Black IssuesStudentsBI News BriefsNew Round of Fordice Hearings While Board Considers Privatizing Ole MissJACKSON, Miss. — U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. has told the Mississippi College Board to prepare for a new round of court hearings in the 24-year-old Ayers v. Fordice lawsuit that accuses the state of favoring White colleges over historically Black ones. But Alvin […]May 12, 1999HBCUsHouse Panel Approves UDC BillHouse Panel Approves UDC BillA House panel has approved legislation giving the University of the District of Columbia status as a historically Black institution.The measure approved by a House D.C. subcommittee could provide UDC with $1.5 million later this year, says Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.). The government would not cut funds from other HBCUs […]May 12, 1999LatinxUNCF Urges More Federal Funding For Black Colleges in 2000UNCF Urges More Federal Funding For Black Colleges in 2000The College Fund/UNCF is asking Congress for budget increases that would propel the government’s historically Black college funding program past the $200 million mark next year.College Fund/UNCF President William Gray, a former member of Congress, personally presented the proposal to the House Appropriations Committee on April […]May 12, 1999LatinxRemedying Perpetual UnconsciousnessRemedying Perpetual Unconsciousness“Gosh, I never really think about the fact that I’m White, let alone what being White means to me.”It always amazes me whenever I hear White folks make comments like this because, as an African American, I can’t imagine not being aware of my race. Perhaps I’m jaded, but the incredulity with which […]May 12, 1999Previous PagePage 431 of 431