EBONY Tackles That and so Much More in the September Issue on Newsstands NOW!
We’re talking education this month, and a lot more. When it comes to providing an environment in which every child can learn, President Barack Obama is on a mission. In an exclusive White House Oval Office interview, EBONY Editor-in-Chief Amy DuBois Barnett and Senior Editor Kevin Chappell sat down with President Obama to talk about America’s challenged public educational system and his $4.35 billion “Race to the Top” education reform plan. In this timely exchange, the President offers his solutions to the many issues plaguing our educational system, as well as his personal advice to parents.
As an extension of this conversation, MSNBC’s Rehema Ellis joins us to moderate the EBONY Roundtable on Education, a thought-provoking discussion on the current state of public education. The group of activists and educators featured in the September issue includes U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone; Tim King, founder and president of Chicago’s all-male Urban Prep Academies; Bennett College President Julianne Malveaux; filmmaker Davis Guggenheim; and Michelle Rhee, chancellor of Washington, D.C.’s public schools.
Not every lesson is learned in the classroom; many are learned through life experiences. In “Should We Forgive Chris Brown?” CNN’s Roland Martin and award-winning journalist Farai Chideya weigh-in on whether the R&B star should be forgiven or held accountable for his actions.
This year, the ever popular HBCU Campus Queens feature has gone digital. We shook things up by asking each queen to submit a video telling us why she was chosen by her fellow students to reign, and why Ebony.com visitors should vote for her to be included our HBCU Campus Queens fashion shoot. Ebony.com will also showcase the behind-the-scenes photos and video from their high-energy shoot.
The fall 2010 fashion report gives readers five fabulous trends that will keep everyone’s budget in mind. PLUS, readers can save cash on chic finds that range from $5 to $250 by using our exclusive, “EbonyOnly,” code between August 17, 2010 and September 7, 2010.
Newly married rapper, Clifford “T.I.” Harris, opens up in this month’s “EBONY Interview” about doing time, finding love and putting a price on freedom.
And don’t miss the compelling story on the continued impact of the BP oil spill on African
American fishermen and small businessmen. In “Black Gold: A Slippery Slope,” we document the spill’s lasting effect on the Gulf Coast’s vibrant African-American community.
