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Amani Al Khatahtbeh Says She Graduated From Oxford After President Donald Trump Blocked Her Funding

In a world where international education is just one of the many knock-on effects of the geopolitical struggle for power, one student’s experience has lit up social media circles at the pace of a political thriller. Amani al-Khatahtbeh, author, activist, and “Jersey girl” through and through, recounts how her own journey to completing her course […]

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University of Washington Professor Defends Inviting OnlyFans Star Ari Kytsya to Speak at Lecture Hall of 1,200 Students

Ari Kytsya is used to being in classrooms with phone screens illuminating the room, the buzzing sounds of TikTok in the air. But on Monday morning, she found herself in a different environment altogether. Gone are the ring lights; in their place, uplifted hands. Gone are algorithmic sounds, to be replaced with the sounds of

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77-Year-Old Woman Pursues Degree at Top HBCU N.C. A&T

LaRue Moore is proof that it’s never too late to chase your dreams. At 77 years old, she’s pursuing a degree in African American studies at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) — the very campus where, as a young girl, she witnessed the early days of sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement in

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UNCF Receives $70 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott to Support 37 HBCUs

MacKenzie Scott just shook the room. The philanthropic billionaire spent a whopping $70 million on the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) as part of one of her biggest donations yet. The funds aren’t a flex, but rather a boost for the 37 historically Black college and universities (HBCUs) under the umbrella of the UNCF as

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Three Scary Ways Trump’s Destruction Of the Ed Department Will Impact Black Students

On March 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin closing the Department of Education. The signing was an impeccably staged ceremony complete with state flags and cute kids sitting at desks behind him. Read more…

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Long Beach Students Use T-Shirts to Spell Racial Slur, But Wait To You Hear The School’s Response

A disturbing photo of high school students has parents and community leaders outraged after it went viral. Now, the Long Beach community is calling the Long Beach Unified School District to get to the bottom of things. Read more…

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Here’s The Latest Plea From the College Karen Who Called Classmate N-Word Over 200 Times And Went to Prison

Last year, The Root reported on the University of Kentucky student who was jailed for a year for assault and calling a Black classmate the N-word more than 200 times. Now, just four months into her sentence, Sophia Rosing has asked a judge to allow her to walk free on probation. Read more…

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Black Nevada Cafeteria Worker Silenced Because White School Employees Didn’t Like Her ‘Black Voice,’ But She Got the Last Laugh

Add “having vocal cords that work” in the list of things one can’t do while Black. The latest example stems from a cafeteria worker in Nevada who filed a lawsuit because a few white teachers complained about her “Black voice.” You just can’t make this up. Read more…

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