Donate Here and write “Dorothy Strickland Scholarship.” Dorothy Strickland was the first African American president of International Literacy Association when she served the organization in the 1970s, a time when the field was largely dominated by white men, and she did not take this position lightly. Along with her many contributions to the field, she…

by Joaqlin EstusIndian Country Today Low self-esteem, low community worth, increased negative feelings of stress and depression. These are some of the negative psychological effects Native American mascots wreak on the well-being of Native Americans, especially youth, according to a new study. The Race, Ethnicity and Education Journal on June 8 published the study. Read the full…

During the past two years of the coronavirus pandemic, during which federal student loan payments were put on pause, Marquita Prinzing, of Renton, Washington, said she went through a divorce and bought a home on her own. Those are two things Prinzing, a mom of two who works full-time, said would have been difficult or impossible…

This video explores the contradictions and complications that society places on Black women and their success. Watch:

When reached by The Wrap for comment on the controversy surrounding those nominations, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason, Jr. said, “We won’t restrict the people who can submit their material for consideration. We won’t look back at people’s history, we won’t look at their criminal record, we won’t look at anything other than the legality…

Researchers are sounding the alarm about the number of young Black men who are dying by suicide.  Just last week, the 26-year-old son of award-winning actress and director Regina King took his own life. Now, some in the African American community are speaking out to raise more awareness about suicide and mental health. Read the full story.

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The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for 13 years, according to Oxfam. That‘s $290 a week or $15,000 a year. And millions of workers–domestic caregivers, farmworkers, student workers, tipped wage workers, workers with disabilities–are not even entitled to $7.25 per hour. These are subminimum wage workers, and they deserve more,…

Mine is a story of triumph over darkness, and, as such, is ultimately a story of hope. The possibility of planting seeds of hope in the hearts and minds of young readers is why I wrote Ordinary Hazards, writes Nikki Grimes. As agonizing as it was to rip open the wounds of memory, I knew there…