Urban Education

*“I went to audition three times because I was sick,” said Regan Aaliyah about being cast as Disney’s first rapper in their new “Mickey...

*Brown University announced Thursday that it will stop providing loans to students and will only give out grants, in an effort to ensure that...

*Stanfield Global, the largest African-American owned and managed green project consulting and finance firm in the world, is proud to announce, especially to the...

*In case you haven’t yet heard, Richard Cordray, the first-ever Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) resigned in late November. President Trump’s...

*Chance The Rapper showed up to Chicago Public Library’s annual “Open Mic” event bearing some rare and expensive gifts for the kids who attended. The...

*Simmons College will honor the late Gwen Ifill by naming its new College of Media, Arts, and Humanities after her.  It makes Ifill the first black journalist...

*Since its inception more than 71 years ago, the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Marching "100" has set the bar as global innovators of marching...

*LeBron James says the school he's opening in Akron is the most important thing he's done as a professional. "It is," James said Thursday. "Besides...

*Morgan Spurlock’s Warrior Poets and LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment are teaming on a reality series that will follow James’ launch of...

*Police have charged a Virginia mom for putting a recording device in her daughter’s backpack to catch alleged bullying. Sarah Sims admitted to local news...

*Jackets for Jobs proudly partnered with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Gamma Lambda Chapter, at a clothing drive held in honor of Veteran’s Day." This...

*You can’t fit in when you were born to be different, that is one of the messages of the Lionsgate presentation Wonder starring Academy...

*NASA scientists are headed to Hollywood for a panel called “Hidden Figures/Modern Figures: A Journey of Breakthroughs in Cinema and Space Travel,” a joint...

*Studies show, that young adults who display higher financial literacy early on, are less likely to exhibit high-risk financial behavior. Balancing a checkbook and paying...

“People don’t know my face,” said Producer DJ Daryl (Daryl L. Anderson) whose clients include Snoop Dogg, Mystikal and Master P. “They know my...