Black IssuesHomeMore Schools Sign on for Napster’s Digital Music ServiceMore Schools Sign on for Napster’s Digital Music Service LOS ANGELESAfter first gaining notoriety as a controversial Internet-based music swapping service, the reorganized digital music entity known as Napster has announced that four universities will soon offer their students access to Napster’s digital music service. Beginning in January, students at Eastern Michigan University, the University […]December 29, 2004HomeBreaking Ground on the School of the FutureBreaking Ground on the School of the FuturePhiladelphia high school to offer cutting-edge technology and learning experiences for urban students PHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia city officials in partnership with the Microsoft Corp. broke ground on the construction of the School of the Future last month, a cutting-edge facility that will marry technology and education to boost learning for […]December 29, 2004SportsIn MemoriamIn Memoriam-Ozell K. Beatty was former president of Livingstone College (N.C.) from 1987-1989. Beatty was the first Black member of the Salisbury City Council and was also elected the town’s mayor pro tem. He was 83.-Dr. Nathan M. Carter was director of the acclaimed Morgan State University Choir for 34 years. During his storied career, […]December 29, 2004Home2004: A Year in Review2004: A Year in Review The 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education and, of course, the hotly contested U.S. presidential election were just two of the events that dominated the headlines in 2004. Throughout the year, colleges and universities, as well as other educational institutions across the country, commemorated the Supreme Court’s landmark […]December 29, 2004HomeBill Cosby’s Brown BluesBill Cosby’s Brown BluesBy Pansye S. AtkinsonBill Cosby’s public remarks regarding his perception of conditions in the African American community are but one manifestation of Brown blues in the Black community.I first heard Cosby voice concerns about deteriorating conditions in the Black community in December 2003, at a gala held for the Reginald F. Lewis […]December 29, 2004HomeLectures From the Richest Among UsLectures From the Richest Among Us By Dr. Gerald E. MatthewsIt is unfortunate that someone with the name recognition and tremendous wealth that Cosby possesses would spend time and effort disparaging the Black community. In light of continued police brutality perpetrated against Blacks, in addition to discriminatory policies that still affect our education and socio-political […]December 29, 2004HomeBill Cosby and Minority Education: The Truth of the MatterBill Cosby and Minority Education: The Truth of the MatterBy Laverne Lewis GaskinsBy now, many people are familiar with the May 17, 2004, controversial comments of Bill Cosby during Howard University’s Brown v. Board of Education commemorative event wherein he spoke about the shortcomings of lower socioeconomic Blacks. While Howard University has not released a […]December 29, 2004African-AmericanNo Laughing MatterNo Laughing MatterComedian, actor and philanthropist Bill Cosby made headlines earlier this year, and not for a starring role in a new TV show or because of a multimillion-dollar gift to a college or university, but for his comments surrounding low-income African Americans at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board […]December 29, 2004African-AmericanThe Soul of David Levering LewisThe Soul of David Levering LewisAward-Winning Scholar Contemporizes Black Intellectual TraditionBy Ronald Roach At the 20th anniversary gala of Black Issues In Higher Education this past June, Dr. David Levering Lewis was honored with an inaugural John Hope Franklin Distinguished Contributor to Higher Education award. Lewis’ prize-winning scholarship played no small part in his selection […]December 29, 2004African-AmericanNew Book Scouts Spots Where Langston Hughes Spent YouthNew Book Scouts Spots Where Langston Hughes Spent YouthLAWRENCE, Kan.While researching a new book identifying Lawrence locations significant in the life of Langston Hughes, Dr. Denise Low and T.F. Pecore Weso made an interesting discovery. “Every place in Lawrence that Langston Hughes mentioned, or his biographers mentioned, that a racial injustice occurred to him is […]December 29, 2004Previous PagePage 22 of 431Next Page
