Gap Increases As Education Dollars Shun Low-income Students
Marc Morial "That all citizens will be given an equal start through a sound education is one of the most basic, promised rights of our democracy. Our chronic…
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Women Journalists Apply: Reporting Fellowships To Congo and Tanzania
Call for Applications: IWMF African Great Lakes Reporting Initiative Reporting Trips to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Tanzania Depart in June Washington DC – The…
How A Young Black Girl Found Healing And Strength Through Her Poems
One of my sheroes is Sojourner Truth. A brilliant but illiterate woman, she was a great orator and powerful presence who possessed great courage and determination. I often…
Debate: “Which is More Important Black Studies or the 3Rs”?
BEPAA Great Black History Debate Series Continues: "Which is More Important Black Studies or the 3Rs" Educators Basir Mchawi and Hank Williams will debate over which is more…
Nationally-ranked Monroe College’s Secret To Success: Student-centric Focus On Instruction
Monroe College students Over the next several weeks in our Education Series The Black Star News will conduct Q and A's with area colleges and universities. This week…
Apply For Empire State Fellowship
Secretary of State Cesar A. Perales New York State Announces Applications Open for 2015-2017 Empire State Fellows Program The State of New York today announced the opening of…
Champions of Change: White House Honors Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will address the panel On February 24, the White House will recognize faculty and staff members at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as…
Ollie McClean: Founder Of Sankofa, A School Embracing Culture In Education
Ollie McClean -- educator, activist, historian. Photo by Nate Adams Thirty years ago, Ollie McClean established Henson Preparatory School, which was renamed Sankofa International Academy, in 2004. This…
In Celebrating Dr. King, Mandela Grandson Calls For New Western View Of Africa
Left to Right: Timothy Downs, Ph.D., Niagara Provost; Ndaba Mandela and Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., president, Niagara University. Ndaba Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela , spoke of…
Duke Honors John Hope Franklin’s 100th Birthday
John Hope Franklin Duke University will host a number of events during the next year paying tribute to preeminent historian John Hope Franklin, who would have turned 100…