I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m never going to stop celebrating Black boys doing amazing things. Today I’m celebrating 17-year-old Oakland high school senior, Akintunde Ahmad. This impressive teen scored a staggering 5.0 GPA and a 2100 SAT score, both of which I never knew you could even get. These amazing […]

Students preparing to take the SAT: your prayers have been answered. Say good-bye to required essays, penalties for wrong answers and uncommon vocabulary words like “prevaricator” and “sagacious.” The makers of the college entrance exam taken by millions of students each year have announced a series of sweeping changes to be made in the test. Teenagers have […]