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As attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion intensify across the U.S., how can feminists deepen their commitment to racial justice—and sustain that work without succumbing to exhaustion? On Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m., Ms. will welcome author and scholar Ralina L.
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As the back-to-school spirit sweeps across the nation, education is likely on the minds of the Supreme Court justices ( especially those with kids still at home or in college). The court is preparing for a term that will involve at least one major dispute on religion in schools – and potentially mor
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Staged first day of school pics? Adorbs! Seeing your child’s face light up when reuniting with their buddies and fave teachers after summer break? Rewarding. One of the things parents and caregivers don’t look forward to during back-to-school season is the possibility of their kiddos getting sick an
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HBCU campuses are known for setting style trends that have global influence. Just ask folks at the GAP, Nike and Ralph Lauren . The yard at Howard University is certainly no exception. The 159-year-old Washington, D.C.
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The 19th is proud to welcome its fifth cohort of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellows — four HBCU alumni who will spend the next year growing their careers in reporting, audience and development while helping shape the future of journalism.
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For generations, patriarchy has relegated the heavy emotional lifting of sex education onto mothers. New research shows that breaking this cycle and actively engaging fathers not only alleviates maternal burnout, it is fundamentally vital to children's healthy development. Sexuality researcher Dr.
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It’s back-to-school season, and besides exams, essays and job applications, college students have another threat to worry about: sexual assault. As many U.S. universities start their fall semesters, we’re heading into the “Red Zone”—the high-risk period on college campuses from now through Thanksgiv
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Trump administration’s new adolescent sex education policy pushes the conservative agenda Opinion jloewenberg August 20, 2026 August 20, 2026 Exclude from search No Automatic Redirect Off Source / Available for Purchase https://www.bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026-100625
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"Why would I Google it when I can just ask ChatGPT for exactly what I am looking for?" A 16-year-old asked me this during a recent conversation with Black adolescents about where they turn for health information. Her answer was striking, but hardly surprising.
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This year, about 4 million Americans will turn 18, just in time to vote in November’s midterms. However, fewer than 30 percent of newly eligible young voters are currently registered to vote—half the number of students who go to college—and that percentage is only going down.
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On June 26, Children’s Aid was preparing to continue summer sexual health and youth development programming in schools, foster care settings and community organizations across New York City. By the end of the day, the federal funding behind that work was gone.
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As students across New Orleans prepare to head back to the classroom, they’ll be welcomed into the new school year by one of the country’s most recognizable HBCU graduates. Former Vice President Kamala D.
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Could it really be the Greatest Homecoming on Earth (GHOE)? Whether or not North Carolina A&T State University truly holds the GHOE title is still up for debate in some circles but the HBCU’s legendary Aggie Pride is certainly giving everyone a run for their money this homecoming season .
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The Howard University Class of 2030 disenrollment matter continues to unfold. Earlier this week, the Washington, D.C. university interim president, Wayne A. I. Frederick, MD took to social media to share encouraging words.
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The first season of this Amazon Prime series is like an instruction manual for young adults to have hot, satisfying, consensual coitus. I don’t know if any of the students at Briar University are making the Dean’s List, but as a sex educator, I can tell you they know a thing or two about good sex.
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For nearly two decades, Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls has stood as one of the most ambitious philanthropic investments in education by a Black woman. Now, the next chapter of that mission will look different.
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Tuskegee University is trending in the news but not for anything related to the iconic Tuskegee Airmen or the school’s other notable alumni like civil rights activist Dr. Betty Shabazz , R&B legend Lionel Richie or radio personality Tom Joyner.
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In case you missed it, actor Matt Damon recently shared his memories of taking an acting class with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson when they were both students at Harvard, noting that he bragged to his kids about doing a scene with her when she was nominated to the Supreme Court.
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Wherever Grace Pavlock pursued a bachelor’s degree — in her native Texas or across the country — she would face the same hurdle: “I was always going to be on that cusp of homelessness and not having a place to stay.” Staying with family was not an option, and she couldn’t afford dormitory expenses.
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Thanks to all who joined us at our term-in-review event yesterday at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C., which was presented by the ACLU. Scroll to the Closer Look section below for a brief overview of the discussion.
