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African-American
The Scapegoating of Black Men
Last week, an 18-year-old White woman from Denison, Texas, Breana Talbott, was arrested and charged with a Class B misdemeanor for making a false report of being raped.
March 27, 2017
Students
Retreat Provides Opportunity to Tune In to Black Males
The challenges that beset Black males remain daunting and should be a growing concern for all of us who care deeply about the future of higher education.
March 26, 2017
Students from across the country attend the National Black Male Retreat organized by the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center at The Ohio State University.
African-American
Some Black Employees Toil in Sunken Place University
The underlying theme of the hit movie “Get Out” is about a mind control process that conditions Black people to accept a marginalized status and continually choose to go into the back doors of life.
March 26, 2017
Dr. Marcus Bright
Latinx
Who Counts as an American?
The question that is being asked by the Trump administration is, who is an American? The easy answer, as we are seeing, is a throwback to the 1950s.
March 21, 2017
Sports
Who’s Winning? Why HBCU Athletic Branding Strategies Matter
If you ask the question “who’s winning?” and routinely cannot answer the question, allow me to answer it. Your team is not winning.
March 19, 2017
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Students
Respecting the Right of Free Speech
Debates over free speech and intolerance have become, once again, news.
March 16, 2017
Sports
Let’s Also Be Mad, and Not Solely Mesmerized by March Madness
Instead of solely being mesmerized by March Madness, we should also be concerned about the pervasive inequalities that exist within revenue-generating collegiate athletics, especially as it pertains to Black male athletes.
March 15, 2017
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African-American
Serena and Venus Williams are Champions on and off the Court
March is Women’s History Month, so honoring the Williams sisters seems to be a natural fit.
March 12, 2017
Students
Rodriguez: We Need Autonomous and ICE-free Institutions
For communities of color and for indigenous peoples, many of the rights that Americans take for granted have never applied to us.
March 8, 2017
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Students
Diversity in College Newsroom Staff Key to Diversity in Coverage
Journalism is about telling stories — stories that matter and make a difference. A diverse staff can uncover stories touching on diversity, accessibility and social issues that may not have been apparent to a less diverse staff.
March 7, 2017
Dr. Judith G. Curtis, right, has served as faculty adviser to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke newspaper for more than a decade.
Leadership & Policy
Omarosa Has Helped HBCUs
I challenge the assertion that Omarosa Manigault is unqualified to champion HBCU interests and concerns in the Trump White House.
March 2, 2017
Students
All Immigrants Not Included
The statements with messages of building and protecting an inclusive community are great to see, but the reality is not all campuses have included undocumented and DACA students in their statements.
March 2, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Jenkins: HBCU Presidents Couldn’t Afford to Miss White House Meeting
While it is always an honor to meet the leader of the free world, I must admit I had reservations. My reservations drove me to make a list of pros and cons and in the end my decision to attend was based on several factors.
March 1, 2017
Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins
Students
Dillard President: What President Trump Needs to Hear
We’ve seen federal and state divestment in education, making the idea of education as the path to the American Dream more of a hallucination for the poor and disenfranchised.
February 27, 2017
Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough
African-American
For Now, Reality Reels In Milo Yiannopoulos
The “inclusion” afforded to Milo Yiannopoulos by some was only temporary and came with strings attached.
February 22, 2017
Faculty & Staff
As the Academic World Turns, Leadership Evolves
The following trends stand out as significant and influential in terms of how colleges and universities operate.
February 22, 2017
Robin Mamlet
Students
Free Speech, at the Expense of Who and What?
Let’s be clear: The night of protest at UC Berkeley was full of controversy; however, there was no infringement on Milo Yiannopoulos’ freedom of speech. In fact, this couldn’t be anything further from the truth.
February 21, 2017
Larry McDaniel Jr.
Students
We Have Your Back: How Educators Can Support Undocumented Students
We have found seven ways that educators can support undocumented college students.
February 13, 2017
Dr. Maria Ferrera
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