By Michael Horn. It’s time for some new ideas in Washington, D.C. to curb what is a very real problem. The new documentary Ivory Tower does a good job of outlining that problem. Higher education tuition continues to rise. According to the White House, “Over the past three decades, the average tuition at a public four-year college has more than tripled, while a typical family’s income has barely budged.” Debt for college graduates is spiraling upward. The challenge of repaying the loans is growing. More...
Black Women's Status Update
By Noliwe Rooks. The artist and MacArthur "genius grant" winner Kara Walker’s newest work is about the history of sugar. It is also made primarily of sugar (four tons of it, in 500 layers over a Styrofoam structure). And it’s housed in a former Domino Sugar factory. More...