Colgate University went on lockdown for four hours earlier this month after reports circulated of a gunman on campus. Those reports turned out to be false and the perceived “threat” was actually just a black student with a glue gun for an art project. The school later issued a statement confirming

In answer to the question “What matters to you, and why?” on his Stanford application, Huffington Post blogger Ziad Ahmed made his point. Over and over and over.The Muslim teen from Princeton, New Jersey, wrote “#BlackLivesMatter” 100 times, Mic reported.On Friday, he received his letter of

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Museums and libraries are typically nonpartisan institutions, but even they can’t stay quiet in this political climate and amid the “fake news” buzz. On Friday, they took to Twitter to stand up for something that’s become a puzzling political talking point: Facts.Using the hashtag #DayofFacts,

Viral hashtag challenges are the internet’s thing. They usually involve people dancing or freestyling, but a new challenge urges folks to pay homage to black history.Students at colleges across the country have been using their creativity to celebrate black history with the