The Black Informant | African American Commentary, News and Community Building

(denverpost.com) Skepticism is the only appropriate response to news that the Denver Public Schools will hold principals and teachers more accountable for low student attendance.
The problem of high truancy rates in Denver is not new (I first wrote about it in 1988) and was generally tolerated as long as it didn’t adversely affect teachers and [...]

(blackenterprise.com) On a flight from Chicago to New York, Quintin E. Primo III glances out his window and peers down at the skyscrapers that make up Manhattan’s world-renowned skyline. As the plane soars over the majestic towers of steel, concrete, and glass, Primo is filled with anticipation that soon he’ll be a major player there [...]