Desegregation has stalled, showing growing disparities - especially for poor Black and Hispanic students.

See what movies are ‘Poppin’ in this week’s Box Office Report Below. 1 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies $21,910,000 2 Into the Woods $19,066,000 3 Unbroken $18,400,000 4 The Woman In Black 2: Angel of Death $15,145,000 5 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb $14,450,000 6 Annie (2014) $11,400,000 7 […]

Here’s some good news you probably won’t read a lot about: Black and Latino students have cut their dropout rates by more than half over…

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Why did a Lockport, New York police department describe a Black shooting suspect as “negro?” Shamir Allen, 19, was identified as such in a police form that asked…

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A new report released Thursday found that, while black women are becoming a political and economic powerhouses, they’re still quite vulnerable in other respects. “Black Women in the United…

Richie Incognito (L) and Jonathan Martin *NFL investigator Ted Wells’ report on the Miami Dolphins’ bullying scandal concluded that Richie Incognito, John Jerry and Mike…

  Morgan Keyanna Martin Case Type: Endangered Date of Birth: December 1, 1994 Missing Date: July 25, 2012 Age Now: 19 Missing City: St. Petersburg…

  The wife of Woodrow Karey, who shot and killed Ronald Harris Sr., was also reported to have filled a report saying she was raped.…

AKRON, Ohio – While spending his summer at home in Akron and working on his basketball game during the offseason, LeBron James has also been…

  Opening statements began this morning shortly after 9 a.m. day one of State of Florida v. Zimmerman trial in Seminole County Florida Criminal Justice Courthouse/Center, Sanford Florida with the State of Florida Prosecution team and the Zimmerman defense attorneys laying the foundations for their theories of the case, and then explaining just what each […]

A recently released infographic by Good Magazine illustrates the growing acceptance of interracial marriage in America. According to the data, one in seven marriages in the U.S. are interethnic or interracial. Asians and Hispanics, two of the fastest growing immigrants communities, appear to be the most common groups to marry outside of their race. Among […]

Using curvier models in advertisements may be on its way to becoming more than a gimmick. A study shows female consumers are more likely to buy something when an ad, or magazine fashion spread, features a model who is more reflective of them. Ben Barry, a PhD student at Cambridge University, used fake ads when […]