Charlotte Forten Grimke was responsible for educating newly freed slaves following the Civil War.
by R. Asmerom “Black people are the only ones who can teach black children, it’s as simple as that,” said Milwaukee educator Taki Raton to columnist Eugene Kane of the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Sentinel Journal. The recent post by Kane, entitled “African-centered education has a strong backer,” got many comments from readers – those who supported the […]
There are a lot of controversial moments, works, and speeches in African-American history; not just significant and progressive works but controversial ones that introduced a radical idea to the African-American framework, incited action and/or changed the way some interpreted the plight of Blacks in the diaspora. This list does not include the “I Have A […]
by R. Asmerom This is nothing new; study after study proclaims that Black students are behind their white counterparts when it comes to proficiency and test scores. In the New York Times today, the achievement gap has made news once again because “poverty alone does not seem to explain the differences: poor white boys do […]
It never ceases to amaze me the gall of some of these critics, who feel the need to question the relevance of HBCUs while not examining why a student may choose a HBCU over other institutions.
They've done it all from promoting culturally relevant curricula to revamping schools.
(HuffingtonPost) — More needy college students will have access to bigger Pell Grants, and future borrowers of government loans will have an easier time repaying them, under a vast overhaul of higher education aid that Congress passed Thursday and sent to President Barack Obama. The legislation, an Obama domestic priority overshadowed by his health care […]