Dorothy GivensFrom the MagazineDr. Raquel Muñiz: Standing in the GapDr. Raquel Muñiz, an associate professor at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, recognized disparities in education even at a young age — while she was still a student growing up in the border town of Laredo, Texas.January 29, 2026Awards/HonorsDr. Jackie Jahn: At the Intersection of Science and SocietyDr. Jackie Jahn is an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements and Population Health Equity at Drexel University in Philadelphia.January 27, 2026Awards/HonorsDr. Chao Guan: A Dedicated Educator and MentorThe road to Dr. Chao Guan becoming an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science at Savannah State University (SSU) — Georgia’s oldest public HBCU — led through China, with a stop in Saudia Arabia.January 20, 2026African-AmericanBlack Like Who? A Small Scholarship Offer Triggers Debate about Black Identity in AmericaOn Black Beltway, a Google Groups that bills itself as “a space for African Americans (and friends) in the DC/MD/VA region to share and receive political job postings, networking and educational opportunities,” the Montgomery County Executive’s Caribbean American Advisory Group (CAAG) was looking to award a scholarship of between $500 and $1,000 to a student of Caribbean heritage who resides in Montgomery County, Maryland. But four words in the announcement – “student of Caribbean heritage” –– galled a Black Beltway group member and set off a firestorm of comments that lasted over several days.May 9, 2019SportsFrom Jail to Juris DoctorJames King’s experience on the undesirable side of the legal system spurred his drive to become a lawyer and help the disadvantaged.October 10, 2012LatinxHispanic Heritage Art Exhibit at HBCU Aims to ‘Pull the Walls Down’North Carolina Central University Art Museum runs Colores, an exhibition of work by Hispanic artists, through Sept. 21 to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month.September 18, 2012African-AmericanReaching for the StarsDr. Mae Jemison, the first woman astronaut of color, seeks minority inclusion in space and in the classroom.August 12, 2012HomeReaching for the StarsDr. Mae Jemison, the first woman astronaut of color, seeks minority inclusion in space and in the classroom.August 11, 2012HomeReaching for the StarsDr. Mae Jemison, the first woman astronaut of color, seeks minority inclusion in space and in the classroom.August 11, 2012HomeReaching for the StarsDr. Mae Jemison, the first woman astronaut of color, seeks minority inclusion in space and in the classroom.August 11, 2012Page 1 of 2Next Page
