Racial Segregation Returns to Many Schools: Report
Racial segregation has increased in many large and medium-size school districts around the country ...
Dr. Robert M. Franklin to Step Down as President of Morehouse College
After a five-year term as president of Morehouse College, Robert M. Franklin is stepping down at th...
This Day in Black History: Feb. 8, 1986
On Feb. 8, 1986, figure skater Debi Thomas became the first African-American to win the Women's Sin...
Obama Calls Jason Collins, Praises His Courage
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama both expressed support for the basketball player's de...
AP Poll: Majority Harbor Prejudice Against Blacks
Racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first blac...
Oprah Winfrey Throws Political Weight Behind Stanford Grad
Stockton City Council candidate Michael Tubbs only third politician to get media maven’s nod....
Fifteen-Year-Old Whiz Kid Will Head to Harvard in the Fall
After being accepted into 13 colleges — many of them Ivy League schools — 15-year-old Saheela Ibrah...
Study: Student Achievement Impacted More by Family Income Than Race
A Stanford University study says income achievement gap in students from low- and high-income famil...
Diet vs. Exercise: Which Is Better?
Study finds that exercising and dieting at the same time is crucial....
Florida School District Lacks Equal Access to Best Teachers
Stanford researchers have found that students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools do not have equal...
Commentary: Cory Booker Is Not Alone in Evolving on Gay Rights
Gay rights advocates in 2013 might well be shocked and dismayed by the words of Newark Mayor Cory B...
Does Being Black and Poor Increase Our Risk of Kidney Disease?
A new study says low-income African-Americans are more likely to suffer from kidney disease compare...
Ex-Oakland Raiders All-Pro Defensive Tackle Chester McGlockton Dead at 42
Former Oakland Raiders All-Pro defensive tackle Chester McGlockton died at 42. He was an assistant ...
Black Coaches and Administrators See Progress in College Football Hiring
In the 2010-11 cycle, coaches of color were hired in 10 of 29 searches in FBS and FCS levels, bring...
Commentary: Obama Calls Susan Rice “Extraordinary” and She Is
Susan Rice is showing character by meeting with GOP opponents in Congress....
Valerie Jarrett
Valerie Jarrett bio....
Poll: Public Blames Grad Rates on College Students
The public pins most of the blame for poor college graduation rates on students and their parents a...
New Technologies Would Open Access
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured Silicon Valley to see "the ...
Doctors use gene sequence to predict health risks
Doctors use gene sequence to predict health risks prescribed a drug | he says he won't worry about ...
Chelsea Clinton's Engaged to Be Married
Chelsea Clinton Is Engaged to Be Married...
