cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.SportsBlack Footballer Who Left ‘Racially Insensitive’ Liberty U Joins HBCUTayvion Land, a Black footballer who decided to transfer out of Liberty University saying its leadership is racially insensitive, has decided to join Norfolk State University, a historically Black institution. “Thanks to all the colleges and coaches that were interested in accepting me into their school,” tweeted Land. “My choice is to be surrounded by […]July 7, 2020SportsIncoming Black Footballer Decommits From U of Cincinnati to Join an HBCUDaniel Ingram, a Black footballer who was set to join the University of Cincinnati, has decided to decommit from the institution and instead join the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a historically Black institution. “I Am Now Decommitted From The University Of Cincinnati And Committed To The University Of Arkansas Pine Bluff,” Ingram tweeted. […]July 7, 2020News RoundupMarshall University to Remove Name of Confederate General From BuildingMarshall University’s board on Tuesday unanimously voted to remove the name of a Confederate general from a building on its Huntington campus. Jenkins Hall, which was named after Confederate Albert Gallatin Jenkins, will be called the Education Building for the time being. A petition to remove Jenkins’ name has been signed by close to 4,000 […]July 7, 2020Faculty & StaffPrinceton U Faculty: Acknowledge That Racism Thrives on CampusMore than 200 Princeton University faculty members have sent a letter to the institution’s leadership asking it to acknowledge “the way that anti-Black racism, and racism of any stripe, continue to thrive on its campus.” In a July 4 letter to university president Christopher Eisgruber and other leaders, the faculty members said racism is visible […]July 7, 2020News RoundupBelhaven U Renames Hall That Petition Says Is Named After a SegregationistMississippi’s Belhaven University, a private Christian institution, has changed the name of a hall that a petition said was named after a segregationist. The university didn’t give a reason for the name change. Guy T. Gillespie Hall was named after a former president of Belhaven. It will now be called Lakeview Hall. Additionally, a gathering […]July 7, 2020Leadership & Policy‘Dramatic Change Will Require Leadership.’ A Message to the Next Generation of LeadersThis summer we have all been living and learning through an unprecedented crisis: literally the greatest disruption to daily life in the United States since at least World War II, a rapid economic collapse that is approaching and may exceed the scale of the Great Depression, deeply inequitable impacts from the crisis mapped into pre-existing inequalities of race and class, and a death count conservatively estimated at more than 500,000 and rising.July 7, 2020African-AmericanProposing a Concept of the Black Tax to Understand the Experiences of Blacks in AmericaThe protests occurring in many cities in America to call attention to the systemic racism in society has provoked us to critically reflect on our experiences as Black men in this country. This cathartic process has led us to believe that as African Americans we are involuntarily mandated to pay a “Black tax.” This term is not new. In fact, it has been primarily associated with a family member who has advanced to a high socioeconomic status and who provides monetary support to other family members. Some have used this term to underscore the ways in which discrimination has impacted the financial standing of African Americans. Our conceptualization of the Black tax differs from the ways it has been used previously.July 6, 2020HBCUsWith Every Breath, We Move Forward: Addressing Policing ReformsIn the aftermath of the George Floyd senseless murder by several Minneapolis police officers, protests have erupted in numerous cities both nationally and internationally. What could be different this time as compared to prior protests is that the movement to curb and check police power has reached an inflection point and change is coming. Based on our deep involvement and roles within the local Houston community, we offer suggestions and proposals that are applicable to any police department.July 3, 2020African-AmericanNew Data Tracking System Highlights Race Disparities Among COVID-19-Related DeathsBy early March, SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus, had touched off a pandemic. Those studying the virus stoked the claim that COVID-19, the respiratory infection the virus causes, is indiscriminate in whom it tackles and kills. Looking across racial and ethnic groups, and moving from Hollywood A-listers to seniors in nursing homes, to shelf stockers at […]July 1, 2020News RoundupFreshman Football Recruit Won’t Attend Cornell After His Use of Racial SlurNate Panza, an incoming football recruit at Cornell University who was removed from the college team after he was seen on video using a racial slur, won’t be attending the institution anymore, a university spokesperson told The Cornell Daily Sun. The spokesperson declined to clarify whether Panza’s admission offer was rescinded or if he voluntarily […]July 1, 2020Previous PagePage 96 of 3226Next Page
