By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black Who would have thought Darryl George’s school year would go this way? Certainly not him, or his mother Dareesha George. Since […]
Category: Word In Black
Posted inChan Zuckerberg Initiative
Unlocking opportunities: Why learning a foreign language is essential
By Dr. Giani Clarkson I have fortunately lived a life that is not full of a lot of regrets. However, there is still one major regret that haunts me to […]
Posted inClimate Justice
There’s a Reason Garbage Incinerators Usually Aren’t in White Neighborhoods
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black A year ago, New Jersey adopted one of the most ambitious timelines for a state-level transition away from fossil fuels: Jersey […]
Posted inFinance
Updated FAFSA Form Helps Black Students Get More Aid
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Over 1 million students applied for financial aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in the first week […]
Posted inHealth
Racial Health Gaps Spurring Church-Led Fitness Classes
By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware Originally appeared in Word in Black Everyone is weary of systemic racism in this country’s health system — the entire diatribe of diseases more common […]
Posted inSpiritual
African American Catholics Seek Saintly Recognition
By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware Originally appeared in Word in Black Black Catholics in America, who are three million of the 1.3 billion church members, are angry about a lack […]
Posted inEducation
For Black Kids, Underfunded Public Schools Are Inequality Factories
By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black For the Black community, education is considered an investment, the best way for Black children to get ahead in life, and […]
Posted inOpinion, Word In Black
From MLK Day in a Majority-White Office to Being the BossÂ
By Kelsey Taylor Originally appeared in Word in Black “OK, everyone, Monday is a state holiday, and since none of our clients will be working, you can dress down. Have […]
Posted inFinance
Forgiveness Comes Early for Borrowers on the SAVE Plan
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Some student loan borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan will receive debt relief in February. This […]
Posted inEducation
Fed Up Black Moms Take on the School to Prison Pipeline
By Aziah Siid Originally appeared in Word in Black We live in a nation where a Black high school student in Texas got suspended from school last fall because of the length […]
