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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Incoming IRA President Aims to Prepare Literacy Teachers to Instruct Diverse Classrooms
As a teenager in Albany, Ga., Patricia A. Edwards took the lead in teaching the younger kids in her community to read. When boys came to her father’s barbershop for haircuts she told them, “If you don’t let me teach you the alphabet, I’ll tell my daddy to give you a baldy.”
April 21, 2010
African-American
South Carolina Manual Drops ‘Negro’ and ‘Scalawag’ References
The official manual of the South Carolina Legislature no longer references “Negro” or “scalawag” in historical listings of Reconstruction leaders.
April 21, 2010
Sports
Biden, Duncan Tout Title IX Policy Change
Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that strengthening Title IX is not only the right thing to do, but helps women reach their aspirations “so this nation can realize its potential.”
April 20, 2010
African-American
Dorothy Height, Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 98
Dorothy Height, the leading female voice of the 1960s civil rights movement and a participant in historic marches with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, died Tuesday.
April 20, 2010
African-American
Harvard Professor Ogletree: Sharpton is Obama’s Link to the Streets
The Rev. Al Sharpton is a “lightning rod” for President Barack Obama on inner-city streets, Obama’s former Harvard mentor and friend Charles Ogletree said Saturday at a forum in Harlem.
April 19, 2010
African-American
Overcoming Life on the Streets to Teach Literature
Before he taught English at a Massachusetts college, before he completed two terminal degrees at the University of Iowa, before he took courses at a local community college, Dr. Jerald Walker was a drug-abusing dropout running the streets of Chicago, committing petty crimes.
April 19, 2010
Students
Va. Gov., Black Fraternity to Meet Over Confederate History Month Flap
Members of a Black fraternity at the College of William and Mary plan to meet with Gov. Bob McDonnell to discuss the contentious issue of Confederate History Month.
April 18, 2010
African-American
Fayetteville State Wins Record Fourth OFC Business Plan Competition
Fayetteville State continues dominance at business plan competition, part of an initiative to promote entrepreneurship education at HBCUs.
April 18, 2010
African-American
U.S. Health Secretary Addresses Minority Health Issues
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that she is developing a national plan of action that would focus for the first time on reducing health care disparities between minority and White populations.
April 15, 2010
African-American
HBCUs Explore Ways To Move Beyond Tuition Dependence
Historically Black college and university leaders are seeking the means to move their institutions from a model of tuition-dependency to opening alternative revenue streams that will ensure their institutions’ financial future.
April 14, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Univ. of South Carolina in Danger of Losing Lone Black Trustee
As state legislators weigh whether to vote out the lone minority trustee at the University of South Carolina, an Associated Press analysis shows the school’s governing board is already less diverse than others in the Southeastern Conference.
April 13, 2010
African-American
‘One Florida’ Plan Harmed Minority Enrollment
A newspaper analysis suggests former Gov. Jeb Bush’s decision to abolish affirmative action in college admissions has hurt minority enrollment. The Orlando Sentinel reported Sunday that Black college enrollment has failed to keep pace with the number of minorities graduating high school.
April 11, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Jackson State President Among Candidates Vying To Lead Southern University
JSU president Ronald Mason Jr. and Clarence Newsome, the former president of Shaw University in North Carolina, are the two latest applicants to join the pool of four semifinalists scheduled to interview Tuesday on campus, Southern officials said last week.
April 11, 2010
African-American
Howard University Hosts John Hope Franklin Tribute
Scholars who convened last week at Howard for a three-day symposium on Dr. John Hope Franklin’s career agreed that his memory will forever live through his scholarship.
April 11, 2010
African-American
Governor’s Proclamation Omission Puts Virginia in Negative Light, Critics Say
University of Virginia scholar says state image suffers from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s misstep in issuing Confederate history proclamation without noting slavery’s role in the Civil War.
April 8, 2010
Students
Author Cultivates Young Writers With Camaraderie
As a teacher in the University of Iowa’s storied Writers’ Workshop, James Alan McPherson develops bonds with his students that extend beyond the classroom.
April 8, 2010
African-American
Fisk Seeks Trial to Pursue Sale of Artwork
Fisk University has filed a motion seeking a trial date in its quest to sell some of the artwork from its Stieglitz collection.
April 7, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Chicago State Provost: Famed Black Poet Not Singled Out for Retaliation
In a public response to the resignation of one of Chicago State University’s most celebrated faculty members, the university provost reiterated the position that the administration has not singled out acclaimed poet and activist Haki R. Madhubuti for retaliation.
April 6, 2010
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