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Public Enemy's Chuck D returned to his Long Island roots and served as principal for a day at Roosevelt Middle School.

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Taiwan Jones probably didn’t think he’d become a trending topic on Twitter, especially for the reasons that follow. The alleged Howard University student discovered the hard way that he failed a midterm exam via a Twitter user, which prompted a series of hilarious responses.

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Crunk Music producer and Atlanta native Lil Jon opened a school in the African nation of Ghana, dedicating the building to his mother in the ceremony.

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Chance The Rapper partnered with Lyft for a new fundraising initiative to aid Chicago Public Schools titled "New Chance: Arts & Literature Fund."

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Chance The Rapper is using his platform for good again, this time lending his efforts to spearhead an effort to the Twilight Awards to recognize teachers.

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Rihanna has been involved in global effort to advance education and has been using the power of her celebrity to address the need. After making appeals to a series of world leaders as the ambassador for The Global Partnership for Education, the Barbadian superstar sat down with France’s president, Emmanuel Macron earlier today (July 26).

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It’s one thing to learn how to make music like Dr. Dre. But it’s another to learn how to get money like him. The Institute of Hip-Hop Entrepreneurship hopes to teach the latter.

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Shaniaya Hunter, like many young girls in high school, probably faces the social pressures of being a student and the threat of insults. However, she most likely didn’t expect her schoolteacher to be the one flinging hurtful words in her direction.

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Producer, label boss, and motivational guru DJ Khaled received a high honor in Miami on Wednesday. The city declared Jan. 20 “DJ Khaled Day,” complete with the Snapchat overlord serving as a principal for the day at a middle school.

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If you went on any media outlet this year, you would know 2015 wasn’t the best of times for Tyga. That still hasn’t crushed his ability to make the situation bigger than himself and give back to where it truly matters.

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First Lady Michelle Obama has not been shy about involving herself in cultural trends aimed at younger people, as evidenced by her ability to hit the latest dances with ease. Mrs. Obama once more shows she’s more than just the wife of the nation’s president and kicked some bars aimed at getting kids to attend […]

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On Wednesday, November 4, around 40 Compton high school teachers expressed their disapproval for a school bond ballot measure that had passed on Election Tuesday by staging a “sick-out,” leaving much of the Compton Unified School District without an educator to keep the peace.