Black IssuesHomeDear BI Career Consultants:Dear BI Career Consultants: What are the critical factors in determining whether litigation is my only option in a promotion dispute, and if I do sue my institution, is that tantamount to career suicide?Jonathan R. Alger,Counsel, American Association of University Professors,Washington, D.C.We live in a litigious society in which the media portray courts as the forum […]February 16, 2000HomeStepping Out Into the Unknown: Bessie Coleman & the MillenniumStepping Out Into the Unknown: Bessie Coleman & the MillenniumIn preparation for a Black History Month celebration at the Federal Aviation Administration, I probed over a series of books in search for a metaphor that both reflected the theme of “Heritage and Horizons, Legacy and Challenges,” and spoke to the work of the audience. Mae […]February 16, 2000HomeBlack History on T.V.Black History on T.V.Now in its 24th year, Black History Month is being observed in dramatic style on public, commercial and cable television. Programs highlighting historical events as well as the achievements of a wide range of African American personalities will grace prime-time and other programming slots on several television stations around the country.Unfortunately, some […]February 16, 2000HomeInjustice Along the Color LineInjustice Along the Color LineIn the Dred Scott decision of 1857, the United States Supreme Court turned down a petition for freedom from an enslaved African American. The author of the court’s ruling, Chief Justice Roger B. Tawney, declared that Blacks could never be granted equal protection under the law or civil rights, because they […]February 16, 2000Leadership & PolicyCongressman and College President Could Mediate Flag DisputeCongressman and College President Could Mediate Flag DisputeCOLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn and College of Charleston President Alex Sanders could be brought in as mediators by the governor to help settle the Confederate flag issue. “I guess it’s because I’m such a universally loved and admired person, right?” Sanders joked last month. “And […]February 2, 2000SportsCoaches Ask NCAA to Avoid South CarolinaCoaches Ask NCAA to Avoid South CarolinaBy Craig T. GreenleeGREENVILLE, S.C. — For the time being, the National Collegiate Athletics Association will take a wait and see approach in responding to a plea to move the 2002 Division I Men’s South Regional Basketball Tournament from Greenville, S.C.The Black Coaches Association and the National Association of […]February 2, 2000HBCUsBlack Colleges Beef Up Security After Recieving Hate MailBlack Colleges Beef Up Security After Recieving Hate MailBy Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La. — Southern University was one of several historically Black colleges and universities that kicked off the year 2000 by tightening security after receiving a threatening racist hate letter.“I’ve been in this business for 30-something years, and this is the first time that […]February 2, 2000SportsAn Unappealing DecisionAn Unappealing DecisionExperts view U.S. Circuit Court panel’s reversal of Cureton v. NCAA as maintaining a ‘discriminatory status quo’ in collegiate sportsBy Eric St. JohnWASHINGTON — The NCAA “is free to discriminate.” That is how some experts are interpreting the decision of a three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled […]February 2, 2000HomeNew Jersey Hikes Standards for New TeachersSome woNew Jersey Hikes Standards for New TeachersSome worry the requirements will make it harder to recruit Black and Latino instructorsBy NANCY PARELLOTRENTON, N.J. — Prospective teachers will have to make better grades in college if they want to make it into New Jersey’s classrooms.The state Board of Education approved new rules last month requiring students […]February 2, 2000HomeCredentialing Loopholes Common in K-12 TeachingCredentialing Loopholes Common in K-12 TeachingAs states wrestle against teacher shortageWASHINGTON — The quality of classroom learning was once again highlighted last month with the release of a report that documents the failure of states to ensure that all teachers have the knowledge and skills required for student instruction.Education Week’s study, “Quality Counts 2000,” found […]February 2, 2000Previous PagePage 397 of 431Next Page
