Tag: Race: Page 31

Sports

Muhammad Ali, Undisputedly ‘The Greatest’

Muhammad Ali. Who among us today can suppress a smile of appreciation at the mere mention of the name? I can unabashedly confess that the man was my hero, the single most impactful athlete of my generation.

June 4, 2016

News Roundup

The Common Habit That Undermines Organizations’ Diversity Efforts

In 2003, a journalist named Katherine Rosman was at a party where she felt awkward and out of place. So she struck up a conversation with someone else who seemed to feel out of place. He was one of the few African-Americans there, and turned out to be a state senator. Later that evening, Rosman […]

June 1, 2016

African-American

Dr. Manisha Sinha Points Perception of Abolitionist Movement in Another Direction

Dr. Manisha Sinha’s new book The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition provides a counter to the historical narrative that is often presented of abolitionists as only being White, bourgeois reformers who were burdened by racial paternalism and economic conservatism.

May 27, 2016

Sports

Suit Seeks Testimony from ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown, Others

AUSTIN, Texas ― A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and former administrators as they dig into one of college sports’ highest-profile athletic departments. Former women’s track coach Bev Kearney […]

May 22, 2016

Students

Wisconsin SAE Chapter Suspended Over Racist, Bigoted Slurs

MADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin has suspended the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at its flagship campus after finding that members of the fraternity repeatedly used racist and bigoted slurs and ostracized a Black member who tried to stop it. The suspension handed down Tuesday by the school’s Committee on Student Organizations comes a […]

May 18, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Diversity Lacking Among Professoriate’s Elite Positions

A new study examines the importance of diversifying chairs and professorships in academia.

May 10, 2016

Students

Police Probe Beating of Black University of Iowa Student

IOWA CITY, Iowa ― A Black University of Iowa freshman told police that he was severely beaten by three White men who shouted racial slurs, investigators said Wednesday. The Iowa City Police Department said that it was investigating the assault of Marcus Owens as a hate crime. Owens, 19, walked in to the department late […]

May 4, 2016

HBCUs

ROI On HBCUs: The Role Of Historically Black Colleges In The 21st Century

In Mrs. McKeever’s third grade class, I remember reciting one of Malcolm X’s famous quotes: “We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us!” I’m not sure anybody in my classroom had an idea what he was talking about, not even Mrs. McKeever. As a culturally-exposed black student, I had a questions: How […]

May 2, 2016

Home

Survey Finds Sanders Presidential Choice of High School Students

Specifically, among first-time voters in November, Sanders would garner 35 percent of the vote.

April 28, 2016

African-American

Prince Pushed the Envelope and Delivered

Prince, at one point The Artist formerly known as Prince before reclaiming his name in 1998, was a complex human being on many levels.

April 25, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Why It’s Important to Say #BlackGirlsMatter

The AERA panel was a production of love, a production of authenticity, and a shared sense of belonging and mattering.

April 22, 2016

African-American

#BlackLivesMatter Movement Should Broaden Perspective

We must be proactive in our communities to stop the violence among us.

April 22, 2016