Arkansas education officials say AP African American Studies program won't count toward graduation
Students in Arkansas public high schools enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement African American Studies course will not be able to receive credit toward graduation, state education officials told districts last week.
2023-08-16 06:45
TwoSet Violin: Where classical music and social media collide
The Australian YouTube stars TwoSet Violin are known for their entertaining and informative videos.
2023-08-09 07:57
BLACKPINK turns 7! Pink Venom hitmakers thank fans for making their dreams come true
BLACKPINK are marking their seventh anniversary in style.
2023-08-08 19:19
Black parents and their children are more likely to experience unfair treatment when seeking medical care, study finds
Black parents and their children are more likely to experience unfair treatment when seeking medical care than others, a new study from the Urban Institute found.
2023-08-03 16:54
It's official: Blackpink's Jisoo is dating actor Ahn Bo-hyun
Blackpink singer Jisoo is dating actor Ahn Bo-hyun, the stars' talent agencies said, in a rare departure from the secrecy that typically surrounds celebrity relationships in South Korea.
2023-08-03 14:53
Tim Scott pushes back on DeSantis over Florida curriculum: 'No silver lining' in slavery
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina pushed back Thursday against Republican rival Ron DeSantis over his state's new Black history curriculum, which says middle school students should be taught that enslaved people learned some skills they later used to their benefit.
2023-07-28 21:52
DeSantis and his team unleash on Rep. Donalds for questioning Florida's new Black history standards
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday accused Rep. Byron Donalds -- the only Black Republican in Florida's congressional delegation -- of aligning himself with Vice President Kamala Harris by critiquing the state's new standards for teaching Black history.
2023-07-28 09:28
Sophie Ellis Bextor delights her children with new single
Sophie Ellis Bextor delighted her children with her new single because all five of them and explains why it is "really special" to them all.
2023-07-25 17:49
Sophie Ellis-Bextor teams up with 007 theme writing team for Christmas ballad about ‘importance of belonging’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has teamed up with the James Bond theme song team of composer David Arnold and lyricist Don Black to create a Christmas song about the “importance of belonging”.
2023-07-24 20:17
Black deaf students who attended 1950s segregated school will finally get their high school diplomas
At least 24 Black deaf students who attended a segregated school on the grounds of Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, in the early 1950s never received their high school diplomas.
2023-07-22 20:26
Florida's new black history curriculum 'sanitized', say critics
The revised standards for black history lessons suggest some received "personal benefit" from slavery.
2023-07-21 07:57
Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call 'a big step backward'
The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the state's public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the "full truth" of American history.
2023-07-20 17:21