Here is a look at some of the first Black women to graduate from Ivy League institutions and the circumstances surrounding their attendance.
(Chicago Tribune) — A nonprofit group representing Chicago Public Schoolsparents alleges that the district’s policy of flunking third-, sixth- and eighth-grade students who fail to meet cutoff scores on state standardized tests disproportionately harms black and Latino students. Parents United for Responsible Education, or PURE, filed a complaint against the CPS policy Wednesday with the U.S. Department […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — More than 30 DePaul University faculty and students rallied Tuesday around two professors, both women of color who were denied tenure in what their supporters claim is part of a troubling pattern at the school. Namita Goswami, a philosophy professor, and Quinetta Shelby, a chemistry professor, were two minority candidates denied […]