Segregation Scholarships – Trailer
“Segregation Scholarships” highlights the untold story of African Americans who traveled to the North in pursuit of advanced academic degrees when Southern graduate schools were white-only.
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A high school basketball team fighting discrimination, gentrification in the Hamptons
Shaquille O’Neal introduces us to the documentary “Killer Bees.” The film tells the story of the Bridgehampton High School basketball team, winners on the basketball court, and a symbol of hope for its Hamptons community, where discrimination, gentrification and massive…
All Star Code brings Black and Latino youths into tech
We have a preview of this star-studded 21st Century event that kicks off this weekend.
“Teens Take Charge” of Their Education in NYC Public Schools
The NYC Department of Education’s Public School Choice program has allowed thousands of disadvantaged students to leave low-performing inner-city schools for elite institutions of higher learning. But what happens to the schools they leave behind?
Inequality in Northern Manhattan Persists
A startling study reveals significant racial inequality and income disparities in northern Manhattan. We have the details.
How to Fix Racial Inequities in the Workplace
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg As Next Avenue has noted, there are huge wealth and income disparities between blacks and whites in America (average wealth of…