Los Angeles Timesadded this to Local She got into college with extra help — legitimate help — and extraordinary effortLos Angeles Times - Maria L. La GangaEmma Taylor doesn’t remember exactly when she drew the poster that defined her young life. Definitely elementary school. Possibly third grade. By then the learning disability that has shaped each of her
Voxadded this to Policy & PoliticsMorehouse College The Morehouse debt cancellation and the growing black student debt crisisVox - P.R. LockhartThe graduating class at Atlanta’s historically black Morehouse College got the surprise of a lifetime on Sunday when commencement speaker and billionaire Robert F. Smith announced that he wasn’t just to
Bernie Sanders Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders tours the River Region, decries inequality across the areamontgomeryadvertiser.com - Brian Edwards As part of a whirlwind Southern tour, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders whizzed around several historic spots in the River Region on …
Oprah Winfrey Oprah’s Charity For College Students Was Questioned And She Clapped All The Way Backnewsone.com While people were still in awe at philanthropist and billionaire Robert F. Smith pledging to pay off the student loan debt for the entire 2019 …
Baseball AmericaNorth Carolina State University North Carolina State, New Mexico State Highlight College Baseball's Weekend Standouts (Off The Bat)Baseball America - Teddy Cahill Teddy Cahill runs through the biggest storylines that emerged from the weekend. To see the updated Top 25, click here. North Carolina State won its …
The Washington PostACC First black official in Atlantic Coast Conference diesThe Washington Post - By Associated PressAPEX, N.C. — Jim Burch was the first black man to officiate a basketball game in the Atlantic Coast Conference, but one of the men he taught to follow in his footsteps said Burch didn’t make much out the
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Most ReadMorehouse College A billionaire shows his peers a better use of their wealth than buying crummy artLos Angeles Times - Michael HiltzikOn this side, art dealer and former Goldman Sachs executive Robert Mnuchin, who just spent $91 million of a client’s money on a stainless steel statuette of a rabbit. On that side, billionaire private
Atlanta, GA Darrell Walker returns to Clark Atlanta graduationhbcugameday.com - Tolly Carr ATLANTA–Former Clark Atlanta basketball Coach Darrell Walker returned to Atlanta on Monday to fulfill a singular promise. He was going to see the …
Audioburstadded this to Audioburst Top StoriesMorehouse College Listen: Billionaire Robert F. Smith pledges to pay Morehouse College grads' student loansAudioburst - Bloomberg Radio New York "The graduating class at Morehouse college is still trying to wrap its heads around what they heard at commencement yesterday billionaire, Robert …
Morehouse College Columbia HBCU Fellowship Empowers Students to Thrivediverseeducation.com NEW YORK – United Negro College Fund president Dr. Michael Lomax, along with high-level Black academics and others gathered in New York Monday to …
NBC Newsadded this to Top StoriesMorehouse College Westboro Baptist Church pickets historically black colleges over LGBTQ policiesNBC News - Gwen AvilesWestboro Baptist Church protested outside of all-men's college Morehouse and all-women's school Spelman over their policies of accepting trans students. Members of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church
Students Pennsylvania ranks highest for student loan debtydr.com - www.ydr.com Tyler Spangler will soon start Penn State York’s calculus with analytic geometry course while he is attending elementary school. Pennsylvania has the …
The Daily SignalCharter Schools How Charter Schools Empower Inner-City Children to Escape Failing Public Schoolsdailysignal.com - Jude Schwalbach Butler College Prep, a top-rated charter school on the South Side of Chicago, provides an atmosphere that reflects and engages the local …
The Heart of Black America via EBONY Magazineadded this to Black Entertainment & CultureFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMorehouse College Billionaire Robert F. Smith to Pay 2019 Morehouse Grads' Student Debtebony.com - Christina Santi Robert Fredrick Smith, the founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, pledged to eliminate the student loan debt for the entire graduating class of …
Ben Cardin Senators announce $1.5 million for research at state HBCUssomdnews.com - www.somdnews.com Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen announced the award of more than $1.5 million in federal funding from the National Science Foundation for …
