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Overlooked Accomplishments of African American Athletes Receive New Attention

Major League Baseball (MLB) is promoting seven professional Negro Leagues that operated between 1920 and 1948 to Major League status, in a move MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred calls “long overdue recognition.”

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Virginia Public Universities May Have to Pay Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved People Who Worked on Campuses

Under a Virginia bill passed by the state House last week, Longwood University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, the Virginia Military Institute and the College of William and Mary may have to pay reparations to the descendants of enslaved people who helped build the schools, The Hill reported. Per the proposal, which passed […]

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Declines in Community College Enrollment Among Blacks Will Have Long-Term Consequences

Community colleges throughout the U.S. have experienced dramatic decreases in enrollment among students of color since the pandemic began.

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Maryland Senate Unanimously Passes $577 Million HBCU Settlement Proposal, Sends Bill to House

The Maryland Senate has unanimously passed a bill calling for a $577 million legal settlement for a 2006 lawsuit involving the state’s four HBCUs, WBOC reported. Last year, the legislation was passed by the General Assembly but was vetoed by Gov. Larry Hogan, citing fiscal issues with the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the complaint, Maryland […]

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Tulane Law Review Gets First Black Editor-in-Chief

Tulane Law School student Antonio Milton has become the first Black editor-in-chief of the Tulane Law Review. The student-run publication is one of the most renowned legal journals in the U.S. Milton, who is interested in commercial and civil litigation, is part of Tulane’s 3+3 program, which allows undergraduate students to start law school in […]

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Famed Attorney Speaks at UK’s Annual Men of Color Symposium

Encouraging individuals to have other people at the table who do not think like themselves and have different lifestyles were some of the points attorney Ben Crump made as the keynote speaker at the second annual University of Kentucky’s Men of Color Symposium on Friday.

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Morehouse College Offers Online Program for Adult Learners to Complete Degrees

Morehouse College is launching an online bachelor’s degree completion program this summer for adult learners who already have some college experience, The Washington Post reported. Morehouse Online will start with three offerings, including business administration – that will offer degrees to men with credits from other schools and former Morehouse students who left before degree completion. Partnering […]

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Boston University Law Dean Given Antiracism Professorship

Boston University law school Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig, a critical race theory scholar, has been named the first Ryan Roth Gallo and Ernest J. Gallo Professor. Onwuachi-Willig is an expert in racial and gender inequality and anti-discrimination law. She founded the Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop for women of color law faculty in […]

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Fighting Against Historic Distrust and Misinformation To Save African American Patients

A group of higher ed professionals, doctors and public health experts known as the Black Coalition Against COVID, is working to address community concerns and dispel misconceptions about COVID-19 and the vaccine and to inspire trust in the medical community around these issues to hopefully save Black lives.

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North Carolina A&T State University Holds Virtual Tribute Program to Honor A&T Four

North Carolina A&T State University will be held a virtual tribute program to honor the A&T Four, four Black students who challenged segregation by sitting in at a Whites-only lunch counter in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960, WFMY reported. The A&T Four are Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair Jr.), Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil and David […]

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Seminar Focuses on Recruiting Black Males to the Teaching Profession

Growing up in rural Virginia, Rodney Robinson only had one Black male teacher. His story is not uncommon.

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Arizona State University Names Film School After Film Legend Sidney Poitier

Arizona State University has named its film school after screen legend Sidney Poitier.   Poitier, 93, was the first Black winner of a lead acting Oscar – in 1964 – for his role in “Lilies of the Field.” ASU President Dr. Michael M. Crow says the school was named The Sidney Poitier New American Film School […]

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