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For thousands of Black women, ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans is not just a weekend on the calendar. It is a reunion, a celebration, and for many, an annual rite of summer that only gets sweeter with each return trip.
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This year at ESSENCE Festival of Culture , HBCU pride is present in full force. Walk through the Convention Center or catch the energy outside the Superdome, and it is impossible to miss the sheer number of Black college students and alumni who treat this weekend less like a festival and more like a
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Now that the court has handed down its final opinions in argued cases for the 2025-26 term, Supreme Court observers must account not only for what has been decided but, on a lighter note, the most recent children’s book written by a justice.
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Even if you aren’t a basketball fan, chances are you’ve attended a brunch, a work huddle or overheard folks at the grocery store discussing The New York Knicks over the last couple of weeks. Their incredible season and an even more incredible NBA championship win was nothing short of epic.
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The American Black Film Festival was again held in Miami for its 30th annual celebration, and it continues its mission of highlighting creatives of color across film, television, music, technology, art, and more.
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Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama does not waste words. The confident Chi-Town Capricorn has accumulated a plethora of impressive accomplishments in her 62 years of life. She and her husband, our […] The post Michelle Obama Life Advice: 7 Inspiring Quotes From Our Forever First Lady appeared first on
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During oral argument last month in Mullin v. Doe , attorney Geoffrey Pipoly said something I won’t repeat to my kids. The remark came when Pipoly, who represents Haitian nationals challenging the Trump administration’s effort to revoke their deportation protections, highlighted President Donald Trum
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She better have a college fund. How did they afford all of that? I bet they live in the projects. Her dress, makeup, hair and nails are tacky! These are […] The post Stop Shaming Black Girls: The Toxic Policing of Black Prom Culture Has Gone Too Far appeared first on Essence .
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SAN DIEGO — As an 8-year-old boy steered his bicycle in figure eights, his mother piled three plates with pizza and pineapple slices from an outdoor kitchen shared with more than a dozen other families who call this parking lot home.
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Welcome to Black Wealth Watch, where we round up the biggest stories in Black business and economic news each week — the wins, the setbacks, the deals getting done, and […] The post Black Wealth Watch: Pinky Cole’s Former CFO Faces Fraud Charges, Shaq Expands Into Women’s Basketball, Will.i.
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As a professor at Smith College and chair of the Program for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, I have closely followed the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education—and on my field in particular.
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June 2026 will mark the 54th anniversary of Title IX, the 1972 federal law barring sex-based discrimination in education, ensuring equal participation in sports and prohibiting sexual violence in educational programs receiving federal funding.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) cancelled Dr. Shelley Sella’s scheduled campus talk in January about her recent book Beyond Limits: Stories of Third-Trimester Abortion Care , which she had been invited to give by the Texas Tech chapter of Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) in c
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The war against “radical gender ideology” has been staggering. The ascent of President Trump brought calls for the elimination of women’s and LGBTQ centers, rollbacks on Title IX protections, the exclusion of trans women from college sports and the purging of gender and sexuality studies from colleg
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When I told coworkers and friends I was going to see a documentary about the right-wing takeover of a small public Florida college, the reaction was immediate and unanimous: Why would you do that to yourself? Too depressing. I’d be too angry. They weren’t wrong.
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First came the rumors all over social media: Were Amanda Batula and West Wilson, like, dating? Then, internet sleuths everywhere were served up actual validation: A joint statement posted on Instagram stories by Batula and Wilson confirmed their “connection” and asked for “understanding and respect
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Back in 2003, a nervous kid from Far Rockaway, Queens, showed up to DePauw University two weeks before anyone else, already homesick, wondering what he’d gotten himself into. When move-in […] The post Kareem Edwards Left Corporate America To Become Chicago’s First Black Chick-Fil-A Owner-Operator—A.
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In 2009, Cameka Smith got laid off from Chicago Public Schools and did something most people probably would have talked her out of. She was 29, had a Master’s degree, […] The post Before ‘Community’ Was A Business Model, Dr. Cameka Smith Was Building One For Black Women appeared first on Essence .