Posts Tagged ‘Black Students’
High school football incidents spark racism talks, programs
A recent spate of racist comments in the high school sports has prompted discussions about how racism has become normalized in this arena.
Read MoreThe Kids Are Not Alright: Addressing Student Trauma
From COVID-19 to school shootings, today’s students face unique trauma, which can have lasting mental health effects.
Read MoreWhy aren’t flagship universities enrolling more of their own states’ Black students?
Compare the number of Black students enrolled at states’ flagship colleges to their Black high school students, and there’s a discrepancy.
Read MoreWhat Happened After LA Schools Cut Police Funds and Hired Mental Health Staff for Black Students
For years, black students have struggled to feel safe at school with police watching their every move. The Los Angeles Unified School District responded to months of protests by slashing the school police budget by $25 million to fund a plan dedicated to black students’ mental and academic well-being. It’s now been in place for a year.
Read MoreBlack student reportedly tased by group of teens dressed in KKK robes
“Texas teen says he was attacked with a stun gun on Halloween by some Woodsboro High School classmates wearing Ku Klux Klan costumes.
Read MoreMinnesota police investigating racist video of teen girl encouraging Black student’s suicide
“I was angry, I was disgusted, I was sad, I was confused,” 14-year-old Nya Sigin told CNN about the vile video activist Shaun King shared.
Read MoreCalifornia Makes Ethnic Studies a Requirement for Graduating From High School
The law, AB 101, will require public high schools to offer ethnic studies courses in 2025 and make completion of one course mandatory for the class graduating in 2030.
Read MoreScripps National Spelling Bee 2021: Zaila Avant-garde becomes first African American winner
A 14-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana, breezed to the championship at the 2121 Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming the first African American winner and only the second Black champion in the bee’s 96-year history.
Read MoreContest Allows Students to Pitch Ideas on Improving Educational Outcomes for Black Males
The “Design Your Future” contest seeks to improve the educational outcomes of young Black males in Milwaukee. Individual students or student groups may enter proposals. Once five proposals are selected in January, the ideas will be implemented next school year after being developed over the spring and summer.
Read MoreVirginia Military Institute Removes Monument to White Supremacy
A Confederate statue on the campus of one of Virginia’s oldest institutions is finally being removed after Black students spoke out about a campus culture that literally and figuratively worshipped the graven image of white supremacy.
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