Education

This Women's History Month we want to acknowledge the Black women you may not have learned about in school. The post Beyond Rosa Parks And Harriet Tubman — 15 Black Women History Class Forgot To Teach You About appeared first on MadameNoire.

A federal court ruling striking down the Education Department's DEI directive shows exactly why consolidation has become the preferred tactic.

Before Rosa Parks, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her bus seat, sparking a pivotal fight for justice.

Black History Month often sparks discomfort, revealing gaps in how history is understood. Here's why and what we can do to challenge it. The post Triggered By Black History? Why Black History Month Is Making People Uncomfortable… Again appeared first on MadameNoire.

A Polk County elementary teacher is under fire after a video surfaced showing her leading students in a supposedly “funny” birthday ditty that included the lines, “You live in a zoo — you look like a monkey, and you smell like one too,” sung to a 6-year-old Black kindergartner, according to the child’s mother. The […]

Houston’s airwaves and social feeds are on fire after a woman’s viral rant claimed, in no uncertain terms, “Nobody under 40 should be teaching high school.” Her argument? Younger teachers are still too close in mindset to the teens they’re supposed to supervise—and it’s turning classroom authority on its head. “Y’all are too young to […]

Today was a special one at Bailey Middle School as students celebrated their Homecoming in style! The energy was off the charts, and we had the honor of being part of it. @jmacworldwide and @jalamashay hosted the day, keeping the crowd hyped and making sure every student felt the excitement. From fun games to nonstop […]

At the top of the statewide list were Dallas ISD’s School for the Talented & Gifted and School of Science & Engineering, followed by the Liberal Arts & Science Academy in Austin ISD.

I was targeted by Charlie Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, because I make rap music.  Before I was appointed professor of Hip-Hop in 2017, I wrote an album called Owning My Masters: The Rhetorics of Rhymes & Revolutions to earn a Ph.D. Of course, this was a big deal to me, earning a doctorate by […]

Discover the history of Deep Ellum, Dallas' Black cultural hub and how racist urban planning erased this thriving community.

In 2021, KHOU 11 first introduced the community to Da’Vion Tatum, a standout student from Westfield High School who made headlines as valedictorian. That same year, he set his sights on Harvard University, determined to blaze a trail of excellence. Now, just a few years later, Tatum has graduated from Harvard and returned to the […]

Join NewsOne as we explore New Orleans’ community, ownership and traditions 20 years after Hurricane Katrina.