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A diversity report for graduation rates among potential NCAA Tournament teams found a larger gap between white and black men’s players from the previous year, while male players continue to lag behind their female counterparts overall. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida released two annual studies this week examining […]

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey tells college graduates in Colorado small steps lead to big accomplishments. Winfrey gave the commencement speech Sunday at Colorado College. The small liberal arts college in Colorado Springs awarded 590 undergraduate degrees. Winfrey quoted black activist Angela Davis, who said: “You have to act as if it were […]

As exciting as college graduation is, the Morehouse men who graduated over the weekend got the gift of a lifetime from their commencement speaker. Billionaire Robert F. Smith, who received an honorary doctorate, pledged to pay off all of their student loan debt. Talk about a blessing! HEAD BACK TO THE BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM HOMEPAGE

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An emotional video making the rounds on the internet encapsulates the sacrifices and rewards of motherhood.

For the first time in 132 years, Morehouse College has thee valedictorians. Each graduate earned a perfect 4.0 GPA, and one of them is White.

POTUS also told the class of 2016 to “create your own style, set your own standard of beauty, embrace your own sexuality."

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Syleena Johnson has good reason to celebrate! She graduated college with a degree in Nutrition Science.

America’s $1 trillion student loan debt and astronomical tuition costs have caused many to weigh the heavy price of attending college. As for the young…