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Study Highlights Long-term Values of Attending an HBCU

Fern GillespieSince the Reconstruction Era, Black colleges and universities have nurtured generations of Black graduates in scholarly achievement and community pride. Now, a new study has been released observing that attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as a young adult may be...
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AACEO Welcomes New NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels

By Mary Alice MillerThe African American Clergy and Elected Officials organization began the new year and new mayoral era with greetings from the new Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels and the First Deputy Police Commissioner Tania Kinsella, the first woman of color to hold...

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NYC Black Students Excelling On NYS Reading Tests

Adams, Aviles-Ramos Celebrate Test Score Data Showing Increased Proficiency New York City Mayor Eric Adams...
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9 Students Awarded 46th Annual Randolph Evans Memorial Scholarship

It’s been 49 years since a New York City police officer shot and killed...
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Noel Pointer’s Music Mentoring Legacy Lives

Fern GillespieNoel Pointer burst on the music scene in the 1970s as a young...
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Students Learn the Sky is the Limit inP.S. 5 Hands-on Learning and Career Exploration Program

By Yvette MooreHands-on learning and career exploration is the pedagogic theme at Bed-Stuy’s P.S....
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Cong. Hakeem Jeffries Takes P.S. 5 Student-Led Master Classes in Brooklyn

Ronald E McNair Public School 5 principal Lena Gates and students invited U.S. House...
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The Association of Black Educators 47th Annual Scholarship & Awards Luncheon

By Eulene InnissA Swahili proverb states that “education has no end” and this was...
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Brownsville Youth Dive Into OffshoreWind Construction Training Program

By Mary Alice MillerOn a cool afternoon in early June a group of Juniors...
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Mayor Adams and Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Announce Hiring Over 3,700 new Teachers at Nearly 750 Schools as Part of Upcoming Mayoral Executive Budget

April 9, 2025Announcement Builds on Mayor Adams' Record of Investments in New York City...
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Girls With Knowledge – Promoting Empowerment and Self-sufficiency

Cooperative, Collective, Collaboration By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeA self-proclaimed “inter-personal individual,” Brooklyn native Marcelle Lashley-Kaboré has a...
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Meeting Malcolm X: A study Guide for Youth

by Yvette MooreNew York City schools were not racially segregated by law as in...
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At Any Given Time, Education is Power …

Evolution of Black Studies Into New York City K-12 Curriculum By Mary Alice MillerNew York...
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Brooklyn Alumni on VP Kamala Harris

By Fern GillespieKamala Harris didn’t win the presidency. However, she made history again as...
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Study Highlights Long-term Values of Attending an HBCU

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Binta Vann, Family and Friends on The Reasons HBCUs Work for Us

“Mental health, like physical and spiritual health, demands balance and intentional self-care. This new...