Tom Joyner Back to School Campaign
This event will feature Back-To-School Expo Zones for all ages! Come out and enjoy the school, health and hygiene, college & career zones. Exhibitors will provide the food and fun!
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Mary J. Blige Gets GED and Heads for Howard
One more educated black woman triumphs! The Queen of Hip Hop/Soul has completed one phase of her life she always promised she would. Find out how Mary J. Blige acquired her GED and where she’s interested in attending college.
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College Students Embrace Texting Over e-Mail and Instant Messaging
With only about a quarter of college students using e-mail or instant messaging, 97 percent send and receive text messages. Really? Look inside to see what they are leaving behind!
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Black Students Carry More Debt Than White Peers
When black students leave college with a bachelor’s degree, more of them also are leaving with debt greater than their white peers. Find out more inside.
Read MoreNumber of Black Men in College Decreases
via:blackamericaweb.com
The American Council on Education last week released its “Annual Status Report on Minorities in Higher Education,” and it showed some disturbing trends when it comes to black males on the nation’s college campuses: Their populations are not only declining, but they have the lowest graduation rate of any other group.
According to the ACE report, 20 years ago, 30 percent of black male high school graduates were enrolled in college. It was a percentage roughly equal to the 28 percent
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