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Section: Opinion
Students
The Essential Nature of HBCUs
For me, it was not a matter of if I was going to attend an HBCU; it was a question of which HBCU I was going to attend.
February 2, 2017
Students
Make Room for the âDeanâs List Subversivesâ
As a professor, I encouraged students to join Womenâs March events, but I stayed in the classroom. However, I am not silent when I use my classroom to normalize diversity.
January 31, 2017
African-American
New Till Detail Underscores Lack of Humanity Afforded to Black People
The death of Emmett Till resurfaced back into the public sphere last week with the bombshell revelation that the woman who was at the center of the horrendous saga, Carolyn Bryant, admitted to fabricating much of her account of happened. A new book titled The Blood of Emmett Till, written by Timothy Tyson, a senior [âŚ]
January 29, 2017
Students
University of California Shows Leadership on Trump Travel Ban
Universities, especially public institutions, have a major role in the moral leadership of America and should not shirk that responsibility.
January 29, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Weâre Always Athletes: Microaggressions of Black Males Navigating Academia
The assumption often is that Black males within higher education contexts are athletes or related to athletics and could not possibly be there for anything else.
January 25, 2017
Students
Our Struggle to Overcome Must Begin With You and Me
Let us strive to be our brotherâs and sisterâs keeper. We need more dignity and more respect when it comes to each other.
January 22, 2017
Students
By Redefining Diversity, Trump Making America Small Again
The size of the audience in Washington aside, the vision of the inaugural speech of Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States, was definitely small.
January 22, 2017
Students
HBCUs, Trump, and Student Development: The Band Played On
Perhaps one of the most salient topics that serve as grist for the college student development mill is the Talladega College band controversy â whether these students should participate in the presidential inauguration ceremony.
January 19, 2017
African-American
Donald Trump Fails John Lewis History Lesson
The fact that Donald Trump would have the unmitigated gall to allude to John Lewis being incompetent, ineffective and useless to his constituency is beyond insulting.
January 17, 2017
Students
The Case for Rebranding Minority-serving Institutions
âEquity-oriented institutionsâ should replace âminority-serving institutionsâ in our lexicon.
January 17, 2017
Students
Going High: Soaring Like Michelle Obama
Secretly, I was going for the âMichelle Obama lookâ: elegance, grace, beauty, and intricacy that displayed a synergy of sophistication sprinkled with femininity.
January 11, 2017
African-American
Letting Go and Moving Forward in 2017
The year 2016 started out with a great deal of promise. Before we lament, we must still be thankful for all that happened last year.
January 9, 2017
Students
The Whiter the School District, the Higher the Risk?
The recent presidential election outcome has inspired me to think about what it means to be labeled an at-risk student, as historically defined and currently executed.
January 9, 2017
African-American
Kim Burrellâs Words Show Homophobia Alive and Well in Black Community
Kim Burrell has added her undeniably controversial perspective on an issue that has been an ongoing source of contention within the Black community â homophobia.
January 8, 2017
Students
Talladega College Might Be on Right Side of History
More than a century ago, Booker T. Washingtonâthe most prominent product of an HBCU at that pointâaccepted an invitation to The White House that was just as controversial.
January 3, 2017
Students
Thereâs a Price to Pay for Using Credit Cards
Young consumers are the most vulnerable when it comes to credit cards.
December 26, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Things in 2016 That Make These 2 Black Faculty Members Go Hmmmm
We found ourselves going hmmm in wonderful 2016 with all its post-modern, post-racial, 21st century glory, making America greatâfor some people â rhetoric.
December 21, 2016
Opinion
2016: A Rough Year on Many Fronts
More than a few people have lamented that they see 2016 as one of the worst years in history
December 18, 2016
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