James B. Ewers Jr.Members of the academy offer insight into current events and higher education issues that impact people of color.Leadership & PolicyPoliticians Sometimes Say the Strangest ThingsPrimaries and caucuses are events that are happening almost every week nowMarch 31, 2016Faculty & StaffPassing On Our History to the Next GenerationThere are some compelling questions to be asked regarding Black History Month as we know it now.February 10, 2016Community CollegesThe King Holiday is Over. Now What?As we now pass the King Holiday and onto February, which is Black History Month, let us rededicate ourselves to some guiding principles.January 27, 2016African-AmericanKeeping the Faith for African-American MalesWell, 2016 is officially here and, as Black people, we must stop this violence upon ourselves.January 6, 2016OpinionWhere is the America that I Used to Know?There is a disturbing part of America that has reared its ugly head and is making an attempt to steal our joy.December 8, 2015OpinionMotivating the Next Generation of Scholars for the Work AheadCertainly, college in and of itself, will not make you successful. There must be some drive and determination that students must have.November 18, 2015OpinionLeonard Fournette Leading the Way with CharacterSometimes college student-athletes think only about the final score. So our hearts become full when we see a young man like Fournette who sees life’s big picture.October 22, 2015StudentsGrad Student Takes Bold Step in Race Relations DialogueRecently, a college student in Buffalo, New York, made what I believe was a sincere effort to begin some talks about race.September 23, 2015Faculty & StaffSymbols Shape What We Think and Believe in AmericaNow that the exhilaration of the removal of the Confederate battle flag has subsided a bit, let’s reflect upon it and pose a question or two.August 5, 2015StudentsKillings in Charleston Put Race Relations in U.S. to TestRacial tension in this country became the focal point of discussion last week with the killing of nine African-Americans in Charleston, South Carolina.June 22, 2015Previous PagePage 4 of 10Next Page