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A view of the entrance to the USC Admission Center in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 12, 2019. Federal prosecutors say their investigation dubbed Operation Varsity Blues blows the lid off an audacious college admissions fraud scheme aimed at getting the children of the rich and powerful into elite universities. According to prosecutors, wealthy parents paid a firm to help their children cheat on college entrance exams and falsify athletic records of students to enable them to secure admission to schools such as UCLA, USC, Stanford, Yale and Georgetown. Two USC athletic department employees ? a high-ranking administrator and a legendary head coach ? were fired Tuesday after being indicted in federal court in Massachusetts for their alleged roles in a racketeering conspiracy that helped students get into elite colleges and universities by falsely designating them as recruited athletes. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

MALVEAUX: The Myth of Meritocracy

by WI Guest Author March 27, 2019October 31, 2020

Here is the real tragedy: millions of young African-American people can’t afford to go to college, no matter what their merit or ability.

Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association president and CEO (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Black Experience, Education, Stacy M. Brown

Prominent Blacks Blast College Admissions Scandal: ‘Monetary Privilege’

by WI Guest Author March 21, 2019October 31, 2020

CEO of Crown Realty Robert Flaxman (R) hides under a hoodie as he leaves the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and US Courthouse after he and several others attended initial hearings following their arrests today in connection with an alleged $25 million nationwide bribery scheme to get students into elite universities, in Los Angeles on March 12, 2019. - Two Hollywood actresses including Oscar-nominated "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman are among 50 people indicted in a nationwide university admissions scam, court records unsealed in Boston on March 12, 2019 showed. The accused, who also include chief executives, allegedly cheated to get their children into elite schools, including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southern California, federal prosecutors said.Huffman, 56, and Lori Loughlin, 54, who starred in "Full House," are charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. (DAVID MCNEW/AFP/Getty Images)

WILLIAMS: Blacks on White Privilege

by WI Guest Author March 20, 2019October 31, 2020

A view of the entrance to the USC Admission Center in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 12, 2019. Federal prosecutors say their investigation dubbed Operation Varsity Blues blows the lid off an audacious college admissions fraud scheme aimed at getting the children of the rich and powerful into elite universities. According to prosecutors, wealthy parents paid a firm to help their children cheat on college entrance exams and falsify athletic records of students to enable them to secure admission to schools such as UCLA, USC, Stanford, Yale and Georgetown. Two USC athletic department employees ? a high-ranking administrator and a legendary head coach ? were fired Tuesday after being indicted in federal court in Massachusetts for their alleged roles in a racketeering conspiracy that helped students get into elite colleges and universities by falsely designating them as recruited athletes. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Marc Morial, Op-Ed, Opinion

MORIAL: College Admissions Scandal Highlights Rampant Inequality

by WI Guest Author March 20, 2019October 31, 2020