After paying up to $40 million of student debt, Robert F. Smith has one request: pay it forward.
Politics/Community
Over Half of Americans Believe Arabic Numerals Shouldn’t Be Taught in Schools, Survey Says
The results suggest we allow our biases to cloud our judgment regardless of which end of the political spectrum we most identify with.
Political Swimwear Makes Another YUGE Splash and WTF Why?
This “Shocked Trump” one-piece swimsuit is about to ruin summer for the second year in a row.
Gone Too Soon: Legendary Filmmaker John Singleton Dies at 51
The world of cinema lost an important voice in John Singleton, who passed away at age 51 after complications from a stroke.
Holding Up a Mirror to White Allyship
By Heather Jones of hmjoneswriter.com “I’m tired of being an advocate for black women, but I know wherever I stop is where my daughters are going to have to pick up. So I keep going. Long after I’m tired.” -Bunmi Laditan Being an activist is not a choice when you are a person of color […]
Girl Makes Birthday Boxes For Kids In Need, Proving Humanity Is Not Lost
Every once in a while a story comes along that makes you believe that good really does still exist in the world and humanity is, in fact, not lost. Bella Smith, a 9-year-old girl from London, KY, is making a difference in the lives of her classmates, one birthday box at a time. She started […]
Florida Woman ‘Infatuated’ with Columbine Found Dead
“THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY,” tweeted the FBI. According to an update on CBS4, Sol Pais, the 18-year-old Florida woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine, was found dead near the Echo Lake Campground in the Arapaho National Forest. Denver-area public schools were closed while authorities in Colorado conducted a massive manhunt for Pais, […]
Kentucky School’s ‘Adulting Conference’ Teaches Students Basic Life Skills
There’s no doubt that our school system needs an overhaul. As someone who teaches in an American public high school, I can definitively say that for everything we’re doing right — and believe me, there is a lot that we are doing right — there are many more things we could be doing to make […]