Tom Joyner

On December 18, 1996, the school district in Oakland, Calif. designated Ebonics as a main language of its predominantly African-American student base. The move was…

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When you look at Akintunde Ahmad, you may think he is a typical “hood” Black male with dreads from Oakland, California. Most are surprised to know that he has a 5.0 GPA and scored an astonishing 2100 on the SAT. In a society where how you look and where you’re from determines where you are going, most people […]

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The Oakland Unified School District is getting some unwanted attention after a video surfaced of a fight between a 7th grade female student and a…

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