Andrii Zastrozhnov/Shutterstock Black students are increasingly less likely to get a first or 2:1 than their white peers, according the latest Ethnic Representation Index for higher education in England and Scotland. This need for better representation for students was the impetus behind the development of the index, first launched in 2022. I began it while deputy vice-chancellor at the University […]

Wesley Coleman, corporate leader and Past Grand Sire Archon of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, was born on March 12, 1950, in Halifax, Virginia to Bessie Bowman Coleman and Nathanial Wyatt Coleman. He earned his B.S. degree in business management from Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia in 1971, and his M.B.A. degree from the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of […]

The Willard Straight Hall Takeover at Cornell University in 1969 was a pivotal moment in the history of student protests and the civil rights movement. The event occurred in Ithaca, New York, between April 19 and April 20, 1969. The primary reason for the protest was to address the racism experienced by African American students at Cornell at the time. […]

For many Black families, summer months can be a relief and a stress. The stress is because of the precariousness of summer programming in Canada. Typically for families with school-aged children, summer planning usually starts in February or March, when most registration begins. The logistics around finding quality summer programming can be challenging. If you are a newcomer to Canada […]

Islam was founded by the Prophet Muhammad in 610 CE in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muhammad spread Islam throughout the Arabian Peninsula, including the city of Medina by 622 CE. After his death in 632, Islam began to spread to other parts of the world. It reached North Africa during the second half of the 7th century CE, when the Umayyad […]

As Langston Hughes, the influential Harlem Renaissance poet, playwright and social activist, once wrote: “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” This poignant question is echoed in the title of the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s recently released Dreams Delayed report, which shines a spotlight on how systemic racism has continued to […]

Marshall Pitts, Jr. was the first African American mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving two terms from December 2001 to December 2005. As a child, Pitts moved to Fayetteville with his parents, Marshall Sr. and Carol, from Carrollton, Georgia. He attended local schools and graduated from Westover High School, where he was recognized as a track and field All-American and […]

Tyre Deandre Nichols was a 29-year-old African American man who died on January 10, 2023, after being severely beaten by five Black officers from the Memphis Police Department’s SCORPION unit. The incident occurred three days earlier on January 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee, and became a significant moment in the ongoing national conversation about police violence against unarmed Black individuals. […]

Thomas Allen Moorehead, born on April 21, 1944, in Monroe, Louisiana, is a pioneering entrepreneur, philanthropist, and leader in the luxury automobile industry. Raised by his mother, Minnie Mae Thomas, he is the eldest of five siblings. Moorehead’s early life in the segregated South shaped his ambition and resilience, traits that would guide his remarkable journey from humble beginnings to […]

Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old African American woman was shot and killed in her home in Woodside Township by Sean Grayson, a white deputy of the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, Sangamon County, Illinois on July 6, 2024. The killing contributed to the ongoing issue of unarmed African Americans being killed by the police. Massey was born on February 12, 1988. Much […]