TGIF POU! Today we continue our topic of education equality with a look at the legacy of disparity in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Before the end of the Civil war, the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act (Morrill Act of 1862) was passed to provide for federal funding of higher education by each state with the details left to the state … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African Americans and the Struggle for Education Equality
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Thursday Open Thread: African Americans and the Struggle for Education Equality
Good Morning POU! After reading about the bombing of Clinton High School in retaliation for black students whose parents tax dollars were supporting the school and had the audacity to want to also attend and receive the benefits of better facilities and books unlike what they were subjected too, I wondered about other bombings and threats made during this time. Exactly … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African Americans and the Struggle for Education Equality
Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle for Education Equality
Happy Hump Day POU! Before the Little Rock Nine, there was The Clinton Twelve. In the summer of 1956, Clinton High School admitted the first black students into integrated classes since the landmark Supreme Court decision on Brown v. The Board of Education in 1954. Located in the eastern Tennessee city of Clinton, Clinton High School was among the southern educational … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and The Struggle for Education Equality
Monday Open Thread: The African American Struggle for Education Equality
Good Morning POU! Today we honor those who lost their lives while serving in the Armed Forces. This week, our topic will be the African American communities struggle to gain the rights to education. This being a holiday dedicated to the men and women in uniform who sacrificed it all, we will start with those who were able to come home, only to be treated as second … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The African American Struggle for Education Equality
Sunday Afternoon Thread: ICYMI – The White House Correspondent’s Dinner
In case you missed it - enjoy! The Intro … [Read more...] about Sunday Afternoon Thread: ICYMI – The White House Correspondent’s Dinner