Adam Harris
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Attending an HBCU Has Always Been an Act of Courage
This week’s bomb threats haven’t stopped students from carrying on. America has a long and violent history of trying to keep Black people out of classrooms. → Read More
What White Colleges Owe Black Colleges
Private money alone won’t save HBCUs. What about money from primarily white institutions? → Read More
How Do Students Catch Up After a Lost Year?
Helping students catch up will be a much more difficult task. → Read More
Why Biden Needs Black Men
The Biden campaign is making its final pitch to energize an important constituency. → Read More
The People Trump Is Coming Home To
The president’s behavior threatens the very employees charged with taking care of him. → Read More
The Persistence of Segregation in South Carolina
Millicent Brown changed Charleston, then watched it stay the same. → Read More
The Quiet Desegregation of Alabama’s Public Schools
Sonnie Hereford IV desegregated Alabama’s public schools in 1963. He was only 6 years old. → Read More
The Battle for the Future of the GOP Is No Contest
How can Tim Scott and Nikki Haley be what’s next for a party that has so completely embraced Trumpism? → Read More
‘Defund the Police’ Splits the Black Caucus. Or Does It?
What will the “conscience of Congress” look like now? → Read More
The World John Lewis Helped Create
Black leaders pause to reflect on the civil-rights icon and representative from Georgia, who spent decades calling for activism and “good trouble.” → Read More
The Voting Disaster Ahead
Intentional voter suppression and unintentional suppression of the vote will collide in November. → Read More
Racism Won’t Be Solved by Yet Another Blue-Ribbon Report
Elected officials instinctively turn to studying problems rather than solving them. → Read More
How I Learned to Cut My Own Hair
After years of practice, it’s a skill I’ll never let go of. → Read More
The Whiter, Richer School District Right Next Door
Public schools’ dependence on local property taxes means some districts get isolated from the financial resources in their communities. → Read More
An Underhanded, if Legal, Scheme to Get Financial Aid
When families try to game higher education, the neediest students suffer the most. → Read More
Pete Buttigieg's Moonshot Plan to Address Racial Inequality
The candidate has struggled to attract black voters, but now he has a robust plan to signal his commitment to helping them. → Read More
Pete Buttigieg's Moon-shot Plan to Address Racial Inequality
The candidate has struggled to attract black voters, but now he has a robust plan to signal his commitment to helping them. → Read More
Many College Students Are Too Poor to Eat
But no one can agree on just how many. Now lawmakers are introducing a bill to change that. → Read More
Are Small Private Colleges Worth the Money?
Paying for college is becoming more difficult. So is justifying the full-freight cost of some private institutions. → Read More
The Education Deserts of Rural America
The college-completion gap between rural and urban residents is widening. → Read More