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Tayarisha Poe Selah and the Spades

Selah and the Spades examine the lives of factions of students perched atop a boarding school hierarchy. Written and directed by Tayarisha Poe, the film is loosely based on her own boarding school experiences. Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Poe attended boarding during her high school years. Ahead of the release of her first feature…

Kanye West’s high school artwork has been appraised. The “Gold Digger” rapper’s cousin-in-law appeared on PBS’s “Antiques Roadshow” to show off the impressive collection, which Kim Kardashian West’s spouse created when he was just 17 years old. The program’s appraiser Laura Woolley priced up the largest art at $6,000 to $8,000, with the rest valued at…

Lil Baby reveals why he donated $150K to his former high school in Atlanta, Booker T. Washington High School.

Four high school basketball players are accused of fighting their coach after a game. The incident occurred in Newark, New Jersy on Feb. 4, according to ABC7. Someone captured cell phone footage of the junior varsity team players at Malcolm X. Shabazz High School. After traveling back to the school following a game, the players…

LeBron James responded after his son, Bronny James, was hit with an object during a basketball game. Bronny has gained national attention for being a freshmen star basketball player at Sierra Canyon High School, located in Sierra Canyon, California. On Jan. 20, Bronny and his team were in the midst of playing a game at…

Research shows that nearly 1 in 5 teens has trouble finishing their homework because of a digital divide — often referred to as the “homework gap” — for teens who lack access to digital technologies, such as a reliable computer or an internet connection at home. This holiday season, Comerica Bank helped to close that…

The bases are fully loaded for high school senior Jerry Clark Jr. as he gears up and prepares for college baseball. Clark is currently attending Wilson Academy in Lithonia, Georgia. Continuing to pursue his passion for baseball, he received offers from Southern University and Alabama State University. Clark committed to being a Hornet at Alabama…

Pharrell Williams is helping to shape the futures of 114 Harlem high school graduates. The “Happy” hitmaker has promised “A-list internships” to every 2019 graduate of Promise Academy’s two high schools, providing they go to college and finish their first year. Speaking in a keynote speech delivered last week, Williams said: “The world is watching…

Mason Gooding says his on-screen Booksmart persona Nick

Mason Gooding says his on-screen persona Nick in the new coming-of-age film Booksmart is nothing like his own high school experience despite being an athlete. Gooding, the son of Academy Award-winner Cuba Gooding Jr., is forging his path. With appearances on HBO’s “Ballers” and ABC’s “The Good Doctor,” the young actor is off to the races. So…

A White student caused a stir after using social media to threaten Black people and a Civil Rights icon. The student, who attends Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, shared his racist views on several videos that were posted on SnapChat. The teen, who has yet to be identified, shouted, “F—g n—s can burn…

Once again a White high school student is in the news for expressing racism on social media. This time it is a female student from the Greenville School District in South Carolina, according to the media outlet Rawstory. The student used the social media platform to post a picture of herself holding a gun with…

Homewood-Flossmoor High School students staged a walkout on April 30, 2019, where they protested the lack of action taken against the three White students who paraded around the city in blackface, insulted a young Black woman at her job and shared footage on social media that eventually went viral. The students were spirited and well…

A high school sex triangle allegedly led to death and decapitation. Mathew Borges, 17, is currently on trial for first-degree murder in Lawrence, Massachusetts, according to the Boston Globe. In 2016, Borges was dating a young woman while the two were attending Lawrence High School. At some point, Borges accused his girlfriend of having sex with Lee…

Elite NBA stars such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant have participated in the McDonald’s High School All-American game. On March 27, this year’s crop of top high school players in the nation faced off at the 2019 McDonald’s High School All-American game. Held at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, the…

The viral video that made national news is now being viewed with a new perspective. This past weekend, students from Coventry Catholic High School received national condemnation over an incident that many called blatant racism and ignorance. In the video, a group of students was seen yelling during a visit to the Lincoln Memorial. One…

Camille Sturdivant wanted to express her love for dance while being a student at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. However, she faced discrimination from her dance coach and fellow students because she was Black, according to a lawsuit filed by Sturdivant against Blue Valley School District in the U.S. District Court…

Sharing a video has led to serious charges for a high school teen in Georgia. Rasheed O. Reid, 17, a student in the Griffin-Spalding County School System, made the mistake of sharing what is being called a pornographic video of a 15-year-old male student with special needs. The video was being shared around the school when officials…

A teenage honor student could spend the rest of her life behind bars for killing her friend due to a disagreement over a boy. According to Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer of Warren, Michigan, Tanaya Lewis, has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder. If convicted, the 17-year-old could be sentenced to life in prison. The incident occurred…

Danyna Gibson was viewed as a promising student while at Warren Fitzgerald High School, a school located outside of Detroit. But Gibson lost her life over a small disagreement that turned deadly. According to reports by WXYZ, Gibson entered her classroom on the morning of Sept. 12 and an argument ensued between her and another…