Black children are more than twice as likely to die as white kids This gap extends back to the 1950s A total 690,000 deaths .

Black students' reading proficiency is lowest of any racial group, with education reforms and poverty, trauma, and absenteeism being major barriers.

To be clear, Harvard’s new free-tuition policy will help some Black students enroll in what’s arguably the most exclusive institution of higher education in the country. Annual tuition alone at ...