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Michael V. Drake’s retirement was pretty short-lived. Just a week after he left his post as the president of Ohio State University, Drake was announced as the 21st president of the University of California system. The move marks the first time a Black person has ever held the position in the system’s 152-year history. “Dr. Drake personifies […]
Iowa State guard Rasir Bolton shared on Twitter Monday that his decision to transfer from Penn State last year was due to a comment from Nittany Lions head coach Patrick Chambers where he referenced that Bolton had a noose around his neck. Bolton said Chambers’ remark was made one day after the coach served a one-game suspension for shoving Penn State’s Myles Dread during a […]
Five-star college basketball recruit Makur Maker has announced his commitment to Howard University. He shared the news online on Friday, writing on Twitter, “I was the 1st to announce my visit to Howard & other started to dream “what if”. I need to make the HBCU movement real so that others will follow. I hope I […]
Tyler Perry plans to pay for Rayshard Brooks’ funeral expenses, and also has reportedly offered to pay for Brooks’ four children to go to college as well. According to People, a source close to Perry said that he “spoke to Rayshard’s family and wanted to do something to help. His heart goes out to the family during […]
According to a statement put out on their own social media pages, Texas Southern University will grant a full scholarship to George Floyd‘s six-year-old daughter, Gianna, if she decided she wanted to enroll there. Obviously that decision won’t be made for awhile. That university is stationed in Houston, which is the city that Floyd was […]
A black college student has been critically injured after police shot him in the head with a beanbag round during a protest in Austin, Texas. After having suffered a fractured skull and brain damage, Justin Howell has been sedated and is in critical condition. “Doctors anticipate that when he wakes up, he will have difficulty telling his […]
Six Atlanta officers will be charged after tasing and arresting two college students during the city’s curfew crackdown this weekend. Footage of cops Mark Gardner and Ivory Streeter dragging two college students from a car and tasing them circulated the internet, and led to the two police officers’ termination. AJC reports that Atlanta Fulton County […]
13-year-old California boy Jack Rico has just acquired his fourth associate’s degree, adding his name to a small but distinguished list of peers who also made headlines for snagging college diplomas at young ages. Not bad. People, citing his mother (Ru Andrade), adds that the teen got degree No. 4 from Fullerton College this past […]
New York University will resume in-person classes in the upcoming fall semester, as other schools have opted to keep their campuses closed over coronavirus concerns. The university announced its decision Tuesday in an email sent by Provost Katherine Fleming, who stressed the move was subject to change as we get a clearer understanding of the global health situation. “When this […]
The high school graduating class of 2020, assuredly the most bizarre year in modern history, are being commemorated with a new T-shirt collab from Travis Scott and LeBron James. The Cactus Jack x Uninterrupted collab tee, which boasts a design by La Flame himself, features the handwritten sentiment “We’re all in this together.” All net […]
