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On Thursday, the court ruled colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions.

Hampton University senior Margaret O. Daramola has been named Virginia’s Poet Laureate.

Margaret O. Daramola, who will graduate from Hampton this semester with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in history, is a writer, poet — and slam poetry performer — as well as a public speaker focusing on human rights and the experiences of the African diaspora.

Margaret O. Daramola, who will graduate from Hampton this semester with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in history, is a writer, poet — and slam poetry performer — as well as a public speaker focusing on human rights and the experiences of the African diaspora.

Between business executives, university professors, and public administrators, Penn State has a diverse offering of graduation speakers.

The Methodist Children’s Home is a place that helps children from difficult backgrounds.

Cops conducted a rape kit on Stephen Smiths remains just hours after he was found lying dead in the middle of a country road on July 8. 2015.

The search for Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ next leader attracted nearly a dozen local candidates plus current and former superintendents from across the country.

Angela Whitelaw and Keith Miles Jr. of New Jersey join Carlton Jenkins, of Wisconsin’s Madison Metropolitan School District; and Toni Williams, the current interim superintendent of MSCS, on the search firm’s list.

Retired lieutenant general, who grew up in South Florida, is sworn in as president of Virginia HBCU.