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African-American
“Wrighting”History’s Wrongs
“Wrighting”History’s Wrongs By Kendra HamiltonWhen Dianne Swann Wright was hired as director of special programming at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, she became the first African American in a senior staff position at the organization that owns and operates Monticello, the Charlottesville, Va., historical site that was the home of the nation’s third president. Swann-Wright’s […]
August 4, 1999
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African-American
Reinterpreting America’s History
Reinterpreting America’s HistoryBy Kendra HamiltonOnce the home to founding father Thomas Jefferson, today Monticello is one of the nation’s most prized historical sites. It also is among the most popular of Virginia’s tourist attractions, drawing upwards of 500,000 visitors a year.But, for many African Americans, the word Monticello is a raft of unpleasant associations. Slaves? […]
August 4, 1999
Faculty & Staff
United We Stand
United We StandNAFEO, HACU, and AIHEC have formed a new alliance to improve support for students of colorWASHINGTON — The old divide-and-conquer ploy may be harder to execute on future racial politics of higher education now that a new alliance has been formed between three of the largest organizations serving the needs of minority students.In […]
August 4, 1999
African-American
Societal Schizophrenia and Academic Retrenchment:
Societal Schizophrenia and Academic Retrenchment: A Tale of Two InconsistenciesAs we approach the new millennium, it is indeed the best of times and the worst of times for African Americans in higher education.College attendance for African American students is at an all-time high. However, those percentages are still significantly lower than Caucasian student attendance rates.Even […]
July 7, 1999
African-American
“Branches Without Roots” — But Full of Flowers
“Branches Without Roots” — But Full of FlowersUpon his death at the age of 52 in Paris on Nov. 28, 1960, Richard Wright, author and subject of Black Boy, left a literary legacy of novels, short stories, essays, and poetry. Part of his poetic legacy is the haiku — a specialized form of Japanese poetry […]
July 7, 1999
Students
The Top 100: Interpreting the Data
The Top 100: Interpreting the DataEight years and running. Since 1992, I have provided Black Issues with a set of lists enumerating the colleges and universities that have conferred the highest number of degrees to students of color. The first Top 100 issue examined degree production during the 1988-89 academic year. In this year’s issue, […]
July 7, 1999
African-American
An Incomplete Herstory
An Incomplete HerstoryWhen Women Ask the Questions is a provocative, yet deeply flawed publication that purports to annotate the creation of women’s studies programs within the American academy. Noted as “the first comprehensive account of women’s studies,” Marilyn Jacoby Boxer presents an incomplete history of the discipline in its maneuverings through the patriarchal elitism of […]
June 23, 1999
Sports
BI News Briefs
Badillo Appointed to Chair CUNY’s Board NEW YORK — Herman Badillo, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s top education adviser, has been named the next chairman of the board of the City University of New York, the nation’s largest urban university system. Gov. George Pataki appointed him late last month. “Herman Badillo and the governor share a commitment […]
June 23, 1999
Native Americans
Notre Dame Gets First Black Mascot
Notre Dame Gets First Black MascotSOUTH BEND, Ind. —  It’s hard to miss the vivid color of Michael Brown’s uniform as the leprechaun mascot for the University of Notre Dame. But these days it is the color of Brown’s skin that has captured the attention of many longtime Fighting Irish fans. The sophomore business major […]
May 12, 1999
African-American
Whiteness Studies: Deceptive or Welcome Discourse?
Whiteness Studies: Deceptive or Welcome Discourse?Dr. Maulana Karenga was one of the scholars who pressed for Black studies in the late 60’s and early 70s. As the author of Introduction to Black Studies, a text used widely throughout the academy, he also is the founder of Kwanzaa, a celebration of family, community, and culture observed […]
May 12, 1999
African-American
The Study of Whiteness
The Study of WhitenessAt a conference held late in March, students, faculty, and administrators from the tri-campus community of Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore colleges gathered together with a group of journalists to discuss the status of multiculturalism on college campuses. At one point, a panelist suggested that part of the problem on many traditionally […]
May 12, 1999
Students
University Rescinds Mass Suspension of Black Greek Organizations
University Rescinds Mass Suspension of Black Greek OrganizationsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) rescinded a mass suspension of all its Black Greek-letter organizations, last month, after some students questioned why White groups were not treated the same way. A school official wrote six Black groups saying they were being suspended from campus activities, […]
May 12, 1999
Students
BI News Briefs
New Round of Fordice Hearings While Board Considers Privatizing Ole MissJACKSON, Miss. — U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. has told the Mississippi College Board to prepare for a new round of court hearings in the 24-year-old Ayers v. Fordice lawsuit that accuses the state of favoring White colleges over historically Black ones. But Alvin […]
May 12, 1999
Latinx
UNCF Urges More Federal Funding For Black Colleges in 2000
UNCF Urges More Federal Funding For Black Colleges in 2000The College Fund/UNCF is asking Congress for budget increases that would propel the government’s historically Black college funding program past the $200 million mark next year.College Fund/UNCF President William Gray, a former member of Congress, personally presented the proposal to the House Appropriations Committee on April […]
May 12, 1999
Latinx
Remedying Perpetual Unconsciousness
Remedying Perpetual Unconsciousness“Gosh, I never really think about the fact that I’m White, let alone what being White means to me.”It always amazes me whenever I hear White folks make comments like this because, as an African American, I can’t imagine not being aware of my race.  Perhaps I’m jaded, but the incredulity with which […]
May 12, 1999
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