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Twenty-Nine Years of Being on the Front Lines Of Affirmative Action
Twenty-nine years ago when I started working in this field, I knew little and had no exposure to the underpinnings of this difficult compensatory process called affirmative action. I sought friends who were working in the field and began a process of acquiring all the knowledge I could about the laws and what they were intended to do.
May 1, 2008, 12:33

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Hispanics Bearing the Brunt of Xenophobia
Resentment of undocumented immigrants has become a major part of
the political agenda from national presidential races to local elections.

Feb 20, 2008, 16:26

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What Is the Context of Our Emotions Related to the “Jena 6”?
Why has the Jena 6 situation garnered so much attention and outrage? Many of us, as people of color, feel responsible and compelled to stand up for our brethren in small town America who are resigned to the persistent unjust treatment of African- Americans.
Oct 3, 2007, 18:37

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Makeover Needed for No Child Left Behind
The 110th U.S. Congress, which convened this month, needs to bring a complete makeover of the...
Jan 11, 2007, 10:10

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Ask the Wrong Questions, Get the Wrong Answers
You don’t need a Ph.D. to recognize that colleges and universities are facing serious issues in the coming decades...
Dec 28, 2006, 10:10

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The World Beyond the Ivy-covered Walls
Recently, Dr. Louise Richardson, executive dean of the Radcliffe Center for Advanced Study and...
Nov 2, 2006, 09:50

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Student Murder Shatters ‘Morehouse Mystique’
The body of Carlnell Walker Jr. was found stuffed in the trunk of his car in July by Clayton County, Ga., police...
Oct 5, 2006, 09:50

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Coming to Terms with the ‘D’ Word
Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. That’s one way of describing what I was feeling....
Aug 24, 2006, 10:00

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Sallie Mae, NAFEO Team Up
There’s something a bit thrilling about learning that the National Association for Equal Opportunity in...
Aug 10, 2006, 10:10

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Hampton Steps on Cultural Nerve
Hampton University stepped hard on a cultural nerve when news of the no-braids...
Jun 29, 2006, 11:00

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Wade in the Water: A Contemporary Metaphor
Like most of the country, I spent much of early September following the news coverage of Hurricane Katrina...
Jan 26, 2006, 11:00

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Art, For Our Sake
It’s not just what you say, it’s often how you say it that determines the effect it’ll have on your audience...
Jan 12, 2006, 10:04

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Evaluating Evaluations: Answering the Unasked Question
W.E.B. Du Bois wrote, “Between me and the other world there is ever an unasked question...
Dec 29, 2005, 10:00

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When and Where I Enter: Black Women in the Academy
Despite the psychological, emotional and intellectual violence done to us on a daily basis...
Dec 29, 2005, 09:57


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