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Inspired by Afrofuturism, this year’s theme — “Imagine Liberation” — acknowledges both the heaviness of the moment and visions of future liberation.

A recent Washington Post story found that Black Americans donate a higher share of their wealth than their white counterparts – to the tune of around $11 billion each year. Given their cultural and educational importance to the Black community, HBCUs are the repository of much of these donations with a number of household names – and some you may not know – making big-dollar contributions to these institutions.  

Billionaire philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott’s $560 million donation last year to 23 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) made headlines across the country at a time when racial equity

Community members are welcome to join Oakton Community College throughout February for events and activities celebrating Black History Month.

The year of school choice continues Published 8:33 a.m. today There has been a lot of talk recently about how this has been a banner year for school choice. Just how big has it been? Jason Bedrick of EdChoice lays out just how big a year it’s been in a morning post. He notes: *   5 new choice programs – 4 ESAs of various types and 1 tax credit scholarship – have been approved in five states (Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and West Virginia) *   13 existing choice programs in 10 different states have been expanded. (Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas,  Maryland, ...