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Why Are There So Few Black Veterinarians?

By News One Staff, Black American Web Veterinary medicine is a highly respected and lucrative field, with a wide range of opportunities for those who...

Want to Boost Student Achievement? Embrace Culturally Relevant Teaching

By Chris Carr, Word in Black  Public education has a pivotal choice ahead — a choice that is, in fact, not a choice at all. Halfway...

Schools Are Tracking Everything Students Do

By Maya Pottiger, Word in Black  If you’re confused about or unsure what student data privacy is, don’t worry — I was, too.  But that all...

This Group Celebrates and Supports Black Women Authors

By Nadira Jamerson, Word in Black  It’s been 73 years since Zora Neale Hurston’s essay “What White Publishers Won’t Print,” ran in the Negro Digest....

Texas Announces Takeover of Houston Schools, Stirring Anger

By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials on Wednesday announced a state takeover of Houston's nearly 200,000-student public school...