by Madeline St. Amour | Jun 27, 2021 | Articles
Higher education is not the root of all equity gaps. But it can be a vehicle to lessen those gaps. Historically, it has not been. Equity gaps between students based on their race, ethnicity and income persist and thrive at most institutions. For Black students, simply...
by Leslie | Jun 27, 2021 | Articles
It is no secret that unemployment among African American youth has been problematic. Black youth have dropped out of schools, and people are frustrated about what to do with this situation. The increasing cost of college is also of great concern. Americans, including...
by SARAH BUTRYMOWICZ, JEFF AMY and LARRY FENN | Jun 27, 2021 | Articles
Alphina Kamara wonders what might have happened if she’d been introduced to science and engineering careers at her Wilmington, Delaware, high school. Kamara, who is Black, was enrolled in an “audio engineering” course that taught her how to make music tracks and...
by Associated Press | Jun 19, 2021 | Articles
The U.S. government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday that was passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or...
by Henry J. Gomez | May 6, 2021 | Articles
President Joe Biden says the guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin are a “step forward.” Now he wants Congress to pass police reforms. As he welcomed the guilty verdicts Tuesday against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, President Joe Biden...
