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Kanye West has been the subject of academic study in college classrooms before, and once again the Chicago superstar will be the focus of students at Washington University. The course, “Politics of Kanye West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics,” at the St. Louis, Mo. institution already has a wait list.

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As Seven Benjamin prepares to leap from high school to college, his parents couldn’t be prouder of his achievements. The teen, who is the son of Erykah Badu and Andre 3000, has been accepted into four different colleges.

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Action Bronson was slated to perform this weekend at an event at George Washington University until uproar over his lyrics morphed into a petition which got him dropped from the lineup. Bronson took to Facebook to issue a public apology to his fans and to clear the air behind the intent of his lyrics.

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“If I’m not in too much pain, I’ll take it,” 21-year-old Tommitrise Collins told her sister before giving birth last week. The Georgia college student completed her psychology exam while in labor, because it was the last day to take the test.

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A racist, and clearly cowardly individual, was arrested Thursday (Nov. 12) for making threats on social media that were directed at Black students at Michigan Technological University. The suspect posted a message threatening to “shoot all Black people” via Yik Yak, the same app used by a 19-year-old University of Missouri student arrested for the […]

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Clap it up for Venus Williams! The tennis star recently graduated  from Indiana University East with a B.A. degree in Business Administration.

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The recent suspension of the Old Dominion University Sigma Nu fraternity in Virginia over questionable signage the frat house displayed sparked a broader discussion about campus culture on Fox News. However, the hosts of the program took things into a weird direction with one of the co-hosts suggesting she’s keeping her daughter in the kitchen […]

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Kendrick Lamar‘s To Pimp A Butterfly has been considered one of 2015’s strongest releases, packed with several records that go entirely against today’s climate in some regard. However, one of the album’s standout tracks, “Alright,” has inspired a Philadelphia website to create the “Be Alright” college scholarship program.

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For many high school seniors across the nation, getting accepted into college is a natural next step in their educational journey. For Nigerian-American Harold Ekeh, the path to higher academics was bolstered by the fact that he was accepted at all eight of the Ivy League schools in America.

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President Obama today (Jan. 8) announced a proposal to offer the first two years of community college free to “anyone who’s willing to work for it.” Sounds good in theory, but not everyone is convinced that it’s a great idea. 

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Florida State University was struck with terror in the wee hours of Thursday morning (Nov. 20), when a gunman opened fire outside Strozier Library.

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Shannon Gibney, a Black professor of English at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, is involved in a brewing legal matter after white students complained of racial harassment in her class. Now, Ms. Gibney and other professors are filing suit against the college stating it is a discriminatory workplace.