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African-American

Modernizing New ‘Bookumentary’ on Race: (1)ne Drop

The new ‘bookumentary’ balances my desire for academic material that is intellectually stimulating and socially appealing for today’s students who have shorter reading spans and are visually orientated.

August 27, 2013

African-American

After a Look Back, Students Embrace Opportunity to March on Washington

Among those attending 50th anniversary events for the March on Washington, college students are embracing commemorations as a time to claim their own moment in the Civil Rights Movement.

August 22, 2013

African-American

Texas Schools Join Forces in Bid to Help Minority Males

The consortium is dedicated to finding solutions to lagging graduation rates among Latino and African-American males.

August 20, 2013

Leadership & Policy

African American Higher Ed Goals Addressed in Johns Twitter Interview

David Johns, executive director for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans, hosted a Twitter discussion Thursday afternoon about educational opportunities and success.

August 15, 2013

Students

How Should We React to White Student Unions?

White student unions are growing in popularity on college campuses.

August 15, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Harvard Scholar Henry Louis Gates to Host African-American History Series

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. returns to PBS this fall to narrate a six-part documentary series that presents a sweeping look at African-American history from the early 1500s to present-day America.

August 8, 2013

African-American

Why the ‘Pick Up Your Pants’ Rant Falls Short

We’ve had a reprise of the Bill Cosby rant, most recently by Fox News icon Bill O’Reilly, who was then backed up by CNN’s Don Lemon.

August 5, 2013

African-American

In Architecture, African-Americans Stuck on Ground Floor in Terms of Numbers

Fewer than 2 percent of the 105,000 licensed architects in the USA are African-American, according to the National Association of Minority Architects.

August 5, 2013

African-American

What if the ‘Perpetually Horny Middle-Aged Man’ in the News Was a Person of Color?

We live in a sex-crazed culture.

July 29, 2013

Sports

Urban League Issues a Call to Action for Education, Jobs, Voting Rights

Civil rights leaders united at the National Urban League Conference to discuss education reform, job creation, racial profiling and voting rights protection.

July 28, 2013

Students

Report: Steady College Enrollment Growth for Underrepresented Minorities, College Completion Rates Increasing More Slowly

The rate at which Black and Latino students entered four-year colleges outpaced that of Whites, while six-year graduation rates for underrepresented minorities increased only slightly, a new report says.

July 24, 2013

African-American

Putting the Facts and Race in Perspective in the Zimmerman Acquittal

Still have a problem with the acquittal in the Trayvon Martin killing? The basic facts still don’t add up to me either.

July 15, 2013