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HISTORY: Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar

HISTORYFrom Black Power to Hip-HopJeffrey O.G. OgbarTitle: Associate Professor of History andDirector, Institute for African American Studies, University of ConnecticutEducation: Ph.D., History, Indiana University; M.A., History, Indiana University; B.A., History, Morehouse CollegeAge: 35 While history for most conjures up images of places and experiences far removed, for Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, the field provides a […]

January 12, 2005

African-American

Standout Scholars

Standout ScholarsYoung, gifted and black, scholars across the nation light pathways to the pursuit of academic excellenceIsolation, lack of adequate mentorship and vague, or not so vague, suggestions that the research topics African American scholars pursue are somehow not worthy of academic consideration are only a few of the horrors young scholars can encounter along […]

January 12, 2005

African-American

Report: High School Rigor Essential for Students of Color

Report: High School Rigor Essential for Students of ColorBy Charles DervaricsA new study on the link between high school coursework and postsecondary success paints a challenging picture for education advocates: African Americans can succeed in rigorous courses, but too few get the opportunity.The report from Achieve Inc., finds that few states set high curricula and […]

January 12, 2005

Disabilties

Ingredients for Success

Ingredients for SuccessOur “Rising Stars in the Academy” edition always features a stellar group of scholars; some have been recognized for being outstanding teachers, others for being outstanding researchers, some for both.Being involved in the scholar selection process and reading the profiles for the past few years, I have found common themes running throughout these […]

January 12, 2005

African-American

No Laughing Matter

No Laughing MatterComedian, actor and philanthropist Bill Cosby made headlines earlier this year, and not for a starring role in a new TV show or because of a multimillion-dollar gift to a college or university, but for his comments surrounding low-income African Americans at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board […]

December 29, 2004

African-American

The Soul of David Levering Lewis

The Soul of David Levering LewisAward-Winning Scholar Contemporizes Black Intellectual TraditionBy Ronald Roach At the 20th anniversary gala of Black Issues In Higher Education this past June, Dr. David Levering Lewis was honored with an inaugural John Hope Franklin Distinguished Contributor to Higher Education award. Lewis’ prize-winning scholarship played no small part in his selection […]

December 29, 2004

African-American

New Book Scouts Spots Where Langston Hughes Spent Youth

New Book Scouts Spots Where Langston Hughes Spent YouthLAWRENCE, Kan.While researching a new book identifying Lawrence locations significant in the life of Langston Hughes, Dr. Denise Low and T.F. Pecore Weso made an interesting discovery. “Every place in Lawrence that Langston Hughes mentioned, or his biographers mentioned, that a racial injustice occurred to him is […]

December 29, 2004

Native Americans

New Investments Expand, Strengthen National Network of Early College High Schools

New Investments Expand, Strengthen National Network of Early College High SchoolsSEATTLE The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in December announced $29.6 million in grants to eight organizations to expand the early college high school network to more than 25 states. Early college high schools provide traditionally underserved students with a rigorous, college-level curriculum and the […]

December 29, 2004

African-American

Alternatives to Greek-Letter Organizations Warrant Second Look

Alternatives to Greek-Letter Organizations Warrant Second Look By Marc C. DavidBecause of the discriminatory practices and lack of appeal of many predominantly White Greek-letter organizations, students of color sought the development of their own. Alpha Phi Alpha, Rho Psi, MALIK Sigma Psi, Lambda Theta Phi, and Alpha Pi Omega set the stage for later African […]

December 15, 2004

Native Americans

Leading The Way

Leading The WayCelebrating 25 years in 2005, Philadelphia-based program seeks innovative ways to expand outreach effort for talented minority students in business and other disciplinesBy Ronald RoachAs a teen-ager from a working-class family in South Side Chicago, Charles Crockett had dreams of attending law school and becoming a corporate lawyer. In the summer of 1982 prior […]

December 15, 2004

Native Americans

New England Tribal College Would Be The First to Serve Eastern Tribes

New England Tribal College Would Be The First to Serve Eastern TribesHARTFORD, Conn. The modern-day reawakening of American Indian groups across New England could spawn something never seen on the East Coast: a college dedicated to the region’s estimated 40,000 people with native roots. A tribal college would offer a connecting point for New England’s […]

December 15, 2004

Students

After Delays, Congress Wraps Up Budget Bill

After Delays, Congress Wraps Up Budget Bill Minority-serving colleges gain small increasesBy Charles DervaricsCollege access programs and minority-serving colleges would gain small increases while Pell Grants may face more uncertainty under a long-awaited 2005 education budget bill that will become law soon.Part of a $388-billion omnibus spending bill for more than a dozen federal agencies, […]

December 15, 2004

African-American

‘Staying Black’ While Attending College

‘Staying Black’ While Attending CollegeBy Dr. Dena R. WallersonSome of our Black students today face a peculiar dilemma when they arrive at college. They must negotiate the demands of proving that they have not forgotten their “roots” and must demonstrate their “Blackness” to others while getting a college education. For Black students attending schools where […]

December 15, 2004

African-American

‘In the Front Yard of the U.S. Capitol’

‘In the Front Yard of the U.S. Capitol’U.S. Rep. and legendary civil rights activist John Lewis, D-Ga., has long pushed for an African American history museum to be constructed on the National Mall in Washington. However, many officials say that the new National Museum of the American Indian occupies the last site on the Mall. […]

December 1, 2004

Native Americans

Preserving Native Traditions

Preserving Native TraditionsThe National Museum of the American Indian gives Native peoples, scholars permission to claim their voices, share their storiesBy Kendra HamiltonThere’s a monumental new presence rising above the elm trees on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., — and it’s not like anything else you’ll see there. It’s as if a vision from […]

December 1, 2004

Asian American Pacific Islander

Black Journalists Association Concerned About Impact

Black Journalists Association Concerned About Impact Of Downsizing on Newsroom DiversityWASHINGTON The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is troubled over the impact on newsroom diversity as the news media industry continues its steady pace of layoffs, buyouts and downsizing. At least five Black journalists were among more than 60 newsroom staffers recently let go […]

December 1, 2004

African-American

Ohio African Americans Cast Important Votes in Presidential Election

Ohio African Americans Cast Important Votes in Presidential ElectionDid African American voters help tip Ohio to President Bush’s column in the 2004 election? A respected analyst thinks so.Bush captured 16 percent of the African American vote in that swing state this year, up from just 9 percent in 2000, says Dr. David Bositis, senior research […]

December 1, 2004

Students

Hazing and Pledging — Not Synonymous Terms

Hazing and Pledging — Not Synonymous TermsThis is a response to the question asked by Dr. (Ricky) Jones in the Oct. 21, 2004, edition of Black Issues (see “BI Forum”) “Is it time to disband Black fraternities and sororities?”This question reminds me of the often-heard refrain, “Is it time to disband HBCUs?” At this historical […]

December 1, 2004