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Black teenage students protesting in the streets one teen girl holds a sign that says "Schools are for learning not lockdowns"
Catherine Lizette Gonzalez  Apr 20, 2018 1:42PM EDT

Youth of Color Demand Racial Justice in Gun Reform During #NationalSchoolWalkout

On the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting, activists call for gun violence solutions that don’t further the criminalization of Black and Latinx youth.
Black woman with blonde hair in gold windbreaker with black and pink and gold and silver logos and embroidery and blue denim shorts stands next to Black women and men in yellow outfits on grey risers in front of black background
Sameer Rao  Apr 17, 2018 11:07AM EDT

Beyoncé Celebrates HBCUs Off-Stage With $100,000 in Scholarships

The inaugural Homecoming Scholars Award Program will support four students at HBCUs throughout the South and Midwest.
Puerto Rican children sit in a shelter sitting on a light blue bench two of the children are playing with a phone the other three are watching.
Catherine Lizette Gonzalez  Apr 6, 2018 2:01PM EDT

Puerto Rico to Close 283 Public Schools, Teachers Condemn Decision

The news comes two weeks after Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Roselló signed a bill to implement a charter school and voucher program.
Black and white photo of smiling little Black girl with pigtails
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 27, 2018 11:00AM EDT

WATCH: Linda Brown on How She Remade the Nation's Education System

Celebrate the life of the civil rights icon at the center of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
Black girl with curly hair, brown skin and yellow scarf speaks at a podium
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 26, 2018 11:49AM EDT

If You Only Watch One Speech From the #MarchForOurLives, Make It This One

Naomi Wadler reminds us all to #SayHerName.
Black and Brown and White girls and boys in multicolored clothing in front of orange and beige backgrounds in assembly of eight photos
Sameer Rao  Mar 23, 2018 1:39PM EDT

Teen Vogue Cover Spotlights Youth-Led Movement to End Gun Violence

The magazine celebrates the teenagers and young adults of color fighting for gun control in Parkland, Ferguson, Indigenous tribal lands and beyond.  
Book covers with illutrations of Brown girl with black hair in front of green trees and pink and brown buildings on brown table
Sameer Rao  Mar 22, 2018 2:45PM EDT

ICYMI: Junot Díaz Says Debut Children's Book Celebrates Afro-Latinx Experience

“We’re just coming to terms with our complexity.”
High school age students at a rally one of the teens who is Black holds up a sign that says "Don't Shoot."
Catherine Lizette Gonzalez  Mar 14, 2018 3:40PM EDT

Students of Color Condemn Proposals to Arm Teachers During #NationalWalkoutDay

Many student activists walked out of class, advocating for responses to gun violence that don’t strengthen the school to prison pipeline.
Black man with black afro in black suit and orange sunglasses smiles in front of blue wall with white text
Sameer Rao  Mar 6, 2018 3:12PM EST

Questlove Launches #WrinkleChallenge to Send Kids to Ava DuVernay's New Film

He encouraged people to donate to Give a Child the Universe, a new initiative from Color of Change and AMC Theatres that aims to send children to see “A Wrinkle in Time.”
U.S. Border Patrol Houses Unaccompanied Minors In Detention Center
Alfonso Serrano  Mar 6, 2018 10:24AM EST

Immigrant Rights Group Sues ICE for Illegally Jailing 18-Year-Olds

National Immigrant Justice Center says immigration authorities regularly fail to comply with federal measures that are meant to protect children.
Protesters in clean rain ponchos. Shirts say, "I believe that we will win."
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 5, 2018 5:17PM EST

Do We Need An Economic Bill of Rights?

The American Prospect says yes: “Today, we must transcend the racial, ethnic and regional divisions by building universal policies that are cognizant of identities and intersectionality, and inclusive of race, gender, nationality, sexuality and ability.”
Black woman with brown afro and gold earrings in blue shirt smiles in front of blue background with grey text
Sameer Rao  Feb 14, 2018 4:41PM EST

Harvard Library Acquires Angela Davis' Archives

The papers and artifacts that Davis sold to the Schlesinger Library include an FBI “Wanted” poster and a diary she kept while on trial. 
Five smiling Black boys walking
Kenrya Rankin  Jan 24, 2018 2:03AM EST

REPORT: Which U.S. Cities Are Investing in the Success of Black Men and Boys?

A new analysis from the Campaign for Black Male Achievement shows that city-level support for Black males is up across the country, but some cities still have a long way to go.
Pencils
Kenrya Rankin  Jan 11, 2018 5:36PM EST

REPORT: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Challenges Congress to Tackle Inequity in America's Schools

“School finance inequity is a standard feature of American public schooling and low-income students and students of color disproportionately live its consequences.”
A Black woman holds her daughter at a rally and is holding a sign that says "Children Matter."
Catherine Lizette Gonzalez  Dec 15, 2017 9:59AM EST

Millions of Children of Color Poised to Lose Health Insurance in 2018

States are running out of money to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health insurance for nearly nine million children in low-income households.
Cheerleaders hold hands
Sameer Rao  Dec 5, 2017 4:01PM EST

How a Kneeling Protest Divided a North Carolina County

A new article looks at how a simple action—in which several Black cheerleaders at an area high school kneeled to protest racial injustice—illuminated the underlying problems in a community.
Black woman in teal blazer sits in front of light blue screen
Sameer Rao  Nov 14, 2017 4:26PM EST

Gwen Ifill's Alma Mater Honors Her With New Media School

Simmons College will launch the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts and Humanities next fall. 
Barack Obama smiles on a stage
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 19, 2017 10:29AM EDT

Mississippi School Drops Jefferson Davis Moniker to Honor Barack Obama

Starting in 2018, the students will attend Barack Obama International Baccalaureate Elementary School.
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Kenrya Rankin  Oct 17, 2017 12:51PM EDT

Florida Declares State of Emergency Ahead of White Nationalist Event

National Policy Institute leader Richard Spencer is scheduled to give a speech at the University of Florida.
A row of red lockers
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 12, 2017 5:11PM EDT

Study Shows Black Students, Kids With Disabilities in Missouri Punished More Than Peers

“We must take actions at every level to end Missouri’s school-to-prison pipeline.”