Forbesadded this to TechnologyCannes Lions Adrianne Smith Leads Diversity Initiative At 2019 Cannes Lions FestivalForbes - Bruce RogersA series of interviews with creative and marketing innovators changing the business landscape at the 2019 Cannes Lions Creativity Festival: Adrianne C. Smith, Founder “Cannes Can: Diversity Collective”
C-USA NFL Network is back in the college football game, signing a four-year deal with Conference USAawfulannouncing.com - Andrew Bucholtz For what appears to be the first time in over a decade, the NFL Network will again be showing regular-season college football. Conference USA and the …
The Guardianadded this to US NewsPlay buttonStudent Finance Billionaire pledges to pay student debt for 2019 class at historic black US collegeGuardian US - Martin Pengelly and agenciesDelivering the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, the alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr, the billionaire technology investor and philanthropist Robert F Smith made a surprise announcement:
Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren building unlikely connection with Black women votersthegrio.com - By ERRIN HAINES WHACK AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren was the last of eight presidential candidates to take the stage at Texas Southern University last month when she was …
New York Magazineadded this to The CutBillionaires Billionaire Commencement Speaker Pledges to Pay Entire Class’s Student Loansthecut.com - Hannah Gold Proposal: From now on, instead of paying hefty fees for celebrity commencement speakers, colleges should just pick the one with the most generous …
CNBCadded this to Top NewsMorehouse College Billionaire to graduating college students: My family is going to eliminate your student loansCNBC - Spencer Kimball It was a moment that the 45 million Americans who hold student loans can only dream of. Robert F. Smith, the founder and CEO of the private equity …
Native AmericansCollege admissions scam mastermind advised his white clients to lie about ethnicity and falsely claim to be black, Hispanic,dailymail.co.uk - Marlene Lenthang The mastermind behind the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scam allegedly advised several rich white families to lie about their child's …
ABC NewsKamala Harris Sen. Kamala Harris in California appeals to black voters; pushes gender pay equityABC News - Zohreen Shah and Beatrice Peterson Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris drew a crowd of thousands on Sunday afternoon in her home state of California at a rally at Los …
Nomadic Recluseadded this to Black News. Black Life. Black Culture.Harvard Crimson Martin Kilson: The first tenured black professor at Harvardindependent.co.uk - Matt Schudel Martin Kilson, a political scientist whose scholarly interests included African politics and the history of African American intellectual life, …
Ohio Editorials from around Ohiosacbee.com - The Associated Press Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Mike DeWine and Larry Householder have won deserved applause for two-year …
Morehouse College Commencement Speaker at Morehouse College Vows to Pay Off Class of 2019’s Student Loansslate.com - By Daniel Politi Graduating seniors at Morehouse College in Georgia got a big surprise Sunday that made an already memorable day even better. In the middle of his …
HuffPost UKadded this to NewsMorehouse College Billionaire Pledges To Pay Off Students' Debts During University Commencement SpeechHuffPost UK - Isabel Togoh “I know my class will make sure they pay this forward,” Robert Smith told 400 students. A billionaire investor surprised graduating students at a US …
University of Arkansas Miss University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff visits HShotsr.com - www.hotsr.com Miss University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Angelica Perkins, of Hot Springs, visited the Spa City on April 16 with a reception at the Hot Springs …
Silent Sam Short Stack: Food for thought, quick and over easygreensboro.com - www.greensboro.com Maybe the dog ate the UNC Board of Governors’ homework? A promised plan on how to resolve the “Silent Sam” issue at UNC-Chapel Hill, once and for all, …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMorehouse College Westboro Baptist protest at Morehouse only a few peopleajc.com - Bo Emerson At least for Morehouse College, which was the first of the three commencement ceremonies, the protest was overshadowed by students and families …
