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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
WVU Reprinting Long-lost African American Works
West Virginia University Press is reprinting important African American texts that have either gone unnoticed for generations or fallen out of print.
February 11, 2010
African-American
Black History Special Book Review: Redefining âBlack Powerâ
Images from the heyday of the Black Power movement live on in popular culture, but the view tends to be blurred. Most people probably consider it as a blip on the 400-year chronology of race relations in America. While some Americans romanticize the movement, others remember it as a short-lived, inflammatory and ill-advised crusade that ran against the tide of peaceful efforts to gain and protect civil rights.
February 11, 2010
Students
Black History Special: Students Mentored By Civil Rights Veterans Changed American History
In 1960, students attending colleges and universities in Greensboro, N.C., Nashville, and locations throughout the South staged sit-ins at store lunch counters and restaurants in protest of public segregation. Many of those who came under the influence of civil rights pioneers, James Lawson and Ella Baker, went on to become leaders in the civil rights movement.
February 10, 2010
Students
Lastword â Black Greek Deathwatch
After the hand-wringing over a hazing death comes a period of reckless behavior leading to yet another death. Will we stop the cycle?
February 9, 2010
Students
Judge Dismisses Suit Against AKA President and Sorority
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by eight members of the nationâs oldest black sorority, who accused the groupâs president of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in improper compensation and spending sorority money on a wax statue of herself and other questionable purposes.
February 3, 2010
Sports
Eddie Robinson Museum Opening Feb. 13
Almost a decade after the Legislature authorized a state museum to honor former Grambling football coach Eddie G. Robinson, it will open on what would have been his 91st birthday.
February 2, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Southern U. in Baton Rouge Nearing the âPoint of Crisisâ
Deep state budget cuts, forced by falling state revenue and a new focus on performance-based funding, is pushing Southern University of Baton Rouge (SUBR) to the brink of crisis, the schoolâs chancellor says.
February 1, 2010
Leadership & Policy
JSU President Defends Black College âUnityâ Plan
Jackson State University (JSU) President Dr. Ronald Mason has received a sharp rebuke from Black lawmakers and supporters of historically Black colleges and universities over his proposal to unite JSU with the stateâs other two historically Black universities.
January 31, 2010
African-American
U.S. Racial History Less Understood Among Post-Racial Generation, Scholars Say
After the election of President Barack Obama, some college students consider prejudice and racism as relics of American societal behavior.
January 31, 2010
African-American
Protesters Reflect on Success of Student Sit-ins
Fifty years ago today, four college freshmen walked quietly into a Greensboro dime store, bought a few items, then sat down at the âWhites onlyâ lunch counter and sparked a wave of civil rights protest that changed America.
January 31, 2010
African-American
Racial Threat Puts Ohio College on Alert, on Edge
An attacker could find many places to hide at Hocking College, a campus carved into a forest in the Appalachian foothills. And with the threat of a mass killing looming over Black students at the community college, Allen Edwards is steering clear of the trees.
January 28, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Minority Male Plight Demands Broad U.S. Action, College Board Says
A College Board report highlighting the âoverwhelming barriersâ U.S. minority males confront in becoming educated and productive citizens.
January 26, 2010
African-American
Scholars Speak Out on Haiti
In the aftermath of Haitiâs devastating earthquake, Diverse interviews three scholars of Haitian descent who study the island nation and teach its history and culture on the college level.
January 20, 2010
African-American
Haitiâs History Created Bond With Many U.S. Blacks
While a terrible earthquake anywhere in the Caribbean would hit a sympathetic nerve in most Americans, Haiti holds a unique place in the hearts of many American Blacks.
January 19, 2010
Students
Lottery-winning Alumnus Donates $10 Million to South Carolina HBCU
Hoping to spread the joy of a $260 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the Rev. Solomon Jackson has donated $10 million of his âgood fortuneâ to his alma mater, Morris College, a historically Black college in Sumter, S.C.
January 19, 2010
African-American
Scholar West Urges Holiday Audience Not to âSanitizeâ Kingâs Legacy
A scholar and activist invoked the fiery side of Martin Luther King Jr.âs rhetoric Monday at the civil rights iconâs church, urging the audience not to âsanitizeâ Kingâs legacy or let the president off the hook on issues like poverty.
January 18, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Delaware State Trustee Reflects on Interim Presidency
Dr. Claibourne Smithâs tenure as interim leader of Delaware State inspires him to take a more active role on the Dover-based institutionâs board of trustees.
January 18, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Observers Say U. of Virginia Diversity Prowess Safe with Sullivan
When a highly selective institution garners an enviable diversity record as that found at The University of Virginia change at the top is bound to raise concerns. But those familiar with the schoolâs new president say those concerns are unwarranted.
January 14, 2010
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