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University of Maryland Archaeologists Find African ‘Spirit Bundle’
University of Maryland archaeologists have found what they believe to be one of the earliest examples of the spiritual traditions brought to North America by African slaves.
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In Honor of an Unfettered Slave
Asculpture was dedicated late last month to a Lafayette College (Pa.) graduate, David McDonogh, who is believed to be one of the first slaves — if not the first — to earn a college degree. One of the nation’s foremost contemporary sculptors, Mel Edwards, was commissioned for the 16-foot tall project titled “Transcendence,” which was made from five tons of stainless steel.
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Building a Black Male Learning Community
A center at the University of West Georgia focused on Black male students prepares them for college success and beyond.
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Chronicling Obama’s Career From Harvard to Tonight’s Debate
As Sen. Barack Obama takes the stage for his second debate as the Democratic presidential nominee, Diverse looks back at its reporting of Obama’s trailblazing feats starting with his days at Harvard Law School.
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Native Roots and a Multicultural Future
Established as a school for American Indians, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke has become the most diverse institution among master’s-granting universities in the state.
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For Ole Miss, Presidential Debate Marks School’s Progress
Two generations ago, bullets flew and tear gas canisters exploded among the magnolias as segregationists fought federal authorities over the court-ordered admission of the first Black student to the University of Mississippi.
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Forging Ahead in a Changing Landscape
I am passionate about three things: the news, diversity and education. A newspaper reporter by training, I was attracted to the profession by its public watchdog role.
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Getting to Know Dr. Kofi Lomotey
While Dr. Kofi Lomotey has held appointments at predominately White institutions, he understands the critically important roles that historically Black colleges and universities play in educating Black students.
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Leading Chicano Artist to Visit NIU
Malaquias Montoya, one of the nation’s top Chicano artists, will be on hand for the opening reception of an exhibit of his artworks, Northern Illinois University announced.
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Simmons Professor Wins Prestigious Poetry Prize
Afaa Michael Weaver, an English professor at Simmons College (Mass.), has been awarded the Pushcart Prize, one of the most prestigious honors, for his poem “American Income.”
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A Music Scholar Remembers Isaac Hayes
Dr. William Banfield, a professor at the Berklee College of Music, says of Isaac Hayes: “At Stax, he became an artist and further defined and refined Black music and then represented Black music as kind of a musical prince of our culture at a critical time when Black music was very influential to the identity of our people.”
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AKAs Celebrate 100 Years of Sisterhood and Service
The nation’s capital was a sea of pink and green as an estimated 20,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha converged upon Washington, D.C., in July to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the country’s largest and oldest Black sorority. Founded on the campus of Howard University in 1908, and boasting 200,000 members and 975 chapters worldwide, […]
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