John Legend Gives $5000 Toward Effort to Pay Off Student Lunch Debt in Seattle
*John Legend has quietly donated $5,000 towards a GoFundMe page raising money to pay off student lunch debt in the …
Student Wears Blackface for Promposal; Says He Was Trying to Look Like a Bitmoji
*A school student at Los Gatos High School near San Jose, Calif. said he was only trying to look like his Bitmoji when …
Oberlin College Gets Its First Black President, Carmen Ambar
*It’s taken 184 years, but Oberlin College in Ohio has its first African American president. Carmen Ambar, the former …
‘L&HH ATL’ Cast Cover Graduation Costs for Seniors (WATCH)
*Some of the ladies of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” took a break from their TV drama and dropped by a local high school …
Teen Author, Essynce Moore Pens Third Book: ‘8th Grade Middle School Chronicles: The Year That Changed Everything’
*”8th Grade Middle School Chronicles: The Year That Changed Everything“… is written by teen author, …
North Carolina A&T State Tops List of Best HBCUs with Online Programs
*The website OnlineCollegePlan.com has ranked the top 20 best online programs among Historically Black Colleges and …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Film Company Imagination Lunchbox is a Small Ripple Making Big Waves
*“I have good friends that support me,” said Anthony Michael Hobbs, co-founder and co-executive producer at Imagination …
Harvard University Holds First Ever Black Commencement
*Harvard University is making history by holding a black-only graduation ceremony for students on Tuesday, May 23. …
Beauty Supply Summit Plans to Address Asian Manager Beating and Choking Out of a Black Women
*Beauty Supply Institute, a training and consulting organization founded in 2007 by former business & economics …
From $0 to $500K: Black Business Experts Share How to Gain More Traffic, Sales, and Profit at TSP Live Event
*When it comes to statistics about Black entrepreneurship, the numbers are often bittersweet. While entrepreneurship …
HS Biology Exam in New Mexico Included Question: ‘Why Are N***ers Black?’
*Students at Roswell High School in New Mexico were shocked to discover that one of the questions on their biology final …
Shawn Carter Foundation Partners with eBay to Fund College Scholarships (Watch)
*Jay Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation, co-founded by his mom Gloria Carter, is teaming with eBay’s charity wing to help …
Gwen Thomas Scholarship Mom Shares Money-Saving Secrets in Book Showing How to Send Your Kids to College Free
*It’s that time of year when millions of college-bound students and their parents are struggling to figure out how to …
‘A Closet full of Shoes Doesn’t Fill Up Your Life’: Oprah Schools Grads at Atlanta’s Agnes Scott College (Watch)
*Oprah Winfrey dropped jewels of wisdom to the Class of 2017 at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, where an alum from her …
Mass. Charter School Threatens to Suspend Students for Wearing Braids
*Some black parents at a Massachusetts charter school say their daughters are being unfairly singled out and disciplined …
