Dr. Julianne MalveauxHomeWill technology bridge the gap between Black & White? – technology and racismSince summertime is conference time, I wandered the halls of the Washington Hilton Hotel in mid-July taking in the atmosphere of the World Future Society conference. Futurists from around the world had ideas about the way education, economics, transportation, and even crime might be different in the 21st century — about the ways technology will transform everything from the way we communicate to the way we count.June 20, 2007StudentsWanted: more black graduate studentsIn the middle of my doctoral studies, I encountered an elderly relative who expressed some chagrin that I was “still in school.” She noted that she had sent me a few dollars when I earned my undergraduate degree and wondered whether her investment was wasted.June 19, 2007Community CollegesTuition-free community colleges better than tax creditCap in hand and gown flowing, President William Jefferson Clinton made his bid to be the “education President” when he spoke recently at Princeton University. He offered a $1500 refundable tuition tax credit for students and their parents, and predicted that such a credit would make community college attendance essentially free.June 18, 2007HomeWe will not ‘get over it’ – White woman tells Black woman to get over historyA few weeks ago, I was sitting on a panel with a rabid white woman who repeatedly insisted that Black people “get over” history. Like a dog with a bone, she had a point she would not let go. “Slavery happened. What does it have to do with today,” she said, her voice rising.June 17, 2007HomeWe will not ‘get over it’ – White woman tells Black woman to get over historyA few weeks ago, I was sitting on a panel with a rabid white woman who repeatedly insisted that Black people “get over” history. Like a dog with a bone, she had a point she would not let go. “Slavery happened. What does it have to do with today,” she said, her voice rising.June 17, 2007HomeWe will not ‘get over it’ – White woman tells Black woman to get over historyA few weeks ago, I was sitting on a panel with a rabid white woman who repeatedly insisted that Black people “get over” history. Like a dog with a bone, she had a point she would not let go. “Slavery happened. What does it have to do with today,” she said, her voice rising.June 17, 2007Community CollegesEducation, history and the State of the UnionHere we go again. George Bush described himself as the “education president” a few years back, and now President Bill Clinton seeks to top him at his game. During the 1997 State of the Union address, Clinton forwarded a number of education proposals, all which have special implications for those who could be described as “educationally disadvantaged.” At the same time, the light-touch federal approach that Mr. Clinton has suggested may mean that some states will embrace his educational reforms with more fervor than others.June 16, 2007SportsSports, competition and society – athletic and academic competition seen as outcome of a competitive societySixty-four teams from historically Black colleges and universities competed on the basis of their knowledge at the Honda Campus All-Star Classic in Orlando FL. The final four competition was as intense as the basketball classic, and Black America’s best and brightest strutted their intellectual stuff as confidently as star basketball players strut their gamesmanship.June 16, 2007HomeSilver lining in downsizing cloud – African-American entrepreneurship – ColumnThanks to Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, people are talking about the economic insecurity that so many Americans are experiencing. To be sure, Buchanan is not the first to discuss the plight of the people Labor Secretary Robert Reich calls “anxious Americans,” but his hard-hitting attack on corporations that have downsized millions of workers out of jobs is hardly what one expects from a Republican candidate — even a seemingly populist one.June 16, 2007HomeBlack, feminist, outspoken and unintimidated – arguments for feminist concerns of Black womenBeverly Guy-Sheftal’s masterful anthology of African-American feminist thought, “Words of Fire,” is a reminder that African-American women sometimes publicly expressed feminist thought before white women did.June 16, 2007Previous PagePage 4 of 6Next Page
