The city’s eight specialized high schools are regarded as crown jewels but also symbols of segregation. The number of Black and Hispanic students admitted to them dipped slightly from last year.

Fewer Black and Latino students were offered seats at New York City’s specialized high schools for this fall, potentially deepening segregation at some of the city’s most coveted campuses.

New York City’s Education Department has yet to release highly anticipated high school admissions statistics, marking the first time in more than a decade that officials have not disclosed the results ...

From the Beverly Hils Hotel in Los Angeles to churches in Harlem, these Black architects often never received their just due... until now.

Wikimedia Commons/ Mamie Tape In 1884, eight-year-old Mamie Tape walked up to Spring Valley Primary School in San Francisco, ready for her first day. The principal turned her away because she was ...

By John J. Galluzzo Beauty pageants, summer sunshine and even a presidential visit were offset by a rash of car accidents, powerful summer storms and at least one man falling down an elevator shaft ...

Learn about Richard "Dick" Blake, a trailblazing educator, the first Black principal at Cocoa High School, and the ...