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Teachers who received their training at historically Black colleges and universities mean more to our communities than we realize.

A man who was growing, evolving and changing, gone too soon. As fascinating as Malcolm X's legacy was, just imagine what it could have been.

Opinion

Research indicates that calls to diversify the teacher workforce are unlikely to meaningfully address elementary educational inequities.

Auburn University's Black Student Union shared a list of anti-white racial slurs in a group chat, according to Turning Point USA, a conservative campus-based advocacy group that cloaks its racism with so-called patriotism.

The state has rejected the AP African American Studies course.

Ruth Simmons moved up her previous resignation date.

Education

W.E.B. Du Bois should serve as a reminder about the importance of Black History Month and what is at stake in current conversations about African American studies.

A teacher at Bexley Middle School was placed on leave after an image of an orangutan eating watermelon appeared behind students reading morning announcements.

Education

African American Studies is not just Black history and racism is not a relic of the past.

Opinion

Kylar Gray, co-editor-in-chief of The Blueprint, writes about relaunching the student paper and what it means for Spelman College.

Education

Standardized tests aren’t that useful at measuring a student’s potential, but there are deeper issues too, involving race and equity. That's why they're becoming archaic.

A Virginia Library is paying Nikole Hannah-Jones more than $35,000 for a speech titled “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story."