In 2013 six students of color from the Bronx Academy of Promise submitted the math app Quest Math for the Verizon Innovative App Challenge. Along with nine…
Chicago-bred rapper Common (pictured) is known for his socially conscious music; Sunday night at the Golden Globes, he delivered a moving speech about how what happened…
As a mentor of African-American male youth in the community, one of the things I’m constantly looking for is information and resources. But whether…
Police brutality is an issue that has long plagued the African American community. And with the recent death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri,…
In a new report, the U.S. Education Department projected that this fall, the percentage of white students in public schools will drop from 51 percent…
Here’s a spot of good news to brighten your day: 2,000 students in the United States will receive brand new school supplies to take back…
A steady demographic change over the years has resulted in a decline in the number of whites in classrooms even as the total number of…
Have you noticed more composition books, pencils and crayons in the front of stores lately? All those school supplies should be making you feel some kind of way, because the start of the 2014-15 school year is than a month away for most school districts. To make sure you’re on top of it, we’ve listed […]
In Arizona, a charter school has come under heavy criticism for using books that feature questionable religious teachings. The Americans United for Separation of Chuch…
Young people have always been leaders of change within the movement. Despite being thought of as the unengaged generation, there are millennials who are changing…
“NewsOne Now” host Roland Martin loves to offer his words of wisdom every week on the radio and TV One. Well, last week, he gave…
Sixty years after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, education inequalities still exist. What did we really achieve through integration and how do we…
