A reporter called Brooks and told her that she had won a Pulitzer award, one of the most prestigious prizes in literature. At 32-years-old, Brooks crashed the white-dominated literary world as the first Black woman to win the award.
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West Virginia State University Vice President for Research and Public Service Dr. Orlando F. McMeans is the Association of Research Directors (ARD) recipient of the 2017 Leadership Award from the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP),
Recently, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released the following statement in response to the release of new information signaling efforts to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division
President Obama’s policies still drive economic growth
The Every Student Succeeds Act Focuses on Accountability and school performance
Gentrification enablers
Despite unequal treatment, Black women will rise
NAACP focuses on millennials for future growth
Noni Marshall plans to produce a daytime talk show after she graduates from Howard University.
The NAACP has named Derrick Johnson, the vice chairman of their board of directors, the organization’s interim president.