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How HBCUs’ Strategies Can Help K-12’s Students of Color

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) hosted a daylong summit on Tuesday to discuss the role HBCUs can play in K-12 learning. The event was held in conjunction with the release of a new report titled, “Imparting Wisdom: HBCU Lessons for K-12 Education.”

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Beware the Racist Who Claims to Be “Rational”

Among the most dangerous arguments for racial profiling are the most rational. They are persuasive because they are by definition based on logic and statistics. The premise is that a stereotype is true, or more probably true than false, or at least more true of the group subjected to it than of other populations.

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Bill Clinton, Activists, and Others Honored at King Day Celebration

At the National Action Network’s Martin Luther King Day Civil Rights Breakfast, the organization honored a diverse array of leaders for their humanitarian work, including former President Bill Clinton. Speakers and award winners stressed the importance of gun control, accessible education and other policy areas against the backdrop of an increasingly polarized country.

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Dr. Jonathan Holloway Appointed First Black President of Rutgers University

Dr. Jonathan Holloway, provost of Northwestern University, was named president of Rutgers University this week, becoming the New Jersey institution’s first Black leader.

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Clark Atlanta Chose Me

“I didn’t choose Clark, Clark chose me”. This is how Tennessee native Hali Smith describes her choice to attend Clark Atlanta University, a historically Black university (HBCU) in Georgia. This is her story.

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Inclusion Issues Explored at MLA Convention

Humanities faculty discussed practical techniques for boosting academic diversity alongside broader national conversations about race and White supremacy as the four-day Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention drew to a close.

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Un-Civil Rights: America’s Fear of Diversity in 2020

Have the war protests started? Are your students beginning to wonder about military service and the importance of a draft? Our country’s constitutional crisis seems to be coming to a head as we deal with a president who insists he can do anything he wants.

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Study: Black and Latino Students Often Left out of Advanced Coursework

Whether it’s lack of resources or lack of opportunity, a study from The Education Trust finds that Black and Latino students across the country are being denied valuable educational opportunities.

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Wake Forest University Confronts Slavery Past Through New Project

Over the past three years, Wake Forest University has focused on uncovering their connection and history with slavery through several initiatives.In addition to joining the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium, Wake Forest launched the Slavery, Race and Memory project last spring. The project consists of a lecture series and offers professors course enhancement grants.

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Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Revives Ailing HBCU Amid Cheers and Controversy

As president of Talladega College, Dr. Billy C. Hawkins is known as a turnaround expert among higher education leaders. Now, as chair of the 37 presidents of United Negro College Fund (UNCF) institutions, Hawkins is sharing his turnaround skills with others.

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Study on Black Youth and Racism Should Alarm Us All and Push Us to Action

On the last day of 2019, I had to purge and get my thoughts out by writing on what is the most troubling study I’ve read on Black youth and racism in quite a while. It has nagged me for over a week, but I could not find the words to express or capture my deep-to-the-heart rage.

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Princeton University to Display Portraits of Campus Workers

Portraits depicting campus workers will be displayed on Princeton University’s campus in order to represent the working class and highlight racial struggle, according to CNN. The artist Mario Moore painted 10 workers at Princeton including those working in campus dining, grounds maintenance, security and facilities. With his subjects being mostly African-Americans, Moore was inspired by […]

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