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Free education for students of African descent
For decades, there have been discussions on how to properly compensate people of African descent for the hundreds of years of free labor provided during slavery in America. Models have already been established. Indigenous Americans (incorrectly called Indians because Columbus thought he landed in India) were forced onto reservations but are now courageously fighting in the courts to regain their land. The American Japanese are being financially compensated for being imprisoned during World War II in American internment camps. European Jews are being financially compensated by the German government for the atrocities they experienced in Nazi prison camps during the Second World War. Yet people of African descent have not been compensated for the massive tragedy they experienced here in America.
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Black studies comes to power? – importance of a series of conferences to African American Studies
Four conferences important to African American Studies were held this fall. Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African-American Studies hosted “The Future of African-American Studies Theory, Pedagogy, and Research;” New York University’s Africana Studies Program and Institute of Afro-American Affairs sponsored “Finding Fanon: Critical Genealogies;” Temple University held the Eighth Annual Cheikh Anta Diop Conference with the theme “The Impact and Significance of the Works of Dr. Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga;” and the National Council for Black Studies held its annual meeting at Gallaudet University, this year titled “Celebrating Thirty Years of Black Studies/Africana Studies: A Legacy of Leadership, Learning and Change.”
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U.S. Colleges Urged To Improve Access For Disadvantaged International Students, Particularly Africans
U.S. colleges are beginning to reverse the decline in international student enrollment that followed the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But the key to future growth may be the ability to attract lower-income and disadvantaged foreign students, including those from Africa, witnesses told a House hearing Friday.
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Brown University Creates Commission to Commemorate History of R.I. Slavery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Brown University has established a 10-member commission to explore how the history of slavery and the slave trade in Rhode Island should be commemorated in Rhode Island, Providence, and at the university.
Faculty & Staff
Michael Eric Dyson Heads To Georgetown
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, the prominent African American scholar known for his writings on hip hop and African American life and culture is heading to Georgetown University in the fall, where he will hold the distinguished rank of University Professor—the highest position that a faculty member can have at the nation’s oldest Catholic university.
Sports
Respecting Black Women
C. Vivian Stringer, the head coach of the Rutgers University women’s basketball team, urged the audience at a symposium on respecting Black women to remain vigilant and to broaden the conversation from the Don Imus incident to all of the ways in which Black women are degraded and disrespected on a daily basis.
African-American
Pittsburgh Blacks Among Nation’s Poorest, Most Segregated, says University of Pittsburgh Report
PITTSBURGH The city’s black population is one of the poorest in the nation and black men here are nearly twice as likely as white men to be unemployed, according to an in-depth report released Tuesday by the University of Pittsburgh.
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African American FAU student ends round-the-world solo trip, claims world records
OPA-LOCKA Fla. A 23-year-old pilot landed his single-engine plane as onlookers cheered Wednesday, becoming what he says is the youngest person to fly solo around the world.
African-American
Number of Blacks Joining Military Down
WASHINGTON The number of Blacks joining the military has plunged by more than one-third since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars began. Other job prospects are soaring and relatives of potential recruits increasingly are discouraging them from joining the armed services.
African-American
Stolen artifacts returned to Kenya after more than 20 years
MOMBASA Kenya A set of wood carvings revered in Kenya as memorials to the dead and coveted on the international African art market has been returned to an East African village after being stolen more than two decades ago.
African-American
“We want to read about ourselves”: writers and scholars assess state of black literature – black writers and scholars analyze state of black literature
WASHINGTON, D.C. Is the current resurgence in Black literature and enduring one or is it just a “spike”? What’s driving it? Will it last? And how should colleges and universities respond in their literature classes?
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Taking care of business – schools – business courses in historically Black colleges and universities – includes related articles on accreditation and employment issues
As competition for the best and brightest Black students continues to increase, some historically Black college and university (HBCU) business programs are positioning themselves to out-muscle even the most acclaimed institutions.
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