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Section: Demographics > African-American
Latest News
Rutgers University to Host Memorial for Dr. Cheryl A. Wall
When Dr. Cheryl A. Wall, renounced scholar of Black literature, American literature, and feminist criticism, died in April 2020, the chaos of the pandemic made it impossible for Rutgers University to pay proper tribute to their professor of English.
April 18, 2022
African-American
Veteran Education Administrator Dead at 67
Dr. Lillian Lowery, who ran public schools in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, ultimately spearheading new national curriculum standards and reforms to student discipline policies, died last week. She was 67.
April 18, 2022
Latest News
Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., Former HBCU President, Dead at 81
Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., former president of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) West Virginia State University (WVSU) and Clark Atlanta University (CAU), died on Thursday, April 14.
April 18, 2022
Demographics
Racelighting and Inauthentic Allyship: How to Recognize It, and How to Change It
Dr. J. Luke Wood discussed the idea of racelighting at the University of Phoenix’s Inclusive Leadership Summit on Thursday.
April 14, 2022
African-American
New Book Explores Duality of Kanye West's Celebrity
Dr. Joshua K. Wright explores West’s two decades of stardom, his seemingly hypocritical political views, and the duality experienced by Black celebrities trying to negotiate the needs of community and the pressures created by a white-centric society.
April 14, 2022
African-American
NUL Report: Widening Disparities Continue to Exist Between Blacks and Whites
The state of Black America remains grim. That's the findings from The National Urban League, which released its annual report on the State of Black America on Tuesday.
April 12, 2022
Institutions
Civil Rights and Education Conference Explores School Equity Audits
Last week, the Education and Civil Rights Initiative at the University of Kentucky’s College of Education kicked off a three-day virtual conference on the theme of education as a civil right. Initial sessions included a dive into equity audits.
April 8, 2022
Social Justice
Analyzing the Social Justice Implications of the Critical Race Theory Debate
Scholars say that while social justice and critical race theory are not synonymous, they are important components in the fight for equity — along with antiracism.
April 7, 2022
Latest News
Berea College to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of bell hooks
Berea College will host a tribute to distinguished professor in residence in Appalachian studies, author, and leading feminist scholar bell hooks, who died in December.
April 6, 2022
Latest News
Morgan State University to Hold Tribute for Earl G. Graves, Sr., Founder of Black Enterprise
On April 6, Morgan State University will host a tribute to the memory of its alumnus Earl G. Graves Sr, founder of Black Enterprise, the magazine launched in 1970 for Black professionals and entrepreneurs.
April 5, 2022
African-American
What We Can Learn From San Diego State University
The case of a professor using racial epithets in the classroom, could be a lesson for other institutions.
March 14, 2022
Latest News
Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster, first Black student at the University of Alabama, Dead at 92
Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student to attend the University of Alabama, namesake of the Autherine Lucy Hall on campus, has died. She was 92 years old.
March 2, 2022
African-American
Six Months Later, Questions of Justice Haunt the Jelani Day Case
After the disappearance and death of an ISU graduate student, his family and friends still have lingering questions.
February 23, 2022
Demographics
Valerie Boyd, Biographer of Zora Neale Hurston, Dead at 58
Valerie Boyd—a well-known journalist, biographer and professor at the University of Georgia—died over the weekend. She was 58 years old.
February 15, 2022
Latest News
Remembering a Pioneering ETS Leader: Lenora M. Green
Lenora Miller Green, a longtime leader at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) passed away last week. She was 65,
February 14, 2022
Latest News
Purdue University Police Officer On Leave After Arrest of Black Student
A Purdue University police officer has received death threats and was placed on leave after video surfaced of him pinning a Black student to the ground, pressing his elbow into the student’s neck. An inquiry has been launched to investigate what happened.
February 11, 2022
African-American
A Black Woman on the Bench, "Long Overdue"
Black legal scholars weigh in on President Biden's decision to name a Black woman high court.
February 10, 2022
African-American
Is ‘Race Fatigue’ Setting in? Senior Diversity Leaders Weigh in
While the country is still reeling from the dual pandemics of racism and COVID-19, many Black students and faculty members are asking: Where are we heading from here?
February 9, 2022
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