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By Daniel Mollenkamp EdSurge Sometimes, it takes an unlikely friendship to change the world. For American education, one of those alliances started in the early 20th century. That's when a ludicrously successful retailer-turned-philanthropist, Julius Rosenwald, met the prominent educator Booker T. Washington. The pair decided to work together, hoping to improve education for Black students in the segregated South. Their collaboration created nearly 5,000 "Rosenwald Schools" - across 15 Southern

[caption id="attachment_8989" align="alignnone" width="1440"] Joseph Amrine, who was exonerated two decades ago after spending years on death row, speaks at a rally to support Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams on Aug. 21, 2024, in Clayton, MO (AP Photo/Jim Salter)[/caption] BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri man convicted of breaking into a woman's home and repeatedly stabbing her was executed Tuesday over the objections of the victim's family and

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Lawyers for a Missouri man scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening have filed another appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court that alleges there were racial bias and constitutional errors at his trial. Marcellus Williams, 55, has long maintained innocence in the 1998 death of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter who was repeatedly stabbed during a burglary of her suburban St. Louis

WASHINGTON (AP) - American drivers might universally wince or brace themselves at the sight and sound of flashing red and blue lights and blaring sirens, but all drivers have constitutional rights when pulled over on the road. The question of one's responsibility to comply with all instructions given by a law enforcement officer recently came up following a pregame traffic stop this month involving Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

[caption id="attachment_9022" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA[/caption] NNPA  - Today, Color of Change, the nation's largest online racial justice organization, and Americans for Tax Fairness released a damning report exposing the deep racial inequities entrenched in the U.S. tax system. The issue brief "How Tax Fairness Can Promote Racial Equity," written by Color of Change Managing Director Portia Allen-Kyle and Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director David Kass, exposes

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers have benched 2023 No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young after the second-year quarterback's rough start to the season. Andy Dalton will take over as the starter for Carolina's next game on Sunday at Las Vegas. Panthers head coach Dave Canales said he made the decision after watching game film from Sunday's 26-3 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. He informed both QBs of

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Almost 200 diversity, equity and inclusion staff positions were either cut or reassigned across North Carolina's public university system to comply with a systemwide policy that required institutions to reassess their diversity efforts, according to reports released on Wednesday. In a first look at how the state's 16 public universities complied with the new diversity policy - which removed mention of diversity jobs across universities and

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Republican Party sued North Carolina's elections board on Thursday to block students and employees at the state's flagship public university from offering a digital identification as a way to comply with a relatively new photo voter ID law. The Republican National Committee and North Carolina filed the lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court three weeks after the Democratic majority on the State Board of Elections

NEW YORK (AP) - A venture capital firm has closed down a grant contest for Black women business owners as part of a settlement agreement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was discriminatory, both sides announced Wednesday. The settlement came two months after a U.S. federal court of appeals panel ordered the Atlanta-Based Fearless Fund to suspend the Strivers Grant Contest, which provided $20,000

NEW YORK (AP) - Dr. Vanessa Rodriguez is no stranger to talking about death. As a palliative care doctor at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, she works with families of patients at the ends of their lives. Many are hesitant to talk about death before the fact since it means imagining a future without their loved one. Talking about death is never easy, but doing so early can help families prepare. Here's how