He says many kids don't have mentors to keep them on track, as he had growing up.

NewsOne focuses in March 2017 on the steep uphill climb of Black girls in the K-12 public school system.

Boys who go to neighborhood barbershops in the Mobile and Pritchard, Alabama area are getting more than a haircut. They’re also discovering books they can relate to, with characters that look like them.

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According to The Condition of STEM 2013 Report,  “The academic achievement gap that exists in general for ethnically diverse students is even more pronounced among…

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For nearly 40 years, University of Phoenix (UOPX) has been helping working adults attain their education and career goals. To continue this support, we are providing…