Angela P. DodsonStudentsBook Reviews: Life Journeys in AcademiaWhile college professors spend a lot of time preparing others for careers, three recent academic memoirs show it can be instructive when scholars share the stories of their own development and life journeys.November 29, 2010HomeIn Wake of Tragedy, New Emphasis on CivilityRutgers University launches project stressing civility as campus comes to grips with a cyberbullied classmate’s suicide.November 22, 2010StudentsRev. Jackson Debunks ‘Post-Racial’ Idea at Minority Legal Scholar ConferenceThe Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who twice ran for president, mocks the notion that the mere fact that a Black person is sitting in the White House means the nation has entered a “post-racial” era.September 12, 2010African-AmericanBook Reviews: Current Books Showcase African-American InterestsDiverse highlights titles about or of interest to African-Americans, selected from recent offerings by university and small presses.August 29, 2010HomeBook Reviews: U.S. Higher Education Seeks Its Way in Global EraAuthors of three recently published books examine the trends that have intensified higher education competition among countries in the world’s marketplace.August 19, 2010African-AmericanBook Review: Black Women, United and Hell-Bent on Doing God’s WorkIn Jesus, Jobs, and Justice: African American Women and Religion, Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas, a professor of history at Temple University, has labored diligently to craft a comprehensive history of Black women in the U.S.July 8, 2010HomeAuthor Spotlight: Dr. Joyce A. LadnerDr. Joyce A. Ladner, author of The Death of White Sociology: Essays on Race and Culture, published by Black Classic Press, has written numerous books on education, urban issues, public policy and transracial adoption.June 17, 2010HomeGender DilemmasAuthors examine how race and sex affect the lives of men and women in society.June 14, 2010StudentsWhy We Need Diverse BooksMany fine examples of general-interest, academic, literary books from the university and small presses are overlooked when it comes time to hand out accolades. Most are never reviewed, which contributes to their invisibility. Writing about them can be a lonely enterprise. It helps if you have eclectic reading habits, a taste for the esoteric and […]June 11, 2010SportsReviews: Catching Up on the Black History Book BountyBiographies of the legendary basketball coach Nolan Richardson and the late jazz singer Nina Simone were among the volumes released during the publishing industry’s February push to launch books documenting the Black experience in America.March 8, 2010Previous PagePage 10 of 15Next Page
