(Photo: Philadelphia Police Department) Chikaodinaka Nwankpa allegedly used cancer research funds to have fun with strippers. Nwankpa served as a professor at Drexel University where he served as chair of the school’s engineering department, according to ABC Philadelphia. As the…
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Upset parents declare state of emergency to improve schooling for Black kids
A young Black student working out a math problem (Photo credit: Shutterstock / Rido) A group of parents in California’s East Bay declared a state of emergency and is seeking $7.2 million to upend an education gap that has become…
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The Consortium provides free MBA for Black college graduates
Erica Lamberson, Spelman College’s 2015 salutatorian, leads the graduating class at the 128th Commencement (Photo by Sistarazzi for Steed Media Service) The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, aka The Consortium, provides Black and Hispanic students with an opportunity to…
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Teacher blasted for forcing students to be slave traders for class assignment
(Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Javier Renes) Another teacher has found an offensive way to introduce the history of slavery to impressionable young students. The incident took place at Blades Elementary School in Oakville, Missouri, according to KTVI. The unnamed elementary…
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‘Rolling out’ publisher and CEO Munson Steed creates Black toy and book company
In a world where often not enough children’s books reflect Black children and other kids of color, rolling out‘s Munson Steed is creating culturally relevant products through his new educational enterprise called Playful Genius. Steed, the CEO of Steed Media…
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