By Jomo W. Mutegi Article Submission My Friend Andrew Andrew sat morosely, staring blankly at the dingy white wall in front of him. He was one of a dozen children in the GLC room. They
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Report: Student Loan Debt Stratified by Race, Class
by Ronald Roach Article Submission It’s well known that graduating college students in recent years have faced student loan debt at unprecedented levels far exceeding that of previous generations of American graduates. Nonetheless, a new
Read moreThe Continuing Reality of Segregated Schools
By Nikole Hannah-Jones Article Submission Soon after her oldest son was killed by a police officer, Michael Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, emphasized her struggle to ensure her son’s education. “Do you know how hard it
Read moreDearth of Blacks Males in Med Schools Has Experts Scrambling for Solutions
by Jamal Eric Watson Article Submission Despite an overall increase in the number of Black male college graduates over the past three decades, the number of Black male applicants to medical school has dipped to a
Read moreMentoring Is Desparately Needed in the Black Community
By: Matt Drayton Article Submission Having served as Executive Director of a nonprofit that provides mentoring services to minority boys, and having been a mentor to three African American boys, I believe mentoring is needed
Read moreWhat is the Song in that Ketel One Commercial? (It Plays All the Time!)
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Maybe you are like me and watch Sportscenter back to back like Drake at the end of the night. Well if so, then you have probably seen this Ketel One
Read moreHalf Of Young Black Americans Don’t Expect To Live Through Their 30s
A troubling new study shows young people of color are not optimistic about their future survival. By: Aaron Barksdale Article Submission The average life expectancy of Americans is about 79 years old, but many young
Read moreGraduation Rates Are Insufficient as an Accountability Measure
By Chad Aldeman Article Submission Graduation rates aren’t a very good measure on which to hold high schools accountable.
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