Black student loans Archives - The Washington Informer

Black student loans Archives - The Washington Informer

African-Americans are disproportionately affected by student loan defaults. (Courtesy photo)

Charlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Despite Years of Payments, Black Student Loan Balances Go Up, Not Down

by WI Web EditorJune 2, 2022June 2, 2022

Although Black America represents 12% of the nation’s population, we hold 22% of all federal loan debt, affecting multiple generations

Education, Stacy M. Brown

As Student Loan Debt Plagues Black Grads, Pleas for Cancellation Grow Louder

by Stacy M. BrownJune 30, 2021December 21, 2021

Robert F. Smith at Morehouse College's 2019 commencement ceremony (Courtesy of UNCF)

Black Experience, Education

Robert F. Smith Tackles Student Debt Burden at HBCUs

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterJuly 1, 2020December 21, 2021

Members of Howard University's Class of 2017 await the start of the commencement ceremony on May 17. (Travis Riddick/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Education

HBCU Graduates May Be Paying More for Loans, Watchdog Group Finds

by WI Guest AuthorFebruary 7, 2020December 21, 2021

Seventy-seven percent of Howard University graduates leave school with student loan debt. (Courtesy of blackholisticlifestyle.com.)

HENDERSON: Student Loan Debt Crisis is a Civil Rights Issue

by WI Guest AuthorMarch 7, 2018October 31, 2020

Seventy-seven percent of Howard University graduates leave school with student loan debt. (Courtesy of blackholisticlifestyle.com.)

Black Experience, Education

Blacks Default on Student Loans at Higher Rate: Report

by WI Guest AuthorOctober 31, 2017October 31, 2020

Even Though Blacks Borrow More for College, Enrollment Declines

by Washington InformerJuly 28, 2015October 30, 2020