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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Analysis: Post-racial Era Yet to Dawn in America
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s remarks about Barack Obama, only the latest such eruption since America’s first Black president took office a year ago, probably say more about the state of race relations in the United States than they do about Obama.
January 12, 2010
African-American
Rhode Island to Highlight African-American Memoir in Tours, School Curriculum
William J. Brown’s 1883 memoir is at the center of a yearlong project, funded by the Rhode Island Council on the Humanities, which seeks to raise the free Black civic leader’s profile and further the public’s understanding of African-American history in Rhode Island.
January 11, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Former Howard U. President James Cheek dies at 77
WASHINGTON — James E. Cheek, who served as Howard University’s president for 20 years and oversaw major expansions at the school, has died. He was 77.
January 10, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Norfolk State’s Meyers to Step Down June 30
After more than three years of leading the southeastern Virginia-based historically Black public institution, Norfolk State University president Carolyn W. Meyers is stepping down from her post on June 30.
January 7, 2010
African-American
Congress Expected to Focus on Education in 2010
The U.S. Congress is expected to turn its attention to higher education in the new year.
January 7, 2010
African-American
Michelle Obama Images Part of U. Of Michigan Race Exhibition
Two contrasting images of Michelle Obama – wearing pearls and smiling, and as a rifle-toting revolutionary – are on display at the University of Michigan as part of an exhibit that considers race and visual representations.
January 4, 2010
African-American
Advocates Want More Help for Jobless Blacks
Citing different approaches needed for those hardest hit by joblessness, scholars say chronically high Black unemployment defies easy solutions when both discrimination and low education attainment are among factors plaguing African-American job seekers.
December 22, 2009
Students
Minority Hires a Priority On Capitol Hill
Government agencies and MSI advocates seek new ways to boost minority participation in federal jobs.
December 22, 2009
African-American
Like Du Bois, UPenn Scholar Has Focused on Interdisciplinary Work
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, the Lasry Family Endowed Professor of Race Relations at the University of Pennsylvania, has found a way to hone all of his academic interests without forcing himself to choose one discipline over another.
December 21, 2009
African-American
Scholar Renders Deft History of Civil Rights Era
Historian Andrew B. Lewis chronicles the roles of a band of young people who gave new direction and courage to the civil rights movement in The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation.
December 20, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Quid Pro Quo Deal Allows Lincoln to Renovate Its Image
Lincoln University gave up ‘control’ of a prized art collection, gaining a chance to remake its campus.
December 16, 2009
Students
HBCUs a Bargain Compared with Other Private Colleges, UNCF Says
Applications are on the increase at many private Black colleges, the United Negro College Fund says, and one factor may be their lower tuitions compared with other small private colleges and universities.
December 15, 2009
Students
Changing the Measures of Success for HBCUs
Public HBCUs want institutional graduation rates to reflect social and economic obstacles borne by their disadvantaged students.
December 14, 2009
African-American
Dispelling HIV/AIDS Myths in Black Community
Claudia Pryor’s documentary explores the attitudes and awareness among Black youth in Pittsburgh about HIV/AIDS that will be the basis of a new curricula to dispel the myths surrounding Blacks with the disease
December 13, 2009
African-American
No Laughing Matter
Comedian Bill Cosby spreads his message for Black families through town hall meetings, social networking Web sites and hip-hop.
December 13, 2009
Students
SOUL SURVIVOR
A target in the 1990s culture wars, Temple\’s venerable African American studies department enters its third decade beset by a lingering faculty rift.
December 9, 2009
Faculty & Staff
SPECTRUM: GROWING BY LEAPS WITHOUT BOUNDS
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi is familiar to millions of viewers on the popular PBS “History Detectives†program, a television series in its eighth season devoted to “exploring the complexities of historical mysteries.
December 9, 2009
Students
Despite Struggles, Pioneering Black Studies Department Presses Forward
A target in the 1990s culture wars, Temple University’s venerable African American studies department enters its third decade.
December 9, 2009
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