Tracie PowellHomeProtesters Stand Up For Jena 6 and MoreScholars say the cases of the Jena Six, Genarlow Wilson and the Black West Virginia woman who was raped and tortured by White abductors are indicative of a larger problem. In fact, many of the marchers who plan to peacefully protest in Jena today have a sense that there is something much greater at stake — overcoming a legacy of racism and unequal justice, not only in Louisiana, but across the country.September 19, 2007StudentsMorehouse President to Freshmen: ‘Look the part. Act the part. Talk the talk and walk the walk’When 20-year-old Marcus Traylor stepped onto campus last month on the first day of the fall semester, he was struck by something he had never seen before on the Morehouse College campus: a group of 100 or more freshmen walking to class wearing stylishly new maroon sports jackets, complete with Morehouse insignia.September 11, 2007Leadership & PolicyMorris Brown Taps New High-Profile Board of Corporate LeadersMorris Brown has addressed several issues that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools cited when it yanked the college’s accreditation in 2002. But Morris Brown still has to show that it’s fiscally stable and that’s where many of the school’s new trustees, including executives who can attract corporate dollars, come in.August 19, 2007StudentsOne-on-One with Liberia President SirleafLiberia’s “Iron Lady,” President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was in Atlanta last month to deliver the commencement address at Spelman College and to accept an honorary degree from the historically Black all-women’s school.June 13, 2007STEMNew Liberian President Seeks to Rehabilitate Country’s Education SystemFinding teachers still country’s main hurdle.June 13, 2007HBCUsPost Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans HBCUs Invest in Better Communication Systems, TrainingNearly two years after Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters demolished much of New Orleans, officials at the city’s hard hit historically Black universities are busy updating their disaster plans in the face of another hurricane season.May 23, 2007HomePerspectives: Is America Ready to Elect a Black President?The mere fact that this question is getting asked across the country is an answer unto itself. While there is evidence that White Americans support Black candidates running for lower-rung offices, that support may not translate into a Black candidate’s successful bid for the White House.January 20, 2007Faculty & Staff‘Hanging On and Seeing It Through’Dr. Quinetta Roberson wanted to have an MBA before she turned 21, and to become a tenured professor…January 10, 2007African-AmericanPerspectives: If Not Oprah, Then Who?While all the attention swirling around Oprah Winfrey’s new $40 million Leadership Academy in South Africa last week focused on what inner city America might have missed out on, some may have missed out on the bigger picture.January 7, 2007Faculty & StaffStill Publish or PerishLaws schools are increasingly choosing scholarship over practical experience when identifying instructors.November 29, 2006Previous PagePage 2 of 3Next Page