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White Privilege: What if Henry Louis Gates had been White?

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, July 24, 2009

By now, most enlightened people have heard about the incident involving Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates and the Cambridge, Mass., police.  As a recap, the Cambridge police arrested the eminent scholar in front of his home.  Just having returned from filming a PBS special in China, Gates, along with

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Michael Jackson: A Transformative Human Being

by Dr. Elwood Watson, July 20, 2009

Okay. I will confess that I was a huge Michael Jackson fan! From the time I was a teenager, I rabidly purchased all of his albums. To me, he was one of the greatest entertainers to live. To this very day, I still harbor that assessment. In fact, on the

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Racism, It's Viral

by Dr. Christopher Metzler, July 13, 2009

"To entertain her daughter, Michelle Obama loves to make monkey sounds." That's the photo caption of Michelle Obama speaking to her daughter Malia posted on Free Republic. Disclaimer on Free Republic:  "Free Republic does not advocate or condone racism, violence, rebellion, secession, or an overthrow of the government. " For those of you

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Paul Quinn College: To Save or Not to Save

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, July 1, 2009

Recently, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) voted to revoke Paul Quinn College's accreditation, noting financial and academic problems. In the same breath, however, SACS acknowledged the excellent work being done by Paul Quinn's president Michael Sorrell in recent years. Sorrell plans to appeal the SACS's decision. The loss

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