by Quintessa Williams This article was originally shared on Word In Black. Just hours after President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency last week, dozens of […]
Category: Education
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Let’s Get Ready to Rumble… On Trump and Education
Donald Trump’s potential policies could have a negative impact on the educational equity of Black and Brown students, as he has promised to dismantle the Department of Education and cut funding to K-12 schools and Pell Grants, which would disproportionately affect students of color.
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Trump’s Coming for Our Schools. Educators Are Ready to Fight
by Aziah Siid In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory, many educators are among those worried about the future of the Black children they teach and protect. And many educators who […]
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Black Women Investors Are on the Rise, Driven by a Desire to Build Generational Wealth
Black Women Investors are on the Rise, Driven by a Desire to Build Generational Wealth J.P. Morgan Wealth Management’s third annual Diverse Investor Study found that 46% of Black […]
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Can Less Mean More? Exploring 4-Day School Weeks
In an effort to encourage work-life balance and increase the morale of their employees, many companies now offer the benefit of shortened work weeks. Many of these companies also believe […]
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The downfall of School Lunches: Is there any real hope for progress?
In 2022 DW talked about Dallas Independent School District (DISD) students receiving moldy food, repeatedly in their lunches. Let’s take a look of what has changed for students in public […]
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Hope, Hope, and More Hope: A Conversation with a Young Black Man Attending an HBCU
With each Presidential Election, there is a new group of young men and women ready to be engaged civically in the political atmosphere of America. Every four years there is […]
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Can Freedom Schools Fill Educational Gaps for Black Students?
by Quintessa Williams In the mid-1960s, when the Supreme Court ordered the integration of public schools, states in the Deep South were incensed. Not only did they refuse to comply, but […]
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Darryl George Is Back, and He’s Still Fighting for His Dreadlocks
by Aziah Siid A metro Houston teenager who was suspended from school for refusing to cut his dreadlocks has urged a judge to let him go back to that school so […]
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Paul Quinn College Hosts JBJ Management BBO Luncheon
JBJ Management recently hosted a Building Business Opportunities Luncheon at Paul Quinn College, featuring speakers such as Kimberly Tolbert, Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, and Andy Byford, emphasizing the importance of networking and empowering minority-owned businesses.
