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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Ivanka Trump Says âDiscriminationâ Is the Reason This College Canceled Her Speech
Ivanka Trump said that âviewpoint discriminationâ and âcancel cultureâ are the reasons she was dropped as the virtual commencement speaker by WSU Tech, a college affiliated with Wichita State University. Last Thursday, WSU Tech said in an announcement that the presidentâs daughter was to be the commencement speaker on June 6. Later in the day, [âŚ]
June 8, 2020
African-American
Five Books That Every White Ally Should Read on Black Lives
Over the past several weeks, an increasingly number of White colleagues and friends have reached out to me inquiring how they can better support Black people. Specifically, they have asked where to donate monies, what to say to show support to their Black colleagues, and what books they should read. Of these, the latter has been among the most recurrent question I have been asked.
June 8, 2020
Students
Report: To Ensure Equity, Prioritize CARES Act Aid for Public Colleges
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is felt throughout higher education, a report from the Center for American Progress advocates that public colleges and universities deserve the largest allotment of aid to ensure that racial and economic inequalities donât deepen.
June 7, 2020
African-American
Amazon Donates Total of $10 Million to Group of Organizations Including UNCF, TMCF
As part of an effort to support education and justice for Black communities across the U.S., Amazon has donated $10 million to a number of organizations vested in equity issues, according to an Amazon blog post. Among the 11 organizations chosen are the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the [âŚ]
June 7, 2020
African-American
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Joins Boston University to Lead New Antiracist Research Center
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, one of the most sought-after scholars on racism in America, will join Boston University, launching the institutionâs new Center for Antiracist Research.
June 4, 2020
African-American
Summit Discusses Mental Health and Equity on College Campuses
On the second day of the virtual Campus Prevention Network Summit, hosted by EVERFI, conversations focused on diversity, equity and inclusion on campuses as well as the mental health of Black women students.
June 4, 2020
African-American
U of Central Florida Professor Tweets About âBlack Privilege,â Many Want Him Fired
University of Central Florida (UCF) students and many others are calling for the institution to fire Charles Negy, a professor who has been tweeting about âblack privilegeâ and âminority idolatoryâ, among other things, since the death of George Floyd in police violence. The university, on its Twitter account, said itâs reviewing the issue âwhile being [âŚ]
June 4, 2020
African-American
In the Wake of George Floydâs Death, Prairie View A&M and Oberlin to Start Racial Justice Initiatives
In the wake of George Floydâs death in police custody, Prairie View A&M University and Oberlin College will start racial justice initiatives at their institutions, they announced. Prairie View A&M has already received âa substantial giftâ to establish a Center for Race and Justice under the rubric of African American Studies, said university president Ruth [âŚ]
June 4, 2020
African-American
Following George Floydâs Death, Virginia and California Community Colleges to Review Police Training
The community college systems of Virginia and California will review their police training curricula in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. The Virginia system will create a panel to examine the curricula used to educate law enforcement officers across its 23 colleges, said Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginiaâs [âŚ]
June 4, 2020
African-American
Troy University Suspends its Police Chief Over George Floyd Comments
Troy University has suspended its chief of police John McCall after he made âinflammatoryâ comments on social media that George Floyd, who died last week in Minneapolis after police violence contributed to his own death. Troy has also begun an internal investigation into the matter, its chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr. said in a statement. [âŚ]
June 4, 2020
African-American
Mo Williams: Top Black Student-Athletes Should Switch to HBCUs
To protest systemic racism, Black student-athletes enrolled in Division I (D-I) institutions should transfer to historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs), said Mo Williams, who was named head coach of the menâs basketball program at Alabama State University, a historically Black institution, last month. In tweets following the death of George Floyd in police custody, [âŚ]
June 4, 2020
African-American
U of Minnesota Closed Partially on Thursday, the Day of George Floydâs Memorial Service
The University of Minnesota closed the institution from noon onward Thursday to honor George Floyd, whose private memorial service was to be held in Minneapolis the same day. Floyd died in Minneapolis last week from violence by officers of the Minneapolis Po lice Department. Shortly after, the University of Minnesota was one of the first [âŚ]
June 4, 2020
Students
A Battle for the Soul of Our Nation
Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a long way from Brunswick, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky. Yet the three areas are now inextricably linked by the recent tragedies that befell African- American citizens â murdered in those locations by citizen vigilantes or police officers. Each illuminates a teachable moment that we would do well to learn from, and demonstrates that even during a historic pandemic, when we are all supposedly âin this together,â that we still have a long way to go as a society before we truly reach âtogetherness.â
June 4, 2020
Students
After Racist Posts About George Floyd, Some Colleges Expel Students, Professor Resigns
Some universities have taken strict action against students, and in one case, a faculty member, for their racist and offensive comments and videos about George Floyd, a Black man who died last week after a Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with his knee on his neck for approximately nine minutes.
June 3, 2020
African-American
UCLA âTroubledâ the LAPD Is Using the University Stadium as a âField Jailâ During Protests
The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), is upset that the cityâs police department is using the universityâs Jackie Robinson Stadium as a âfield jailâ for people detained during demonstrations protesting the death of George Floyd. That the Los Angeles Police Department was using the stadium in this manner was brought to the universityâs attention [âŚ]
June 3, 2020
African-American
UVA and Harvard Presidents Criticized for Their Responses to George Floydâs Death
Jim Ryan and Dr. Lawrence Bacow, the presidents of the University of Virginia (UVA) and Harvard University, respectively, have been criticized for what some say are their weak responses to the death in police custody last week of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis.
June 2, 2020
African-American
A Letter to George Floyd
I do not know at a biological or emotional level what it is like to be Black. White privilege was my birthright. Poverty, and homosexuality, and a propensity toward obesity were equally my birthright, and I have experienced prejudice for all of those reasons. Still, I do not pretend to know what it feels like to be racially profiled or to know that my ancestors were violently separated from their homeland and brought in chains to serve people whose race is the same as mine.
June 2, 2020
African-American
As Hundreds of Students Join George Floyd Protests, Some Black Students Become Targets of Police
As hundreds of college students nationwide joined the George Floyd protests over the weekend, police used force against some Black students in incidents that some college leaders said are yet more examples of systemic racism and excessive police action. âThis is the exact kind of policing behavior thousands have been protesting,â tweeted the Georgia chapter [âŚ]
June 1, 2020
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