Oct 12, 2026 | Economy, Education
The persistent disparity in educational outcomes for Black children in the United States is not a singular problem with a single solution. It is a complex web of systemic funding inequities, resource gaps, and disciplinary imbalances that have been woven into the...
Oct 5, 2026 | Education, Leadership
For decades, Dr. Rod Paige dedicated his life to one powerful idea: every child deserves the opportunity to succeed. From the classrooms of Texas to the highest levels of the U.S. Department of Education, Paige challenged the status quo, pushed for accountability, and...
Sep 21, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Education, Events
In New Orleans’s historic Seventh Ward, a series of repurposed shipping containers will soon host what its founders hope will be a new model of arts education and community building. Artists Joseph Cuillier and Shani Peters founded the Black School a decade ago,...
Jun 15, 2026 | Arts + Culture, Education
Born Shamir Walters has spent years teaching the concept of Afrofuturism to kids. The Pittsburgh artist painted an Octavia Butler mural with students at Garfield Gardens and helped lead Afrofuturism-themed programming through the Assemble community arts hub. Walters’...
Jun 8, 2026 | Education, HBCU, Higer Education, STEM, Women
Spelman College has announced the appointment of Dr. Ayanna Howard as the institution’s 12th president, ushering in a new chapter for the nation’s top-ranked historically Black college and university (HBCU). Howard, an internationally recognized roboticist,...
