Tag: African Americans/Black: Page 42

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

Students

U. of Michigan’s New Multicultural Center Gets $3M Boost

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― A $3 million gift will help fund a new building at the University of Michigan’s main campus that will house the William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center. The funding from Mark Bernstein, a member of the Board of Regents, and his wife, Rachel Bendit, was announced at a board meeting Thursday. […]

April 21, 2016

African-American

Dolezal’s Visit to Omaha University Draws Backlash

OMAHA, Neb. ― Omaha residents have raised concerns about a visit from Rachel Dolezal, who resigned as president of an NAACP chapter in Washington last year after it was revealed that she is White. The Omaha World-Herald reports that University of Nebraska Medical Center professor Dr. Renaisa S. Anthony’s decision to bring her to […]

April 21, 2016

Leadership & Policy

President Obama to Deliver Howard University Commencement Address

President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at Howard University in Washington next month, the university announced Thursday. The president, who will deliver the remarks May 7, will be speaking at commencement of a historically Black college or university for the third time during his administration. He also has been the featured speaker at […]

April 14, 2016

African-American

Children Donate $250K to Tennessee State in Parents’ Honor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The children of a couple who met at Tennessee State University in the 1930s have donated $250,000 to the schools in their parents’ honor. University officials say it is among the five largest donations from a family in the university’s history. The university said Damon Lee III and Kimberly Lee-Lamb made the […]

April 12, 2016

African-American

How Gordon Parks’ Photographs Implored White America to See Black Humanity

Gordon Parks is one of America’s most celebrated photographers. He is also one of the most misunderstood. Museums and galleries around the world have celebrated him as the creator of some of the 20th century’s most iconic images. Yet to appreciate only his achievements as an artist is to underestimate his importance as a documentary […]

April 12, 2016

Faculty & Staff

In Case You Missed It…

Professor Tackles Turbulent History of Latinos and the LAPD Duke Students Persist in Demands for Asian American Studies Major Is it Time for a New NCAA? Final Four of Urban Design Gives Students Real-life Experience

April 7, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Historian Cobb Joining Faculty at Columbia University

Dr. William Jelani Cobb, a prolific Black historian and journalist, is joining the faculty of Columbia University??s Graduate School of Journalism.

April 7, 2016

African-American

GOP Blaming Others for Its Implosion

Rather than looking inward to find the root of its problems, many members of the Republican party establishment seem to be looking for scapegoats.

April 6, 2016

Faculty & Staff

MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS

MICHELLE A. WILLIAMS has been appointed dean of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University, effective July 1. She is the Stephen B. Kay Family Professor of Public Health and chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard. Williams earned a bachelor’s from Princeton University, a master’s from Tufts University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

April 4, 2016

Students

March Madness: The Rest of the Story

March harkens the smell of roses, cut grass and light spring rains for most folks. For me, March ushers in the smell and shine of hardwoods, leather and tennis shoes—and sheer Madness.

March 31, 2016