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University of Tennessee Martin’s First Black Student Remembers Challenges

In a ceremony on Thursday marking 50 years of integration, Jessie Pryor recalled her first day of class in 1961, when she was just 16 years old.

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Global Forum: Collaboration Yields Dialogue, Hope and Shelter in a Broken World

Educational exchanges afford others the opportunity to learn about the United States, while American academic research can have broad impact across international borders, an international educator writes.

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Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House

Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State University’s Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.

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Talking ‘Microaggressions’ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue

Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.

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Notable African-Americans Urge Commemoration of Black History

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA; Alex Haley, award-winning author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Roots; Henry Hampton, creator/producer, “Eyes on the Prize” documentary series; and other distinguished individuals discussed the importance of discovering the past, analyzing the present and anticipating the future of African-Americans during a live broadcast to campus audiences across the U.S.

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Tulsa Remembered

During the events surrounding the John Hope Franklin Park groundbreaking in November 2008, the late Dr. Franklin, in one of his last public interviews, talks about his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the newly dedicated park, and his long held hope for racial harmony in the U.S. (video courtesy of the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation.)

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Students at India’s Osmania University Learn About Common Ties to Black History That Bridge Cross-Cultural Understanding

Dr. Ann Denkler, a professor of American History at Shenandoah University, said her presentations in India tend to provoke questions not as commonly asked back in the United States.

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Fisk University Loses More Top Officials

Three key members of the small historically Black institution with strong liberal arts and sciences program in Nashville, Tenn., have resigned.

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Morehouse To Pay $1.2 Million After Federal Probe

At issue are funds provided by NASA and the National Science Foundation to help Morehouse students enroll in scientific fields.

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Maintaining Journalism Tradition, Education at HBCUs

Many HBCUs must contend with limited resources and students who have little desire to write as they fight to keep print and digital media alive on their campuses.

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Study: Minority, Low-Income Students Lack Adequate Access to Educational Opportunities

Low-income, African-American and Hispanic students continue to face disparities in access to quality K-12 educational opportunities – including access to services critical for college success, new data from the U.S. Department of Education show.

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Course Correction at FAMU

Florida A&M University president James Ammons takes bold action to mitigate financial crises at the historically Black Tallahassee-based university.

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