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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
High-Profile Black Political Scientist to Lead New Center on Race, Gender and Politics in the South
Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry will bring star power, credibility to new Tulane University center.
January 23, 2011
African-American
New Report Details Minorities’ Struggles to Bounce Back from Recession
The Center for American Progress’ report reveals sobering statistics and similar stories across minority groups.
January 23, 2011
African-American
HBCUs Tapped for New International Program
With an eye toward the global economy, seven historically Black colleges and universities will participate in a new national initiative to help HBCUs expand their international programs and partnerships while enhancing global learning activities on their own campuses.
January 20, 2011
Sports
North Carolina A&T Fires Official Over Sickle Cell Death
North Carolina A&T State University fired an athletics official and suspended a second after learning coaches were urged against testing potential athletes for the sickle cell trait two days before one died during a tryout.
January 19, 2011
Students
During Howard University Visit, Michelle Obama Urges Students To Study Abroad
With Chinese leader Hu Jintao visiting Washington this week, First Lady Michelle Obama dropped by Howard University where she urged students to study abroad and help strengthen the U.S. presence in the global community.
January 19, 2011
African-American
Court Upholds UT-Austin Admissions Standards
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the University of Texas at Austin can consider race and ethnicity in its admissions standards.
January 18, 2011
African-American
Scholar Deciphers Census Data, Political Climate After Reapportionment
As the Census Bureau cranks out more official results this winter from the 2010 decennial census, political scientist Robert A. Holmes will be poring over the data to see what it portends for Blacks and other minorities and how they can use it to sustain political momentum in this decade.
January 18, 2011
Students
The Unfinished Race
In a new memoir, Dolores Cross describes how she labored to fix Morris Brown College but acknowledges the failings that led to the regrettable end of an otherwise stellar academic career.
January 13, 2011
African-American
Scholars Take Exception to Palin’s ‘Blood Libel’ Charge
When Sarah Palin accused journalists and pundits of ‘blood libel’ in the wake of the deadly Arizona shootings, she reached deep into one of medieval history’s most sordid chapters to make her point.
January 12, 2011
African-American
On 10th Anniversary, Wikipedia Aims for Diversity
In an effort to diversify, the San Francisco-based nonprofit is recruiting students from 16 college campuses, including Harvard and Georgetown.
January 12, 2011
African-American
Black History Month Starts Here
As Black History Month approaches, many readers look for new books, either for their own reading pleasure, for courses or for special seminars and discussions. Diversebooks.net offers many titles that would be excellent additions to any library.
January 11, 2011
African-American
Haitian-Americans Mark 1st Year Since Earthquake
Haitian-American leaders and others are using Wednesday’s anniversary of Haiti’s massive earthquake to implore the Obama administration to welcome tens of thousands of Haitians who were promised visas but remain in the crippled Caribbean country on waiting lists.
January 11, 2011
Students
University of Georgia Celebrates Desegregation Anniversary
Georgia’s flaghip university has honored Charlayne Hunter-Gault and the late Hamilton Holmes over the past few days as faculty, alumni, students and others commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the desegregation of UGA.
January 11, 2011
African-American
Portia Shields Takes Over Struggling TSU
University’s first female president has a history of turning around troubled programs.
January 10, 2011
African-American
States Receive Annual Grade on Education Quality
Annual report details positive impact of federal stimulus money, but also highlights struggles and failures of state policies.
January 10, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Tenure Crusader
After winning the tenure race, Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore gave it up to help other young professors reach their own tenure goals.
January 10, 2011
African-American
For Minorities, A New ‘Digital Divide’
Some experts see a new “digital divide” emerging with Latinos and Blacks being challenged by more, not less, access to technology.
January 9, 2011
African-American
Accounting Giant Ernst & Young Seeks To Attract More Minority Hires
Ernst & Young actively recruits at about 200 universities nationwide and partners with the National Association of Black Accountants and other groups to extend its outreach.
January 6, 2011
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