Black education under attack has been a constant in American history, yet Black communities have repeatedly created their own schools and pathways to learning.
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Benjamin E. Mays school adopts Afrocentric focus
Benjamin E. Mays School will launch an Afrocentric education program in 2026, centering culture, identity, and the historic legacy of Saint Paul’s Rondo community.
Posted inNational
Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Ford Fletcher can finally rest
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest known survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111. As a child she watched Black Wall Street burn, survived the terror that destroyed her community, and spent the next century demanding that the nation confront the truth. Her testimony before Congress helped push the Justice Department to publicly acknowledge the massacre as a coordinated attack that killed hundreds of Black residents. Fletcher’s legacy lives on in her courage, her memoir, and her unwavering call for justice.
Posted inOpinion
Defending the ‘Blacksonian’ is defending America’s truth
Frances “Toni” Draper warns against sanitizing the role of slavery and racism in America. Defending NMAAHC is defending the truth itself.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering William (Bill) C. Thomas
William “Bill” C. Thomas, longtime HR executive and advocate for education and equity, passed away May 14 at age 86. A celebration of life will take place August 9 at the Humphrey Institute.
Posted inNational
Black history purge hits Smithsonian
Trump officials are dismantling Smithsonian exhibits depicting African American history, including the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit, and returning items to their rightful owners, while civil rights leaders are seeing their history returned behind the scenes.
Posted inEducation
The Miseducation of the Negro and its relevance in 2024
Carter G. Woodson’s “The Miseducation of the Negro” critiques the education system’s perpetuation of African American subservience.
Posted inNational, News
Arkansas Education Department withdraws credit for AP African American Studies
The AP African American Studies course, a beacon of educational diversity and cultural enlightenment, will not be eligible for early college credit during the upcoming school year.
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Florida Board of Education approves anti-Black history curriculum that teaches the ‘benefits’ of slavery
Critics argue that the new standards attempt to rewrite Black history in a deeply concerning manner.
Posted inEducation
Education in the segregated South: A determined African American culture
Educator, activist and youth worker Derrick R. Brooms said Black schools served multiple purposes — particularly during the Jim Crow era.
Posted inOpinion
From ‘40 acres and a mule’ to the 2020 election, a brief history of reparation promises
Reparations has emerged as a hot topic among Democratic candidates hoping to replace Trump in 2020. But until now, the issue has only rarely received national attention.
Posted inLocal & State, News
African American history museum set to open its doors
Tina Burnside, museum co-founder and civil rights attorney, notes, “Minnesota is one of the few states in the country that does not have an African American museum. That had to change,” she said. Toward that end, she has partnered with writer and education administrator Coventry Cowens to open the new museum’s doors Saturday, September 8.