Piney Woods, one of the oldest historic Black boarding schools, focused on educating the next generation of leaders

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - As we conclude our celebration of Black History Month, we shine a spotlight on one of the ...
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Attending a Black Boarding School Changed the Course of My Life. They Need to Be Preserved.

After I got kicked out of Westchester High School in Los Angeles in 10th grade, my dad didn't ask me if I wanted to go to the Piney Woods School. Before I knew it, my bags were packed for me and I was ...
Houston Press

SFA vs. Sam Houston: The Battle Of The Piney Woods Comes To Houston

There’s Texas-OU in the Red River Shootout (eff that “Rivalry” crap). Florida-Georgia in the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. And Oregon-Oregon State in the Civil War. And then there’s the ...
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Our first fall cold front is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, bringing likely rain chances to the Piney Woods

DEEP EAST TEXAS (KTRE) - Our recent stretch of heat and humidity will finally take a back seat thanks to our first fall cold front arriving on Wednesday. The cold front will bring us an 80% chance of ...
Wall Street Journal

The Enduring Success of Piney Woods School

Harvard economist Roland Fryer discovered something remarkable while studying the Harlem Children's Zone. They had eliminated the racial achievement gap in math and cut it by a third in reading. But ...