‘Our history is our power’: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore makes first visit to Morehouse

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/21 11:52A Donnell Suggs

Maryland Governor Wes Moore gave the commencement speech at Morehouse College graduation ceremony Sunday morning. Moore, the only Black governor in the United States of America, was sworn in as the...

Northside schools announce 2023 valedictorians and salutatorians

Northside Neighbor (Education) 5/19 5:45A By: Skyler Heath sheath@mdjonlin

Local public and private schools recently announced their class of 2023 valedictorians and salutatorians.

Turning the tassel: Meet Mount Vernon's 2023 valedictorian and salutatorian

Northside Neighbor (Education) 5/19 5:45A By Skyler Heath sheath@mdjonline

Each year, the top two — or sometimes three or more — students in a high school’s graduating class are honored for their dedication to academic excellence and named the valedictorian and salutatorian.

Author J. Dillard donates 60 copies of first book to Benteen Elementary 3rd graders

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/16 9:59A Donnell Suggs

Award-winning author and professional barber J. Dillard stopped by Benteen Elementary School in Atlanta s East Lake section to donate 60 copies of his first book, J.D. and the Great Barber Battle to...

‘Sesame Street’ welcomes its first Filipino muppet

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/12 5:45A Harmeet Kaur and CNN

(CNN) There s a new kid on the block. Sesame Street recently introduced TJ, its first Filipino muppet, on a segment with Kal Penn . TJ and his friend Ji-Young , a Korean American muppet who debuted in...

Oprah tells class of 2023 to follow ‘still, small voice’

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/7 4:53P Travis Loller and Associated Pre

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Oprah Winfrey delighted graduates at her alma mater Tennessee State University on Saturday, telling the story of how she fell one credit short of graduating as she launched the...

President Biden to deliver Howard University’s commencement address

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/7 9:00A Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Se

Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick has confirmed that President Joe Biden will deliver the commencement address at the historically Black university’s 155th ceremony. Officials have...

New Orleans teen shatters record with $10M in scholarship offers

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/1 10:12A Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Se

Teenager Dennis Barnes has shattered multi-million-dollar records and gaining interest from colleges and universities everywhere. Barnes, who goes by his middle name Maliq, is a senior at...

Is Dual Enrollment or AP Better for Earning College Credit?

Education - The Atlanta Voice 5/1 6:42A Maya Pottiger

Both programs allow high school students to get a headstart on earning their college degrees, but it can be tough to know which to choose. For the past 70 years, American high school students who...

Spelman College held formal inauguration for 11th president Helene Gayle

Education - The Atlanta Voice 4/30 2:26A Isaiah Singleton

Spelman College formally inaugurated Dr. Helene D. Gayle as its 11th president during a ceremony on April 28 at the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel. On April 28, Spelman...

New Georgia Project, SBPC talk Black student debt

Education - The Atlanta Voice 4/23 10:30A Janelle Ward

The New Georgia Project and the Student Borrower Protection Center hosted a joint webinar over Zoom last Thursday, breaking down the disparities plaguing Black and brown student loan borrowers in...

Northside students to perform with Franklin Pond Chamber Music

Northside Neighbor (Education) 4/18 9:30A Elizabeth Nouryeh-Clay @NouryehN

Seven Northside students will perform with the Franklin Pond Chamber Music at the annual Fall into Spring Finale Concert at 3 p.m. on April 30 at the Woodruff Arts Center’s Rich Theatre.

1-800-TruckWreck and Walmart team up to dress South Atlanta High students for future success

Education - The Atlanta Voice 4/17 9:15A Donnell Suggs

The Witherite Law Group, 1-800-TruckWreck and Walmart, Inc. partnered on a pop-up shop inside South Atlanta High School, an Atlanta Public School on Hutchens Road, to help graduating seniors better...

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries visits CAU, speaks on role youth can play in public-policy...

Education - The Atlanta Voice 4/16 1:18A Isaiah Singleton

Between gun violence, the overturning of landmark case Roe v. Wade, and many other political issues circulating the nation, people’s basic human rights are in jeopardy. Clark Atlanta University hosted...

Fulton County Youth Commission is accepting teen applicants

Northside Neighbor (Education) 4/7 12:32A Rachel Kellogg @RachelNBR

The Fulton County Youth Commission, a leadership program designed to get young people involved in their communities and with civic issues, is now accepting teenaged applicants.