Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are donating $120 million toward student scholarships at historically black colleges and universities. The couple is giving $40 million to each of three institutions: the United Negro College Fund, Spelman College and Morehouse College. The organizations said it is the largest individual gift in support of […]
Now that most colleges and universities have moved their classes to online lectures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic many are utilizing the popular Zoom video conferencing tool. On Monday a University of Texas organization had to cut their session short after someone logged on and began hurling racial slurs at Black students. The Austin […]
In honor of Black History Month, find out who made our list of 20 HBCU graduates who are changing the world.
He finds himself at odds with a fired up student.
The new year has settled in, and most students are already back to their normal school routine. Also, many are realizing that the summer is fast approaching and that its time to start thinking about applying for scholarships for the upcoming 2019/2020 college season. Here are the top scholarships programs for African-American students to apply […]
New research on racial justice protesters.
There comes a time when your children may go off to college and they’ll definitely need some tips to help them navigate their way. This time DL’s focusing on the top ten things dad’s should tell their sons before going to college. Have you told your sons anything on this list? Don’t Miss Out! Follow […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students who attended for-profit colleges filed more than 98 percent of the requests for student loan forgiveness alleging fraud by their schools, according to an analysis of Education Department data published Thursday. The study by The Century Foundation represents the most thorough analysis to date of the nearly 100,000 loan forgiveness claims […]
The University of South Carolina has been added to the growing list of campuses in the news for racial incidents, after a student was suspended for…
Black students at the University of Michigan are describing their college experience at the prestigious Ann Arbor institution with one provocative word: Racism. “Our list of demands came out of a tense racial climate that is being experienced not only at Michigan, but at college campuses around the United States,” Tyrell Collier, the president of the […]
