James B. Ewers Jr.Members of the academy offer insight into current events and higher education issues that impact people of color.OpinionThe Battle for America’s SoulCitizens of America, we are under siege and on the battlefield against each other. We live in the same United States, but we live in a divided country. America, what is happening to us?March 26, 2018OpinionTime for Elected Officials to Act Against Gun ViolenceSchool shootings in the United States have made me numb, almost with a sense of hopelessness. Recently, this country has been reduced to the wild west because of senseless acts of violence. It is time for something to be done by elected officials.March 11, 2018OpinionWhere Is the Village When We Need It?I grew up in the East Winston section of Winston-Salem, N.C. Our neighborhood was close-knit, as we knew our neighbors. In fact, we knew who the neighbors were that stayed three and four streets over from where we lived. As kids, we all knew one another and spent a lot of time in each other’s homes.February 27, 2018African-AmericanOne Month of Black History is Not EnoughBlack History Month is here. It is a time when we celebrate the many accomplishments and contributions of African-American people.February 1, 2018OpinionPraying for Kindness in 2018I can remember people many years ago making New Year’s resolutions. These were things we wanted to either start doing or possibly do better. Yes, I too, began making these New Year’s resolutions. Quite honestly, I didn’t start to make the resolutions until New Year’s Eve. And during some years, I didn’t make them until New Year’s Day.January 9, 2018OpinionSexual Harassment Leaves Lasting Emotional ScarsSexual harassment is nothing new. It didn’t just come on the scene recently. Women and some men have been victims of sexual abuse for years and have not fought back. Their voices remained silent while their minds were crying out.November 30, 2017SportsPro Athletes Have a Unique Platform and They’re Using ItCertainly, before Colin Kaepernick’s gesture, you didn’t see cameras scanning the crowd to see who was standing and who was sitting.October 31, 2017StudentsTrump Creates Chaos and ConfusionThe current president of the United States of America is always in the middle of chaos and confusion.September 27, 2017OpinionCharlottesville Evokes Memories of the SixtiesI am a product of the 1960s and grew up in a Southern city. Segregation, separate but equal, we sat upstairs and they sat downstairs at the movies all happened during my early years. However, it didn’t stop us from believing and achieving.August 16, 2017African-American‘Just in Case,’ Is That Our New Anthem These Days?In 2017, Black men in America walk a dangerous walk. The relationship between Black men and the police is problematic, at best.July 17, 2017Page 1 of 10Next Page
