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What K-12 Teachers Can Do to Create Future Voters
By Aswad Walker There have been countless articles written about and studies done on Black young adults (Millennials and Gen Z members) and their attitudes toward voting. And the verdict is not good....
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4 Ways to Support K-12 Students’ Mental Health
By Ariyana Griffin Within recent years, there has been an increase in mental health resources and support for K-12 students inside of schools to help provide safe environments that allow the students...
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How Racial Bias Warps the Narrative of School Shootings
School shootings across the nation have long been a source of deep-seated anxiety for students, parents, and educators. But beneath the surface of this national crisis lies a troubling disparity: how...
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Can AI Boost Achievement Without Bias?
As schools turn to artificial intelligence to tackle pandemic learning loss, adopting AI-based educational technology raises key questions about equity. Darryl Haynes, a seventh-grade English teacher...
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The Hidden Factors Influencing College Admissions Decisions
Each year, articles surface that poorly frame the story of college admissions. These narratives typically identify a highly accomplished student, list their GPA and test scores, mention one...
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Racist Rumors, Bomb Threats, and Their Toll on Black Students
Springfield, Ohio, has become the center of a political firestorm after unfounded rumors surfaced that Haitian immigrants were stealing and eating pets. Despite being debunked by local authorities,...
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$900: Is That Rent or Back-to-School Costs?
Notebooks, binders, pencils, a laptop computer. New clothes, new backpack, maybe a fresh pair of kicks. The shopping list for back-to-school items is typically exciting for kids, a sure sign that...
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Black Authors Speak Ahead of Banned Books Week
By Ariyana Griffin Banned Books Week, recognized each September, was founded by library activist Judith Krug in 1982 as a protest to the increase in censorship of literature. Krug believed that bans...
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Paying Teachers: It’s Time to Put Our Money Where Our Mouths Are
By Dr. Stephanie Boyce Amid continued talks of teacher shortages, the conversation about disparities in teacher pay remains a critical aspect for both current and prospective teacher candidates. While...
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Want to Stop School Mass Shootings? Vote
By Aswad Walker The recent mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia (the 385th mass shooting in America this year) has elicited the same old response. Nothing beyond thoughts and prayers....
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Black Students Face New Barriers to Elite Colleges
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to end affirmative action, Black high school seniors are facing a new college admissions reality — particularly at some of the nation’s most elite...
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On Being Haitian and What We Teach Ourselves
I have a confession to make: I went out on a school night a few months ago. The Carib Biz Network and Little Haiti BK co-hosted Island Icons: A Haitian Heritage Celebration, an event celebrating...
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Why Little Rock Nine’s Legacy Still Matters
Screaming parents, students yelling racial slurs, and a law enforcement escort. That’s what the Little Rock Nine faced on September 25, 1957 when they made history as the first Black students to...
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‘Writing the Next Chapter:’ How a Harris Presidency Could Transform K-12...
If she wins the White House in November, Vice President Kamala Harris would make history in ways that are important and well-acknowledged: the first woman, and woman of color, to serve in the world’s...
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Darryl George Is Back, and He’s Still Fighting for His Dreadlocks
A metro Houston teenager who was suspended from school for refusing to cut his dreadlocks has urged a judge to let him go back to that school so he can spend his senior year “like a normal teenage...
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Can Freedom Schools Fill Educational Gaps for Black Students?
In the mid-1960s, when the Supreme Court ordered the integration of public schools, states in the Deep South were incensed. Not only did they refuse to comply, but they also banned Black schools from...
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Disproportionate Discipline: Study Shows Black Girls Punished 5 Times Higher...
By Zsana Hoskins Black girls are more susceptible to severe discipline than other girls, according to a new report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Sept. 19. According to the...
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Black Voters Matter Commits $300K to D9 GOTV Efforts
By Aswad Walker Recently, Black Voters Matter (BVM) announced a commitment of $300,000 to support Get-Out-the-Vote (GOTV) initiatives led by Divine Nine (D9) organizations in 11 critical states,...
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Concerned About Democracy in 2024? Your School Board Could Hold the Key
Education has always been a contentious issue, but as we approach the 2024 elections, it’s become ground zero for broader cultural and political clashes. Book bans targeting diverse and inclusive...
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Diddy’s Twins Highlight Students With Jailed Parents
As Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was recently arrested and charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, sits in federal custody awaiting trial, his three adult sons have rallied around him in New York....
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