that the U.S. Department of Education stop its…
Education: The Great Socio-economic Equalizer
Photo by: photoo.uk via freeforcommercialuse.org New pencils, new books, an apple for the teacher, and unlimited hope for a boundless future – it’s back to school time across…
Application Fees will be Covered for All CUNY DREAMERS’ Renewals
Chancellor Milliken CUNY student Dreamers facing the strict Oct. 5 deadline to apply for renewal of their DACA immigration status will have the $495 application fee covered on…
Jim Ovia Foundation Pledges $2 Million For Scholarships Via Africa-America Institute
Zenith Bank chair Jim Ovia The founding Chairman of Zenith Bank has announced the establishment of a new $2 million scholarship program, The Jim Ovia Foundation Leaders Scholarship…
Book Review: Herb Boyd’s “Black Detroit”
Author Herb Boyd. Photo--Flickr BLACK DETROIT A People's History of Self- Determination Herb Boyd 352 pp. Amistad "Who would be free themselves must strike a blow." Reviewed by…
Jeff Sessions Wants To Undermine College Access For Blacks and Latinos
Jeff Sessions. Photo: Gage Skidmore--Flickr Then President Lyndon B. Johnson knew the importance of correcting the historical injustices of slavery when he spoke at Howard University on June…