Articles in Education
The Houston Public Library invites teens to join celebrating Teen Tech Month with plenty of free, creative and entertaining programs and events for the beginner to the advanced. If teens are not able to make it to one of the many programs scheduled, that’s OK because they can use the library’s technology resources.
Since at least the 19th century, the race of Jesus has been a subject of great debate. Many societies have chosen to depict Jesus as well as most other biblical figures as their own ethnicity in their paintings and renderings; for example, He is primarily portrayed as Caucasian in the West, while in the homes of many African Americans you’ll find portraits of Black Jesus.
High school teachers gain useful insight from college professors on how to better prepare students who are transitioning from high school to college.
In celebration of Black History Month, Continental Airlines will honor Captain Marlon D. Green by dedicating a new Boeing 737-800 airplane to his name and legacy. Marlon Green was our nation’s first African-American passenger airline pilot, and was hired by Continental Airlines in 1963.
The mid-term elections of 2006 was a major turning point in the American political landscape as the democrats reclaimed the reins of being the majority party in Congress for the first time in over a decade.
Donald A. Coleman, Chairman of GlobalHue, the nation’s largest minority-owned, full-service marketing communications agency, has announced the Coleman Entrepreneurial Scholarship (CES) program is expanding its scope for its second year.
Two Texas-Area High School Students Among the 100 Selected From Nationwide Search to Attend Innovative Learning Environment at Walt Disney World Resort
The Sprite Step Off is coming to a college town near you with $1.5 million in scholarships up for grabs. The step competition for college fraternities and sororities kicks off this month with a six-city tour featuring live performances by Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco and other artists. The Regional Final events will take place in Baton Rouge, Charlotte, Chicago, New York, Houston and San Francisco, with the winning fraternities and sororities moving on to the Finals in Atlanta next month.
President Barack Obama took his education reform campaign on the road Tuesday, calling for an additional $1.35 billion in funding for a grant program designed to encourage higher state standards and stronger teacher recruitment, among other things.
In the first part of the momentous speech he gave at the Lincoln Memorial, the part school children don’t memorize and pundits never quote, Martin Luther King Jr. reminded a watching world that in writing the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
One year after the inauguration of the first African-American President, MSNBC will present “Obama’s America: 2010 and Beyond,” Jan. 18, 9 p.m.-11 p.m., an extended discussion surrounding race and post-racial identity in America.
Some smartphone owners running Windows software say they’re getting messages from the future.






