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Education
by G. Brown First, know this story ends with the teacher being fired. But that still doesn’t really quell the anger that the teacher thought it okay to drag a preschooler down a school hallway. First thought is what could this child possibly have done…did she whip out a loaded gun and threaten to shoot […]
by G. Brown This week’s episode of BET’s new show “The Quad” is titled “Things Fall Apart”…and that may be as much a prophecy as it is a title. The network chose Black History Month to unveil its new drama set against the backdrop of the Black experience at an HBCU. So far, the show […]
by G. Brown You know you made a big mistake when a dead man comes back from the grave to open a Twitter account just to troll you. So goes the humor after President Trump’s hommage to Black History Month went a little off the rails. Trump surrounded by some of his favorite Negroes including […]
by G. Brown It’s the one story that makes people, especially Blacks shutter with grief and rage. The story of how 14 year old Emmett Till was brutally killed will soon be a movie as JayZ and Will Smith were working to produce the project. For more than 60 years, the story has been an […]
by TRN Staff Writers A tutor at a Baltimore school has been fired and faces multiple charges of felony child abuse after breaking the jaw of a 7-year old boy. According to CNN, Trayvon Grayson also lost two teeth when a 25-year old tutor tried to to remove the child from class for misbehaving. The […]
by G. Brown Teaching is hard…long hours, low pay and all day long you’re serving as surrogate parents of sorts trying to help mold young minds and pour in all the knowledge you can. It would be easy if the students were all eager to learn, but part of growing up means being childish and […]
By: Leticia Latrice National Museum of African American History and Culture dedicated to the African American Experience was created. Fifteen years ago the museum was non-existent. It took a rigorous battle with congress for almost 20 years to get them to approve the museum. Finally President Bush authorized the creation of the museum in 2003. […]
by G. Brown Back in the day, female teachers seemed a bit more matronly…like grandma complete with blue hair, thick glasses and no sense of humor. Times change fortunately and these days teachers may look more like 4th grade teacher Paris Monroe. The young lady’s looks is the topic of conversation because some think her […]
By: Leticia Latrice The life of a teacher is very taxing. Teachers are faced with the responsibility of making sure your child is receiving a quality education and helping them build a strong character. Especially in a low income neighborhood, being a teacher can be a stressful task. Often in these neighborhoods many children are […]
By: Leticia Latrice The man known to world as the father of the internet is a Nigerian computer scientist and mathematician named Philip Emeagwali. Emeagwali has made so many significant contributions to the world of technology that he has received accolades all around the globe. In many countries he is called the Bill Gates of […]
By: Leticia Latrice A teacher in Chicago has found a creative way to help kids look forward to the fourth grade this year. Being that it is his first year teaching Dwayne Reed wanted to go all out for his students. So he made a rap and a video to welcome his students to class. […]
By: Leticia Latrice Children can do amazing things is a meme on Neeyam Hudson’s Instagram page. Hudson is a 10 year old motivational speaker that has been inspiring kids everywhere. On social media he goes by the name of King Nahh. He has started a positive movement to encourage kids to have self-love and confidence. […]
By: Leticia Latrice Beverly Bond is a powerful black woman who has become a pioneer of her era. She is the founder of the Black Girls Rock movement. It has motivated and inspired thousands of black girls and women around the world. Her movement has been something positive that black girls and women can be […]
By: Leticia Latrice A film created by an organization called Black Lives Black Lungs is being produced. This organization created a digital project investigating the tobacco industry’s successful targeting of the black community with menthol products. Black Lives Black Lungs The flavoring of any cigarette is banned by the FDA. However, adding menthol to […]
By: Evette Champion Erykah Badu is making waves in light of her Twitter rant this week. Badu’s commentary on the rape culture in this country and she agreed with an article that discussed a schools decision to require young women to wear longer skirts so that straight male teachers would not get “distracted.” She feels […]
By: Leticia Latrice Loongkoonan is an Australian artist who was said to be born around 1910. Today at 106 years old Loongkoonan is still creating art that represents her aboriginal culture. During her era aboriginal art was used to record history, stories and the cultural traditions. Aboriginal art uses dots with vibrant acrylic paint on ceramic […]
By: Evette Champion We live in a world where you cannot get a good job without a college degree—and even still there are many employers who ask that you have a degree and experience, making it nearly impossible for new grads to get a job using that degree they are now thousands in debt for. […]