by Aziah Siid February 2, 2024 They’ve shaped generations of Black professionals. Now HBCUs are working to educate students K-12, particularly in STEM fields. What do Martin Luther King Jr., Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and Vice President Kamala Harris have in common? They’re all graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The schools saw a surge […]
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Pennsylvania College Suspends Students over Blackface Video
READING, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania college says it has suspended two students over an online video showing a student in blackface lampooning the Black Lives Matter movement. (Snapchat photo of Albright College student in Blackface via Tiwtter) Albright College President Lex McMillan III said on the school’s Facebook page that the two students […]
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White HBCU Student Draws Controversy for Blackface Selfie
“Blackface” is in the news again, and this time—surprisingly—a student at an HBCU is involved. According to reports, a White student attending Prairie View A&M University, an HBCU in Texas, sparked a firestorm on social media when she posted a selfie of herself wearing blackface. White student attending Prairie View A&M University, an HBCU in […]
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Attorney: Gorilla-Masked White Student Didn’t Intimidate BLM Activists
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — The attorney for an East Tennessee State University student who disrupted an on-campus Black Lives Matter rally while wearing a gorilla mask and carrying around a rope and bananas says his client regrets his actions and was not trying to intimidate anyone. East Tennessee State University student Tristan Rettke in […]
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East Tennessee State University White Student Arrested for Wearing Gorilla Mask at Black Lives Matter Protest
An East Tennessee State University White student was arrested this week after he wore a gorilla mask, carried rope and tried to pass out bananas at a Black Lives Matter protest. Tristan Rettke (in mask) taunts protesting students. (Photo Credit/East Tennessean Twitter) Freshman Tristan Rettke has been charged with civil rights intimidation. Video and photo […]