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(2021, December 7). Dr. Tiece M. Ruffin Elected as Board Member for Public School Forum of NC. Public School Forum of North Carolina.

https://www.ncforum.org/dr-tiece-m-ruffin-elected-as-board-member-for-public-school-forum-of-nc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-tiece-m-ruffin-elected-as-board-member-for-public-school-forum-of-nc

(2021, November 10). Teaching Race in the Classroom: Higher Education and Critical Race Theory. Gardner Institute.

https://www.jngi.org/transformative-conversations

Williamson, Ben (2021, September 3). Community-based summer programs battle academic inequality. The Mountain Xpress.

https://mountainx.com/news/community-based-summer-programs-battle-academic-inequality/

Watford, Tammy (2021, August 26). Students at Asheville learning center put fun packs to use. WLOS 13 Asheville.

https://wlos.com/news/local/students-at-asheville-learning-center-put-fun-packs-to-use?fbclid=IwAR0CuD1__-KvFJTEGbqlRt0NSi4slflizRTyL2EXDLVKvkkQU28YXsAWr8E

Watford, Tammy (2021, August 12). Learning center receives activity packs designed to help bridge the achievement gap. WLOS 13 Asheville.

https://wlos.com/news/local/learning-center-receives-activity-packs-designed-to-help-bridge-the-achievement-gap

(2021, July 22). Nearly 300 Grade-Based S.T.E.M. Fun-Packs Curated by UNC Asheville Faculty Members Distributed to Asheville City Schools Students. UNCA.

https://www.unca.edu/events-and-news/stories/nearly-300-grade-based-s-t-e-m-fun-packs-curated-by-unc-asheville-faculty-members-distributed-to-asheville-city-schools-students/

(2021, March 17). UNC Asheville Faculty and Asheville City Schools Pilot New “REGAL” Approach, “Centering Black Humanity” at Marvelous Math Club (after-school enrichment) at Pisgah View Apartments. UNCA.

https://www.unca.edu/events-and-news/

Herrington, Cass (2021, February 19). REGAL ‘Pod’ At Pisgah View Supports Students During Remote Learning. Blue Ridge Public Radio

https://www.bpr.org/post/regal-pod-pisgah-view-supports-students-during-remote-learning#stream/0

Herrington, Cass (2020, August 11). UNC-Asheville Professors Sow Afro-Centric Narratives For Black Students, Parents. Blue Ridge Public Radio

https://www.bpr.org/post/unc-asheville-professors-sow-afro-centric-narratives-black-students-parents#stream/0

Ruffin, Tiece and Boakye-Boaten, Agya (2020, August 6).  Asheville’s Reparations Plan Must Prioritize Educational Justice.  Zora.Medium.com

https://zora.medium.com/ashevilles-reparations-plan-must-prioritize-educational-justice-aafbdb51b1f7

Boakye-Boaten, Agya (2020, June 12).  Black Lives Matter: a Humanitarian Issue.  The Urban News

https://theurbannews.com/our-town/2020/black-lives-matter-a-humanitarian-issue/

Zunguze, Jeremias (2019, September 6).  Grappling with Epistemic Trauma The Africana Quest for New Humanity. Public Philosophy Journal

https://publicphilosophyjournal.org/full-record/?amplificationid=2078

Community Bulletin (2019, June 11). UNCA’s Agya Boakye-Boaten receives Fulbright award.  Mountain Express

https://mountainx.com/blogwire/uncas-agya-boakye-boaten-receives-fulbright-award/

Ruffin, Tiece and Boakye-Boaten, Agya (2019, March 25).  NC Schools need shift from ‘integration’ to ‘inclusion’ I OPINION.  Asheville Citizen Times

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/opinion/2019/03/24/asheville-schools-need-shift-from-integration-to-inclusion-opinion/3230512002/

Boakye-Boaten, Agya (2018, March 9).  Black Panther; When the Lions Tell Their Story.  The Urban News

https://theurbannews.com/our-town/2018/black-panther-when-the-lions-tell-their-story/

Boakye-Boaten, Agya (2017, November 9).  Blacksplaining.  The Urban News

https://theurbannews.com/lifestyles/2017/blacksplaining/