Erykah Badu took to twitter to celebrate her son, Seven, getting accepted into all four colleges he applied for.  Badu posted a throwback photo of herself holding Seven, along with father Andre 3000. Although Badu and Andre’s relationship didn’t last, she tweeted about Andre always being good father.  She also revealed that their son wouldn’t […]

President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver the keynote address during the 2016 commencement ceremony at Howard University in Washington, D.C., in what is likely to be one of his many swan songs during his final year in office.

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With all of the negative publicity concerning Black youth in Chicago, it's important to take note of positive stories and this one is truly unique: The Huffington Post reports that Chicago twins, Deprice and Shaprice Hunt, were accepted into a combined 56 colleges and have earned about $1.6 million in scholarships.

Lecrae became Dr. Lecrae Moore this week when Canada Christian College awarded him an honorary doctorate of music degree at a stop in Toronto on the Higher Learning Tour.  History was made when Canada Christian College gave Lecrea the youngest recipient for an honorary degree from the Christian College. The honors were presented to him […]

Turns out, Obama was actually given the opportunity to speak at the 17-year-old's ceremony, but he turned it down because he'll be too busy crying.

Whiteness History Month is actually a thing, at least at a college in Portland, Ore.

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In an op-ed for NewsOne, Benjamin L. Crump, president of the National Bar Association and prominent civil rights attorney, condemns Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia‘s remarks that some African-Americans are hurt by being admitted to top universities and might be better served at “slower-track” ones. The comments, which generated a firestorm of controversy, came last week during […]

The video was uploaded to the popular college-used app, Yeti. Videos and photos, uploaded to the community app anonymously, is a place where students can share events and information on campus.

Yale's Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter has found themselves hot water (again) after they were accused of racial discrimination for allowing "white girls only" into a Halloween party last week.

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According to a new Gallup-USA Funds Minority College Graduates Report, HBCU graduates actually fare better than those who go to other schools and universities.

The article was well received by readers - but not so the image of a Black student with "bulging eyes and an exaggerated white mouth," wearing a cap and gown while walking through a ravaged town complete with broken stop sign, damaged cars, and broken windows.

Triceten Bickford was charged Saturday with battery, strangulation, and public intoxication after the attack on a woman.