Elite colleges such as Harvard University are expanding access to their institutions, but the barriers for Black youth begin long before the Common App, with systemic inequality and wealth disparities making it difficult for them to compete.
Harvard University
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Remembering the ‘Father of Black History’
Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the “Father of Black History”, founded the Association of the Study of African American Life and History and established Negro History Week, which evolved into Black History Month, with the goal of integrating Black history into mainstream American education.
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The hidden cost of gun violence: Lack of federal funding and the search for solutions
Gun violence has become a deadly and costly public health crisis in the US.
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What’s next now that Fani Willis was allowed to stay on as prosecutor of criminal case against Trump
A Georgia judge has ruled that the conspiracy to commit election intereference case against Donald Trump and associates can continue.
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An interview with MLK Breakfast featured speaker Marley Dias
Harvard student Marley Dias on political strife, breaking the glass ceiling
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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action
The conservative-led justices ruled 6-3 against the admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, a decision that will have widespread and lasting implications.