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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Huston-Tillotson Names Pierce Burnette President
Huston-Tillotson University’s Board of Trustees has selected Colette Pierce Burnette as the successor to Larry L. Earvin as president of the private, historically Black institution in East Austin, Texas.
April 1, 2015
African-American
African-American Literary Stars Return to Roots
After teaching and writing for decades at prestigious institutions outside their native states, Trudier Harris and Nikky Finney return to their native Southern states to teach.
April 1, 2015
Sports
Experts: HBCUs Powered Baseball’s Negro Leagues
The best untold story of Black baseball in the United States is the one in which the pursuit of a higher education was front and centerfield in the lives of many Black baseball players.
April 1, 2015
Students
Congressman’s Son a Defendant in Clemson Fraternity-Death Lawsuits
The son of U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., is one of five defendants in two lawsuits seeking at least $50 million stemming from the death of a Clemson University fraternity pledge.
March 31, 2015
African-American
Clark Atlanta Chooses Texas Southern Dean as President
Clark Atlanta University has selected Ronald A. Johnson to be the fourth president in the historically Black institution’s history.
March 31, 2015
African-American
Howard, Gallaudet Further ‘Black Lives Matter’ Discussion
Panelists agreed that to promote “all lives matter” over “Black lives matter” misses the central truth that, for too long, Black lives have been deemed of less worth than White lives.
March 31, 2015
Sports
NCAA President Troubled by Indiana’s New Law
NCAA president Mark Emmert, whose organization is based in Indianapolis and will showcase one of its signature sporting events there this weekend, said Monday that a new Indiana law that could allow businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians might jeopardize the NCAA’s relationship with the state.
March 30, 2015
African-American
Author Relishes Revisiting ‘Black Macho’
Michele Wallace’s controversial book, Black Macho and the Myth of the Superwoman, is being re-released 37 years after its debut.
March 30, 2015
African-American
Spelman College Makes Campbell Unanimous Choice as President
Spelman College’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to elect Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell as the new president of the college.
March 29, 2015
Sports
Support Program Aims to be Game-Changer
When Black student-athletes arrive on campus on a sports scholarship, their athletic performance too often is priority while education ends up on the sidelines.
March 29, 2015
Students
Tiger Woods Donates $10K to UMES for Golf Scholarship
Tiger Woods is donating $10,000 to the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, helping the university create a scholarship in the name of trailblazing golfer Charlie Sifford.
March 26, 2015
African-American
California Community Colleges Team Up With HBCUs
The California Community College system and nine historically Black institutions have devised a transfer program linking the state’s 112 two-year colleges with the nation’s Black college community.
March 26, 2015
African-American
Disciplinary Actions Against Black Girls Scrutinized
Concern over unfair treatment of Black girls in school has caused many to look at racial-ethnic differences in an academic setting.
March 26, 2015
Students
Oklahoma Student Who Led Racist Chant to Meet With Black Leaders
A former University of Oklahoma student who led a racist chant apologized personally to the leader of Oklahoma’s Legislative Black Caucus and plans to meet with more civic leaders before speaking publicly about the incident for the first time, a state senator said Wednesday.
March 25, 2015
African-American
Spelman College Names Campbell Presidential Finalist
Dean emerita of New York University Tisch School of the Arts will visit Spelman’s campus Thursday and Friday.
March 25, 2015
African-American
National Urban League Delivers Word to Higher Ed
The group’s Equality Index in its annual State of Black America report shows Blacks falling further behind Whites statistically in key quality of life indicators.
March 25, 2015
African-American
Complications of Race and Class Fuel Perceptions of UVA Incident
The recent incident in which a Black honors student at the University of Virginia was assaulted last week has fueled discussion about the ongoing trend of violence against Black males by those in authority.
March 23, 2015
African-American
Penn State to Offer Course About Shooting in Ferguson
Penn State University is the latest institution to offer a course about the tragic events that unfolded in Ferguson, Mo., last summer when an unarmed 18-year-old named Michael Brown was shot and killed by a White police officer.
March 22, 2015
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