Emmett Till Archives Being Created at Florida State University
By Zenitha Prince Special to the The Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire It was a death that shocked the world and ignited a movement, and Florida State University is building what it hopes to be the premiere repository of historical material surrounding the life and death
Truancy Takes a Higher Toll on Black Families
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior WashingtonCorrespondent Truancy among Black students has far-ranging consequences, not just as a predictor for low academic achievement, but also for the long-term cost to American taxpayers, according to a new report by the Center of American Progress, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan
Why Does Education Matter?
By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. Vice President/ Education Editor Due to the police killings of unarmed African-Americans across the country, three Black females started the civil rights movement called Black Lives Matter. Now that there has been an uprising of police killings, police have challenged that not only Black lives
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Launches Apple Scholars Program
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent On Aug.25, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) opened the application process for the Apple HBCU Scholars program to help the most valuable company in the world identify the next generation of high-performing leaders of color in technology.
Even Though Blacks Borrow More for College, Enrollment Declines
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent Recognizing that a college degree is one of the surest paths to a job and economic security, Black families are taking on more student loan debt than White and Hispanic families, according to a new report by Wells Fargo. According to
What is the Value of Hands?
By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. Vice President/ Education Editor Once upon a time, there was a student who complained to his teacher about not having the finest shoes to wear to school. Finally, one day he saw a student who did not have any feet to put shoes
What is a Whole-School Approach to Bullying Prevention?
By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. Vice President/ Education Editor During the school year, a third of middle and high school students have reported being bullied. According to the Center for Disease Control, bullying is the third leading cause of death among young adults with approximately 4,400 deaths per year.
Is it Time to Fine Parents for Their Children Being a Bully?
By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. Education Editor/Vice President Bullying is a serious problem in U.S. schools and abroad. It impacts children of all nationalities and leads to psychological and physical effects of the victims. With bullying causing nearly 160,000 students to be absent daily from school, the critical questions
Black High School Students’ Drop Out Rate Four Times Higher Than Whites
By Zenitha Prince Trice Edney News Wire Black students are four times as likely as their White peers to drop out of high school, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Education. According to the report, which examined trends in high school dropout and completion rates
Black Graduates Face a Tough Job Market
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent College graduates will enter a job market this year that is better than it has been in recent years, but they will still face a tough climb. That climb will be especially difficult for Black college graduates who will grapple with a jobless