A Louisiana teacher had a great reson for standing in his socks during his school’s graduation ceremony. John Butler who teaches at Hahnville High School in Boutte, Louisiana gave a student Daverius Peters, the shoes off of his own feet according to Yahoo.com. “Daverius came up to me in a panic and he said, ‘Mr. […]
The HBCU Wilberforce University, located in Ohio, announced this week that it is canceling the debt for its 2020 and 2021 graduates. During recent commencement exercises, President Elfred Anthony Pinkard announced to the 2020 and 2021 new alumni that their debt and other debt owed to the university by students from 2020 and 2021 has been […]
An 18-year-old was set to take the stage at his high school graduation, but before his big moment, he was stopped by an administrator who said his shoes were against the school’s dress code, The Washington Post reports. “She said my shoes violated the dress code and I couldn’t attend the ceremony unless I changed […]
Xavian Branch, a graduating senior at a high School in Jackson, Mississippi, earned a total of $1.5 million in scholarships from 20 different colleges across the country. The Jim Hill High School class valedictorian, who earned a 4.8 GPA in the International Baccalaureate Diploma program, said he accomplished everything that he wanted to accomplish in high […]
ShareTweetSubscribe 24-year-old Derrick Parker has recently graduated from Harvard Law School. The Kansas City, Missouri native made the announcement on his Facebook page. While at Harvard, Parker served on the executive board of the Black Law Students Association. Along with being a member of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau where he represented clients in civil […]
Three years ago, Destiny Pairs James got $50,000 in financial aid from rapper Drake which was captured in his “God’s Plan” music video. Now James has earned a Master’s degree. “Mama, I mastered it. Daddy, I did it,” James, 23, wrote in an Instagram post. “I’ve always had this go-above-and-beyond attitude since elementary school,” Pairs told […]
The House Negro and the Field Negro, speech by the great Malcolm X, after the March on Washington (1963). Malcolm X was still in the Nation of Islam. Browse through my videos, there are plenty of Malcolm X speeches. Don’t forget to share in memory of our brother, that’s the least we can do. source […]
Destiny Paris James, a South Carolina native who received a $50,000 scholarship from Drake when she was an undergraduate student in 2018, is now about to obtain her master’s degree from the University of North Carolina. “Mama, I mastered it. Daddy, I did it,” the student wrote on Tuesday. “Four days until I’m officially UNC […]
The HBCU Delaware State University announced Wednesday that it is canceling $730,655 in debt for recently graduated students as a response to financial struggle that many are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the announcement the university is canceling a total of $730,655 in debt for recently graduated students. The average […]
A New York City 5th grade boy died last week, one day after he said he was punched in the back of the head by classmate. On May 7, New York police and paramedics responded to a call in Brooklyn, New York. Once responders got to the scene, they spoke with someone who claimed that his […]