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18,500 Parents, Students, and Educators Rally to Demand End to ‘Tale of Two School Systems’ in New York City [PHOTOS]

*NEW YORK, NY  — Holding signs charging “Separate and Unequal, Still” and “Great Schools Now,” 18,500 parents, students, and educators rallied in Brooklyn's Cadman...

Tracy ‘T-Mac’ McGrady Launches Mobile HBCU Fundraising Campaign

*Atlanta, GA -- HBCU Direct, LLC (HD), a marketing collective specializing in HBCU relations, and former NBA superstar Tracy “T-Mac” McGrady announced the launch...

Temple Board of Trustees Set to Replace Bill Cosby with Tamron Hall

*Temple University trustees are expected to vote next week on naming MSNBC and “Today” anchor Tamron Hall to fill a seat on the board...

Rinkins Report: FMU’s Black Male College Explorers Program helps decrease achievement gap

*A recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealed that black girls are more likely to graduate from college with six years than their...

Online Tools and Resources Every Small Business – Entrepreneur Should Have

*According to a 2015 Infusionsoft Small Business Market Survey, 55 percent of entrepreneurs said that their biggest challenge is not having enough time to...

Harvard’s World Champion Debate Team Loses to New York Inmates

*Months after winning a national title, Harvard's debate team has fallen to a group of New York inmates. The competition took place at the Eastern...

Cassi Davis, Stephen Bishop to Host NAASC Scholarship Brunch

*(Atlanta)  The Atlanta Chapter of the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College (NAASC) will celebrate more than a century of service to the community...

Memo to Publisher McGraw-Hill: ‘Slaves’ Were Not ‘Workers’ (Watch)

*“Erasure is real y’all!!! Teach your children the truth!!!” That is what one African American mother in Texas is proclaiming after she contacted publishing giant,...

Take 6 Records ABC’s for ‘Reba to the Rescue’ [Watch]

*Take 6, the most award winning jazz, pop and R&B acapella group in the world, recorded “ABCs” for their likenesses to perform on  the...

The Pulse of Entertainment: ‘He Named Me Malala’ Shows We All Can be Brave

*“I have two daughters. When I read about Malala, the father/daughter story, a universal story I wanted to know more about these extraordinary people,”...

Pharrell Williams Donates 50,000 Books to Disadvantaged Kids

*Pharrell Williams is backing a new literacy campaign aimed toward children in need. The singer has teamed with FirstBook, a nonprofit literacy organization, to donate...

Black Students Rally in Defense of White Teacher Who Used N-Word in Class

*Black and white students alike are rushing to the defense of their history teacher, Lynne Pierce, who has come under scrutiny for using the...

How Leonardo Hudson’s Language App (Seln) is Disrupting a $120 Billion Industry

*With over 100,000 customers worldwide, Seln is starting to complete its mission of connecting the world through languages. Seln (pronounced Celine), the new mobile app...

Clark Atlanta Gets Credit Review: Outlook Stable Despite Poorer Rating

*Atlanta  —Clark Atlanta University (CAU)  received notice of its credit rating review by Moody’s Investor Service indicating a stable outlook, despite a downgraded bond rating of...

FLOTUS and Beyoncé Impress Huge Crowd at Global Citizen Festival

*It was night full of memorable moments as First lady Michelle Obama and Beyoncé were among the celebrities, world leaders and performers joining the...

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