Black Americans

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How public schools fail to recognize Black prodigies

BY: - February 17, 2021

Editor’s note: Amid numerous articles about how Black students lag behind others in educational achievement, occasionally you may hear about a young Black “prodigy” who got accepted into college at an early age. According to Donna Y. Ford, an education professor at The Ohio State University, there could be far more Black prodigies. But it […]

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Nearly two-thirds of older Black Americans can’t afford to live alone without help – and it’s even tougher for Latinos

BY: - November 18, 2020

Older Americans who want to live independently face serious economic challenges. Half who live alone don’t have enough income to afford even a bare-bones budget in their home communities, and nearly 1 in 4 couples face the same problem. Those numbers add up to at least 11 million older adults who are struggling to make […]