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Campus Police Are Under Scrutiny for Racial Profiling. It Isn’t the First Time

As protests continue across the U.S. in memory of George Floyd, a Black man in Minnesota who died after an officer pinned his neck to the ground, the country is embarking on a national conversation about racism in policing, causing universities to reflect on their own campus policing practices.

June 12, 2020

African-American

Texas A&M Students Divided Over the Statue of a Former University President

Texas A&M University students and alumni are divided over the place of a statue on campus of Sul Ross, a Confederate General who is also a former president of the university. The statue was discovered to have been vandalized Wednesday, with ‘racist’ and ‘BLM’ (Black Lives Matter) painted on it. University police is investigating the […]

June 11, 2020

Faculty & Staff

U of Louisiana Monroe, Texas State U Fire Staff, Faculty for Racist Comments

The University of Louisiana Monroe said it has fired one faculty member and started the process to fire a second one for their “stunningly bigoted and racist language” on social media. Texas State University has fired a staffer for the same reason, reported the Houston Chronicle. At the University of Louisiana Monroe,  a letter of […]

June 11, 2020

African-American

No Justice, No Peace: How to Come to Terms with Your Own Anti-Blackness

Handcuffed, forcefully pinned down on the asphalt, backed by the heavy weight of a body, knee pressed up against the neck, slowly depriving him of life–George Floyd–gasped for air. Uttering what would become some of his last words, “I can’t move…mama…mama…I can’t breathe.” Floyd was murdered that day at the hands of a white police officer while three others watched. As a nation we witnessed the premature death of yet another Black man at the hands of police.

June 11, 2020

African-American

Clark Atlanta Chose Me

“I didn’t choose Clark, Clark chose me”.  This is how Tennessee native Hali Smith describes her choice to attend Clark Atlanta University, a historically Black university (HBCU) in Georgia. This is her story.

January 17, 2020

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Prescott College Opens MFA Program at the Intersection of Art and Social Justice

Prescott College in Arizona announced a new Social and Environmental Arts Practice MFA program this week. The program’s curriculum will focus on the intersection of art, social justice and community organizing. The 48-credit online program will be led by Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network and founder and chairperson of Reform […]

November 22, 2019

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Scholarship at the Intersection of History, Education and Blackness

Were it not for the social tumult in Chicago in the summer and fall of 1967, Dr. James D. Anderson likely would not have walked away from the joy of teaching high school social studies, found refuge in a Ph.D. program studying the history of education and transitioned to a career in higher education.

September 19, 2018

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Aretha Franklin, John McCain, and the Meaning of Legacy

Last week my twin obsessions with politics and pop culture collided as I joined millions of viewers watching the remembrances of soul singer Aretha Franklin and Senator John McCain. On the surface, it seems that these two American icons were remarkably different.

September 7, 2018

African-American

Black Lives Matter Leader Joins Faculty at Prescott College

Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network is joining the faculty of the Social Justice and Community Organizing program at Prescott College,  a small liberal arts college in Arizona. Cullors, an activist, artist, educator and the author of When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir will serve as […]

August 7, 2018

African-American

Why Are Only the White Marches the Right Marches?

High school activism is now commonplace in America. Students are no longer the leaders of tomorrow: they are the leaders of today. In response, colleges and universities have voiced their support of these students exercising their free-speech rights. However, institutions give validation to which topics are okay to march for – and which are not.

May 20, 2018

African-American

The Hate U Give

It takes only one person to change the trajectory of youth of color and invest in them when they are at the brink of falling into a system that was designed to disadvantage them.

April 23, 2018

Students

Selecting Commencement Speakers: A Political Minefield

In this hyper-polarized environment, students in the class of 2018 may find themselves without a commencement speaker who has strong views on political or social issues. Many administrators are struggling to identify orators who will be welcomed by the campus community without provoking protests.

March 6, 2018