South Africa: Black Girls Protest Discriminatory Hair Policies
AllAfrica.com is reporting black girls in Pretoria, South Africa are protesting rules about hair styles allowed at school, which they say...
Usher’s New Look: Spark Lab Empowers Through STEAM
The kids from Usher's New Look (UNL) have a chance to tap into their hidden talents using STEAM education exercises through...
Stevie Wonder: Icon Receives Honorary Degree from Spelman
“Every single honor that I receive is only saying to me ‘Do more. Do more. Do more.’” That declaration is a...
Spike Lee Celebrates Film, Activism & Social Change at Spelman
When Spelman College’s 10th president Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell asked filmmaker, writer, actor and producer Spike Lee to come back to...
Urban Prep: Entire Senior Class College Bound Again
Taryn Finley of The Huffington Post is reporting 100 percent of Chicago's Urban Preparatory Charter School's senior class is college bound...
Tyrese: Entertainer Returns to Coca-Cola to Pay It Forward
Touring Coca-Cola’s Atlanta headquarters for the first time makes multi-faceted entertainer Tyrese Gibson a little emotional. Walking through those halls takes...
San Jose State: No Hate Crime Convictions for Bike Lock Attack
The Washington Post is reporting that white students at San Jose who hazed a black freshman student by calling him "three-5ths",...
Doc McStuffins Introduces Adoption Storyline
Hereweread.com is reporting that Disney sensation Doc McStuffins is getting a new sibling! The McStuffins will add to their family through...
Wellesley College Names First Af-Am President
Jeremy C. Fox of the Boston Globe is reporting Wellesley College has named Dr. Paula A. Johnson as the 14th president,...
Christian Prof Suspended for Supporting Islam?
Christine Hauser of The New York Times is reporting Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian institution, has disciplined a professor who put...