For the first time, dancers at this HBCU are eligible for scholarships
Dance teams at Tennessee State University and other HBCUs are an integral part of the band's performance but have historically lacked the same funding.
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How ‘Supernova Momma’ is using her platform to center disability in Black History Month
In her Black History Disability Month series, Natasha Nelson is highlighting Black disabled pioneers.
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Black writers share their favorite books to honor Black History Month
Roxane Gay, Dawnshaeé Reid and Raquel Willis share why Black artists are important, the impact of Black literature and the books they just can’t put down.
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‘We don’t want to go through the same heartbreak’: An administrator’s death sparks a call to action at an HBCU
Academia can be an unfriendly place for Black women. In the wake of Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s death by suicide, alumni and students at Lincoln University are pushing for justice and accountability.
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Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for his hairstyle
After a short trial, a Texas judge ruled that Barbers Hill school officials are not violating a new state law prohibiting hair discrimination.
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Why Black South Carolinians are furious at Nikki Haley
Her campaign messaging dismisses concerns about deep-seated racial inequality.
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‘Remember to take up space’: What Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s legacy means to our fellows
More than 110 years after her passing, Harper’s writing and life’s work continue to inspire a new generation of journalists — the 19th fellows whose work bears her name.
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A ‘Queen Sugar’ director reflects on how the show expanded her career from film to television
Ayoka Chenzira had already worked in film for 40 years, but a call from Ava DuVernay opened what was once a closed, heavily guarded door to new forms of storytelling.
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A nonprofit started by teenagers turns the daughters of Cambodian refugees into leaders
Khmer Girls in Action in Long Beach, California, centers Southeast Asian American students — and has a history of fighting sexual harassment and punitive discipline in schools.
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Who will replace George Santos? New York could elect the second Black Republican woman to Congress
Mazi Melesa Pilip, a Jewish, Ethiopian-born immigrant, could become the second Black Republican woman in Congress if elected in New York’s 3rd Congressional District.