Howard University students head to Puerto Rico for hurricane recovery
By Tatyana Hopkins NNPA Special Correspondent WASHINGTON D.C.—When Oluwakanyinsola Adebola signed up to do community service as part of Howard University’s Alternative Spring Break, she knew she wouldn’t be joining her classmates and thousands of other college students who use their week off to party, play in the sun
Senegal yet to fulfill pledge of free education to girls
Special to the Outlook In a politely worded letter from Human Rights Watch, Senegalese President Macky Sall was highly commended for addressing abuses against street children including those exploited in the course of their education in the Koran. “We have conducted human rights research on children in Senegal
Achievement gap in public schools sets Black students back
By Langston Bowles-Fulmore Trice Edney News Wire Young people are the future of the country, and African-American students are not being presented the same opportunities to become leaders when looking at current education policy. If future leaders cannot read and do math, the country will not flourish. Those were the
New book to address cyber bullying
By Ronald Holmes Special to the Outlook A famous children’s rhyme was, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words shall never harm me.” In today’s world, words are just as harmful as sticks and stones when maliciously used in cyber bullying. As the new form of bullying,
FSU, FAMU students have plenty of choices for housing
On or off campus? By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer While students at FSU and FAMU could find basic housing on campus, they’ll have to look off campus to satisfy their needs for luxury. That isn’t hard these days in Tallahassee. Students are finding all that they
Bullying intervention for educational institutions
By Ronald Holmes Special to the Outlook Whether it is schoolyard bullying, cyber bullying, workplace bullying or hazing, they all have the same psychological and physical effect on individuals such as stress, illness and death. Astoundingly, 160,000 students are absent from school and 1.2 drop out of school
Black Television News Channel plans launch for 2018
By Ashia Glover Outlook Writer A groundbreaking deal that was signed three years ago has moved one step closer to changing the face of cable television news. FAMU’s interim president Larry Robinson and investors in the Black Television News Channel announced that BTNC, which will feature a
U.S. Department of Energy signs landmark agreement with Coalition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Special to the Outlook As part of an initiative to promote community transformation and economic development for communities across the country, a landmark agreement promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency was recently signed between a consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the United States Department of Energy
Education groups plunge into campaigns
By Brandon Larrabee The News Service of Florida Advocates on various sides of the education debate in Florida have plunged into the 2016 elections, but those spending the most remain tight-lipped about where exactly their resources are going. Two major groups — the Florida Education Association teachers union and
Changing our racial narrative
By Marion Wright Edeman George Curry Media Bryan Stevenson, the brilliant founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, believes it’s possible to change our nation and world despite the inequality and violence that sometimes threaten to overwhelm us. He speaks often about the urgent need to confront