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Study Finds Community College System Fails to Produce Equitable Outcomes for Black Students

According to a new report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies on the state of Black students at community colleges, an alarming 70 percent of Black students experienced food or housing insecurity or homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlighted that while Black students remain disproportionately represented in community colleges, policy barriers prevent the system from producing equitable outcomes.

Why I’m Visiting the Border

“I shook hands with a 13 year-old-boy whose mother told him to make eye contact and shake hands firmly. Even in the midst of horrific living conditions and imprisonment, children at the facility are still being taught to treat people with respect, while being treated less than human…”

US Attorney Speaks To Black and Hispanic Journalists

The horrific violence unfolded in Baton Rouge, Falcon Heights and Dallas leaving two black men dead at the hands of police and five police officers dead at the hands of one black man has many Americans reacting with fear, frustration, grief and sadness.