Cornelius GilbertOpinionJanuary 6, 2021: As an Historical Fact, and not a Romanticized FictionAccurately capturing an essential episode in the history of the United States, what transpired on January 6, 2021, is critically important.January 9, 2022African-AmericanTrump Era Displayed the Importance & Continued Relevancy of Black History (Month)A sense of relief came over the United States last month as Americans watched Joe Biden officially become the country’s 46th President. Perhaps an even more emotional and intellectually stimulating source of delight was to see the historically Black college (Howard University) alumnus and member of the nation’s first Black Greek-lettered collegiate sorority (Alpha Kappa […]February 16, 2021African-AmericanThe Murder of George Floyd Serves as a Defining Moment in U.S. HistoryThe murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department on May 25th shook America to her very foundations. Corporations, businesses, professional athletes, executives, and people from various races and backgrounds could not sit back and ignore or dismiss Mr. Floyd’s homicide. The murder serves as an exclamation point, or a significant defining moment, in the history of the United States.August 5, 2020LGBTQ+Leadership Must Possess SoulDuring the 1970s, the concept of “soul” was on full display. Perhaps at the most basic level, “soul” pertained to a gracefully elegant, even rhythmic way of life that exhibited a confident cultural swagger manifested in various ways by Blacks.June 6, 2019OpinionRemembering King’s Perspective On EducationFifty years ago this week, at age 39, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died as a result of an assassin’s bullet. The murder of this great American was one of the most traumatic events in the history of the United States and still reverberates within American society.April 1, 2018OpinionHow the Country’s First Black Collegiate Greek-lettered Fraternity Changed the NationExactly one hundred and eleven years ago, the country’s first Black collegiate Greek-lettered fraternity was founded. On that Tuesday, in 1906, the decision by a group of young Black collegiate men at Cornell University was made to transform their organization into a fraternity. In doing so, Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy altered the landscape of America’s colleges and universities.December 4, 2017OpinionHigher Ed Curriculum Must Address Race, RacismWe are living in a time when issues of race, and racism, are on the table.September 18, 2017StudentsBack to the Future: 20th Century Issues of Race Still at ForefrontSome of the issues students in the minority face on their campuses are not new. Nor is the activism they used to address their concerns.February 15, 2016StudentsOffice Hours: Leading from Within in Higher EducationKnowing that one’s leader is truly vested in them can build trust and even move beyond strictly professional boundaries.June 4, 2015Page 1 of 1
