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Formerly incarcerated mom earns Master’s, her 3rd degree in 5 years

May 17, 2022 - 08:54 AM Nationwide — Margaret Hall, a 47-year-old mother from Tempe, Arizona, who previously spent time in prison, has graduated summa cum laude with a master’s degree from Arizona State University. It is the third degree that she has earned within just 5 years since being released. Nearly 6 years ago, Margaret was convicted of a class C felony and was sentenced to 6 months in prison. After serving her sentence, Hall decided to turn her life around, especially for her 6 children. WATCH - Prison to Purpose looks at the hurdles former inmates encountered once released from prison and ...

Suit alleges chokehold used on 10-year-old with disabilities

May 12, 2022 - 01:10 PM NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Civil rights advocates are suing the school board and sheriff’s office in Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish over the alleged mistreatment — including the use of a chokehold and handcuffs — on a 10-year-old Black student with disabilities. The lawsuit,&nbs...

101-year-old man finally earns high school diploma

March 29, 2022 - 10:35 AM Nationwide — Merrill Pittman Cooper, an African American man from Jefferson County, West Virginia, has earned his high school diploma at 101-years old, finally making his lifelong dream come true. From 1934 to 1938, Cooper was a student at Storer College in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, ...

New Orleans school board reverses little known ban on jazz

March 25, 2022 - 11:55 AM NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With its president saying it had racist origins, the New Orleans school board has unanimously reversed a little known but century-old ban on jazz in schools in a city which played a huge role in developing jazz and where it is still played nightly at various venues...

Houston author releases new children’s book featuring African-American businesswomen

September 19, 2021 - 03:12 PM Houston, TX — Long-time entrepreneur and author, Gwen Richardson, has just released her new children’s book, Boss Women: Seven African-American Women Who Built Their Businesses From the Ground Up. The book features seven African-American women who started their businesses by th...

Georgia school district mandates COVID-19 vaccines for staff

September 16, 2021 - 07:10 PM DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Employees in the Decatur school system in suburban Atlanta have until the end of October to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The move could set up a showdown with Gov. Brian Kemp, who issued an executive order in May that he says bans government entities from mandating vac...

Texas man finally graduates after 17 years in college

September 15, 2021 - 11:56 AM Houston, TX — T. Terrell “Ian” Parker, a man from Houston, Texas has finally graduated from college after 17 years. He is a US Army officer who attended his first class in college back in August 2004. Because of his job and other factors, he hasn’t been able to graduate...

HBCU and POC Students inspire youth in a new STEM Magazine

September 15, 2021 - 09:02 AM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — With the downward trend of Black and other minority students aspiring to excel in the STEM department, digital publication Re.engineer Magazine aims to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders. The publication aims to represent minorities in order to provide, not...

Expansion of STEM education to Black communities is needed

August 30, 2021 - 08:30 AM By VICTORIA LUZ (BAMM Network) — During a forum sponsored by alliantgroup, a Texas management and tax consulting firm, Dr. Calvin Mackie, leader of STEM Global Action (SGA) calls educators, government, and corporate America to support teaching STEM to Black and other POC students. Dr. Mac...

HBCUs enrollment rate spikes up for upcoming academic year

August 25, 2021 - 09:25 AM (BAMM Network) — This year, Historically Black Colleges and Universities are seeing an increase in applications and enrollment numbers. With the 2021-2022 academic year rolling in, the sudden jump is setting up a record in numerous HBCUs enrollment rates, curbing the national trend of shrinkin...

Education

Formerly incarcerated mom earns Master’s, her 3rd degree in 5 years

Suit alleges chokehold used on 10-year-old with disabilities

101-year-old man finally earns high school diploma

New Orleans school board reverses little known ban on jazz

Houston author releases new children’s book featuring African-American businesswomen

Georgia school district mandates COVID-19 vaccines for staff

Texas man finally graduates after 17 years in college

HBCU and POC Students inspire youth in a new STEM Magazine

Expansion of STEM education to Black communities is needed

HBCUs enrollment rate spikes up for upcoming academic year

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