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A group of New York City college students is going viral for spreading ‘Black Boy Joy'
The 10 students have posted several videos conquering a range of activities from puppy yoga to dance classes and pilates.
Sundresses & Seersuckers: The Atlanta Festival That Funds Scholarships For Young Black Men
Sundresses & Seersuckers is a party with a purpose. The annual festival, taking place in Atlanta, funds scholarships for ...
A Black 18-year-old college student was lynched on a playground 95 years ago. His nephew just accepted his posthumous degree
As Imam Plemon El-Amin stood on stage at Morehouse College in front of hundreds of people, donning graduation regalia his ...
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NYC College Students Spark Viral Movement Of Black Boy Joy
A group of New York college students is going viral for spreading Black Boy Joy as they try new activities around the city ...
Lynched at 18, College Student's Legacy Lives On as Nephew Accepts His Degree 95 Years Later: 'Martyr of Justice'
In June 1930, 18-year-old divinity student Dennis Hubert was killed by a group of white men in Atlanta. Almost 100 years ...
Norwalk students receive full scholarships to historically Black college: 'Truly a gift'
Students from two Norwalk high schools received offers of full college scholarships from a historically Black college in ...
A Black College Student Was Lynched At 18. Ninety-Five Years Later, His Family Accepts Posthumous Degree In His Honor At Morehouse College
Nearly 95 years after Dennis Hubert was lynched in Atlanta, the HBCU posthumously awarded him a bachelor’s degree, bringing ...
Kyren Lacy’s Death at 24 Sheds Light on Black Male Suicide Crisis
Kyren Lacy was a 6-foot-2 Southeastern Conference football player with a broad, if often absent, smile, a love for Buffalo ...
Bullied For Sipping Matcha, These NYC Students Sparked A Viral Movement Of ‘Black Boy Joy’
A group of New York City college students are spreading Black Boy Joy online, in spite of negativity, led by Khadim Thiam.
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As Trump puts pressure on higher ed, Boston students look to historically Black colleges
“But I’ve seen what Spelman and Morehouse can do for young men and women ... (Tennessee State). The colleges have long held broad appeal for Black students, as places to build community ...
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6 Strategies for Black Student Success
But not all of these outcomes are realized by every student. An April report by the Campaign for College Opportunity outlines some of the challenges Black students face in pursuit of higher education, ...