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Scholarship Opportunities for African Americans Highlighted During Black History Month

Fastweb, the leading website for scholarship and financial aid information and a member of the Monster network, focuses on resources for African-American students in celebration of Black History Month. The online portal encourages undergraduate, graduate and college-bound African American and all minority students to help fund their college education by applying for scholarship opportunities, available […]

6,000 APS Sixth and Seventh Grade Students to Receive Laptops and Hotspots

Atlanta Public Schools is closing the “homework gap” for about 6,000 middle school students through its new APS Digital Bridge Program, which will kick off Friday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m., at Brown Middle School with an energetic program featuring APS Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen and T-Mobile executives. The program is powered by a $1.5 […]

St. Paul Cathedral’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

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Top Scholarships For African-American Students 2019

The new year has settled in, and most students are already back to their normal school routine. Also, many are realizing that the summer is fast approaching and that it’s time to start thinking about applying for scholarships for the upcoming 2019/2020 college season. Here are the top scholarships programs for African-American students to apply […]

OU student says she tweeted blackface video to make ‘stand’

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A University of Oklahoma student says she tweeted a video of a man walking near campus wearing blackface to make...

CAL U’s Young and Gifted Gospel Choir Dinner and Benefit Concert gives scholarships

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75,000 students participating in Malcolm Mitchell’s READBowl National Reading Competition

Read with Malcolm, the youth literacy initiative of NFL Super Bowl Champion and author Malcolm Mitchell and his nonprofit, Share the Magic Foundation, have kicked off READBowl 2019. More than 75,000 students in 3,000+ classrooms, representing all 50 states, are vying to become the National Champions of Reading. “We are thrilled to launch READBowl to support teachers across the […]

Gianna Griffin says: A+ Schools’ latest Progress Report reveals the truth about education disparities

A+ Schools’ 2018 Public School Progress Report outlined alarming education disparities across the city. After carefully analyzing the report, I have come to the...

Donovan Allen says: Black-on-Black crime or police shootings? Which one threatens our community more?

Police shootings of African Americans have continued to make the headlines. This, of course, is followed by raging protests in the streets. The shootings...

Penn Hills Football team wins 2018 state championship

The headline on a sports page in the Nov. 28 New Pittsburgh Courier read, “There is no stopping Penn Hills,” referring to the city’s...

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