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Fox News host Bill O'Reilly was booed at Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network Convention in New York on Wednesday, when the TV personality insisted race is no longer a "real" issue, and told the crowd, "It's time to drop the race stuff."

From NBCChicago.com: A Gary, Indiana native will make history next month as the first black valedictorian from the University of Notre Dame.

From CNN: Abetifi, Ghana — A former teacher has just graduated from university in Ghana — aged 99.

From The Grio: Today President Barack Obama signs the Health care and Education Reconciliation Act on 2010 into law. No one has missed the health care reform mission of the bill but few are discussing the educational element of the bill, particularly its increased support for HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and PBIs (Predominantly […]

From the Washington Post: Three generations of the Howard University community gathered Friday to remember James Edward Cheek, the longtime Howard president who envisioned a “second emancipation” of African Americans through scholarship.