Julianne MalveauxAfrican-AmericanJust a Nappy-Headed Sister with the PC Blues – ReviewI’ve worn my hair shorn close to my head for at least the last 10 years, from time to time letting it get a wild and wooly inch or so past my scalp. I’m a member of the “happy is nappy” school, and gleefully so. For years, I wore the T-shirt of a sister whose naps could be used as the illustration that went with a sign that said “happy is nappy.”July 14, 2007Leadership & PolicyThe River Running Through College Admissions. – Review – book reviewsIf you don’t read another book about higher education this year, you must read William G. Bowen’s and Derek Bok’s The Shape of the River: Long Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (Princeton University Press, 1998).July 14, 2007HomeDespite education, black workers still face challengesWith the unemployment rate at a twenty-eight-year low of 4.5 percent, and discussion of discrimination unpopula in this post-affirmative action era, scant attention has been focused on the unemployment rate gap and the differential status of African American workers. But yes, there is still an unemployment rate gap, and it widened — not narrowed — in the face of economic prosperity.July 14, 2007Leadership & PolicyWhy can’t black folks stand success? – unjust accusations against Lincoln University President Niara SudarkasaIt is Saturday, July 25, and the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., is celebrating a successful conference with a fantastic closing banquet. The keynote speaker, Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, is talking about the seven Rs — the essential African values that African American people must embrace and rediscover if we are to move smoothly and successfully into the twenty-first century.July 13, 2007African-AmericanCelebrating and deconstructing our educational progressA recent Census Bureau report has good news about African American education. In Educational Attainment in the United States, the Census Bureau reported that 86.2 percent of African Americans ages twenty-five to twenty-nine were high school graduates in 1997, continuing an upward trend in the educational attainment of African Americans that began in 1940.July 12, 2007StudentsClosing doors and scary thoughts – City University of New YorkThe City University of New York has had a historical mission to provide higher education to immigrants, the poor, and minority Students. Its alumni include a distinguished roster of intellectuals like polio vaccine inventor Jonas Salk, who might not have had an accessible and affordable college education were it not for CUNY.July 12, 2007HomeReflecting on Robeson’s artistic and sociopolitical legacy – Paul Robeson – ColumnIf Paul Robeson were living, he would have been 100 years old on April 9. The fact that his centennial birthday is being celebrated around the world, offers us a tremendous opportunity to reflect on the man’s life, legacy, and significance.July 12, 2007HealthSisters in science – few African American women in science programsMore African American women participate in higher education than African American men, and the gap is widening. In 1995, there were 556,000 African American men enrolled as students in all institutions of higher education at all levels of matriculation, compared to 918,000 African American women. The growth in the number of African American women also exceeded the growth rate among African American men.July 12, 2007StudentsRetaining master jugglers – junior faculty must learn to prioritize their schedulesLast week I got an e-mail from a young sister who is in her first year of university teaching. Curiously, the e-mail was time-stamped 2 a.m. Poignantly, it was a shout for help and advice.July 11, 2007HomeResting on the box into which we have put Dr. King – Martin Luther King, JrI don’t know how many cities, workplaces, and university campuses had Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations. Don’t know how many sang and swayed to songs like “We Shall Overcome” and “We Shall Not Be Moved.” Don’t know how many times Black hands linked with White ones, and White lips strained for Black cheeks, or Black arms groped White shoulders. It had to happen thousands of times on January 19 all over the country, because our nation is one committed to the process of celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream.July 11, 2007Page 1 of 6Next Page
