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African-American

Michael Dunn Verdict: Another Day, Another Step Backward

Admittedly, I was caught off-guard by the failure of a jury in Jacksonville, Fla., to convict Michael Dunn of a murder charge of any sort in the death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis.

February 16, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Is ‘Saturday Night Live’ the Answer to Our Diversity Ills?

Lorne Michaels in an interview in the latest New York Magazine acknowledges his program has a diversity problem.

February 9, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Male Rape and Sexual Assault Too Often Ignored

People tend to relegate the sexual violation of men as a deviant sort of activity that takes place behind prison walls or as aberrations that happen so infrequently as to be miniscule.

February 4, 2014

Students

Tape of King Speech at Arizona State University Found

Mary Scanlon had no idea a $3 purchase from a Goodwill store in Phoenix would turn out to be a rare link to the civil rights movement’s most revered leader.

February 2, 2014

African-American

National Black History Museum to Include Baylor University Gospel Music Collection

Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will feature Baylor’s Black Gospel Music Restoration Project’s digital collection when the museum opens in 2015.

February 2, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Korean Julia Sun-Joo Lee Brings New Face to Black Literature

Inspired by growing up in racially tense ’90s L.A and with help from mentors like Henry Louis Gates Jr., this 2014 Diverse Emerging Scholar is leaving her mark in the academic world of African-American literature.

January 29, 2014

Students

Richard Sherman, Stanford Communications Major and Super Bowl Lout

You can study communications. But it doesn’t mean you’ve mastered it.

January 26, 2014

Students

U. of Michigan Students Seeking Diversity to Meet With School Officials

University of Michigan students seeking to promote racial diversity at the school are expected to meet with university officials today.

January 23, 2014

African-American

‘12 Years a Slave’ Shows Real Value of Ethnic History

This isn’t a movie that beats around the bush with style or euphemism.

January 19, 2014

African-American

Scholar Works to Combat ‘Academic Fraud’ for Black Males

University of Oklahoma professor and 2014 Emerging Scholar Dr. T. Elon Dancy II focuses on African-American males in educational settings, finding inspiration in his own life journey.

January 16, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Modern Language Convention Focuses on ‘Vulnerable Times’

The 129th Modern Language Association Convention lacked the racial diversity it has seen in the past.

January 12, 2014

Students

Obama Administration: End Zero Tolerance

The wide-ranging series of guidelines issued Wednesday in essence tells schools that they must adhere to the principle of fairness and equity in student discipline or face strong action if they don’t.

January 8, 2014