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Section: Demographics > African-American
News Roundup
Dr. Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman Featured on U.S. Quarter
January 11, 2022
African-American
Study Finds Racial Discrimination in Responses to Emails Asking for Help
Americans are less likely to respond to a request for help from a Black person than from a white person, according to a new study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
January 3, 2022
African-American
Black Feminist Icon, bell hooks, Dead at 69
bell hooks showed how race, gender, class, sexuality, patriarchy, capitalism, and white supremacy were deeply intertwined.
December 15, 2021
African-American
Fifty Years of 'Soul Train'
Scholars reflect on the iconic television show that centered Blackness.
December 3, 2021
Community Colleges
One Million Degrees and One Ten Push Black Students into Social Mobility
As OMD works to improve enrollment, persistence, and graduation rates, One Ten helps companies hire those students, completing community college’s push into economic and social mobility.
December 2, 2021
News Roundup
UNCF Kicks Off First Annual Social Justice Week
November 15, 2021
African-American
Hidden in Plain Sight, A Discovery on the Campus of William & Mary
The resurrection of the Bray School, will teach a new generation about Blacks who lived in Colonial Williamsburg.
November 1, 2021
African-American
Prominent Dance Professor Kariamu Welsh Dead at 72, Leaves Behind Legacy of African Movement
October 20, 2021
African-American
Business College and Intercollegiate Fraternity Hope to Advance Leadership of Black Men in Business
October 12, 2021
African-American
ASALH Kicks Off Virtual Conference With Focus on the Black Family
September 15, 2021
African-American
Wake Forest Launches New African American Studies Program
September 7, 2021
African-American
Shaw University, Local Deeds Office Hope To Uncover Human Stories Lost to Slavery
August 24, 2021
Leadership & Policy
An Open Letter to Trustees of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Although I have lost count of the number of HBCU presidential vacancies and recent appointments, suffice it to say I believe the number of vacancies is far too high in proportion to the number of HBCUs as a percent of the total number of colleges and universities. The situation is so dire that some presidents are not in office long enough to be officially inaugurated. This is unacceptable, and alumni and other institutional constituents become part of the problem when they refuse to speak out in a constructive manner.
August 6, 2021
African-American
Howard University to Build New Research Center Specializing in Chronic Illness
Howard University has selected three real-estate companies as their project development team to construct a new research laboratory and office building. The National Research Center for Health Disparities will specialize in finding solutions to chronic illness, particularly illnesses that primarily impact communities of color. The building will go up at the corner of Georgia Avenue […]
August 6, 2021
African-American
Study Examines Digital Divide Impact on Black Families Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A new study out of the University of Missouri found a lack of digital resources exacerbated Black families’ frustration with virtual learning early on in the pandemic, the onset of which hit right as Black families were already facing additional stress over the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and others.
August 3, 2021
Students
Two More Georgia HBCUs Clear Pandemic Related Student Debt
Morehouse College and Savannah State University have become the latest historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to clear student debt acquired since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. The funding comes directly from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, a federal government pledge of $35 billion to help financially struggling college students […]
August 3, 2021
African-American
Panel Focuses on Providing Support to Black Male Students During the Pandemic
Dr. Linda Garcia, the executive director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCSSE) and the National Alliance of Community and Technical Colleges, pulled together a panel of education leaders who have been making institutional changes in an effort to keep Black students, in particular, Black men, enrolled in higher education. The panel urged institutions to listen to their students, increase connections and pathways between K-12 and post-secondary education, and provide mentors to engage with and nurture Black male students through their education, both on and off campus.
July 28, 2021
African-American
Clark Atlanta University Partners with One Million Black Businesses
Clark Atlanta University recently signed an agreement to connect at least 1,000 entrepreneurs with One Million Black-owned Businesses (1MBB) by 2030.
July 27, 2021
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