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Young, Gifted, and Black: Promoting High Achievement Among African American Students

May 7, 2003

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Paris Noir

Paris NoirStudy abroad program explores historical, cultural, intellectualconnections between African Americans and the “City of Lights”By Robert J. Vickers Over the course of American history, Paris has stood out as an intriguing place for African Americans. Josephine Baker renounced American racism along with her citizenship in favor of the more accepting French capital and — […]

March 26, 2003

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A Month of Celebrations: A look at how colleges and universities are celebrating Black History Month.

Month of Celebrations: A look at how colleges and universities are celebrating Black History Month. Alabama A&M University, NormalBlack History Month Theme: “The Souls of Black Folk: Centennial Reflections”17th Annual “Celebrating Black History Thru Jazz” Reception featuring Pianist/Composer Randy Weston; Benjamin Banneker Banquet; Poetry: Poet Joye Pettis, author of African-American Poets: Lives, Works and Sources. […]

February 12, 2003

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Dillard University and All That Jazz

Dillard University and All That Jazz New Orleans-based HBCU seeks to set itself apart with creation of new jazz institute, orchestra By Kendra Hamilton The notion simply didn’t compute: New Orleans — the birthplace of jazz; producer of jazz greats from Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong to the Marsalis clan; perhaps the only city in […]

January 29, 2003

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Art Reflecting Life

Art Reflecting Life Michael Ray CharlesTitle: Associate Professor of Art, University of Texas at AustinEducation: Masters of Fine Arts, University of Houston; B.A., Advertising Design, McNeese State UniversityAge: 35“Spike denies it,” says Michael Ray Charles when asked if his 1997 painting “Bamboozled” inspired Spike Lee’s film of the same name, but the artist isn’t sure […]

January 1, 2003

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USC Looks to Preserve Southern Black Music Forms

USC Looks to Preserve Southern Black Music FormsCOLUMBIA, S.C.A new research center for African American music at the University of South Carolina may become a hub for the study of Southern Black music and its effects on American culture. All genres of traditionally Black music, with the possible exception of hip-hop, can be traced back […]

November 6, 2002

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Cosby Headlines Gala for David Driskell Center

Cosby Headlines Gala for David Driskell CenterCOLLEGE PARK, Md.During the 1980s, “The Cosby Show” put Black artists in the spotlight as a result of their artworks getting prominent display on the show’s sets. Last month, Cosby brought the spotlight to Dr. David Driskell, the artistic adviser to the pathbreaking television series, and the University of […]

October 23, 2002

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The Racial Profiling of Black Creativity

The Racial Profiling of Black CreativityOf all the musicians I’ve met in the last 30 years, James is one of the most brilliant of them all, in every way,” says MacArthur-winning critic and writer Stanley Crouch, who has known Newton since the 1970s. “As an instrumentalist, he’s extraordinarily gifted. He’s pioneered techniques for his instrument […]

October 9, 2002

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Cal State Music Professor Sues Rap Group

Cal State Music Professor Sues Rap Group For Copyright Infringement  Case opens up new debate on intellectual property rightsJames Newton, a triple threat composer-performer-educator who has been showered with awards and commissions for his innovative work in the worlds of jazz, opera, ballet, classical and chamber music, is garnering international media attention due to a […]

October 9, 2002

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John Hope Franklin Honored for Lifetime Achievement

John Hope Franklin Honored for Lifetime AchievementNEW YORKHistorian John Hope Franklin was awarded the Gold Medal in History by the American Academy of Arts and Letters last month for his long and distinguished career as a scholar, intellectual leader and civil rights advocate. Franklin, Duke University professor emeritus, was presented with the award by historian […]

June 5, 2002

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Ku Klux Klan Mural to Remain Hanging In Indiana Classroom

Ku Klux Klan Mural to Remain Hanging In Indiana ClassroomBLOOMINGTON, Ind.A mural from the 1930s that includes images of the Ku Klux Klan will remain hanging in an Indiana University classroom, despite objections from the university’s Black Student Union (see Black Issues, March. 28). Chancellor Sharon Stephens Brehm announced the mural’s fate late last month, […]

April 24, 2002

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Black Student Union Wants Klan Mural Removed

Black Student Union Wants Klan Mural RemovedBLOOMINGTON, Ind.Some students at Indiana University are pressing school officials to remove a mural that has been hanging in a classroom since 1941, saying the image of Ku Klux Klan members and a burning cross creates a hostile learning environment. The 12-foot-square painting by the late artist Thomas Hart […]

March 27, 2002