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Kayla McClellan was expelled in grade 8 for poor grades and bad behavior. Now she gives students the same support that helped change her life. The post Teacher Appreciation Week: She Got ‘Kicked Out’ In 8th Grade — Now She Runs The School As Athletic Director appeared first on MadameNoire.

This is yet another attempt by Florida "education" officials to make U.S. history more palatable to white people by lying about it.

By fostering stronger home-school partnerships, parents can help teachers maximize their impact and ensure students thrive. The post Teacher Appreciation Week Reality Check — 7 Things Teachers Wish Parents Would Actually Do appeared first on MadameNoire.

Students at South Carolina State University successfully pushed to remove Pamela Evette as commencement speaker, prompting backlash from state lawmakers.

Spelman College's decision to select co-winners for their annual Miss Spelman College Pageant has sparked a serious debate online. The post Can You Spel Controversy? Spelman College Sparks Outrage For Crowning 2 Miss Spelman Pageant Queens After ‘Scoring Discrepancy’ appeared first on MadameNoire.

Black proms celebrate community, resilience, and Black achievement, rooted in a history of exclusion and a push against harmful narratives.

Last August, the Education Department ordered schools to submit student admissions data by March, or they would risk losing federal funding.

When you think of the first Irish people, you probably picture fair-skinned red heads…history and science says otherwise. Turns out, the first Irish were blue-eyed Black folks. Researchers say that the ancient genetics of Ireland reveal that the island’s earliest inhabitants— hunter-gatherers who arrived about 10,000 years ago (around 8000 BCE)—had dark skin and piercing […]

The Alameda Free Library will host a Black Banjo Reclamation Project event on February 27 featuring performances by Hannah Mayree, Seraphina Perkins, and Azere Wilson. The event will include sets by each artist, jamming sessions, and audience questions. The project aims to reclaim ancestral wisdom and create Afro-futures through banjo music education and community experiences. […]

Before Rosa Parks, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her bus seat, sparking a pivotal fight for justice.

The practice of vaccinations was brought to America by an enslaved person. With the recent devastating spread of Covid and the life-saving vaccines that have started to turn the tide, some appreciation should be given to the man who brought this game-changing practice to the United States. In 1721, a smallpox epidemic struck the city […]