Christina AsquithStudentsGetting to Know:Yolanda Cash JacksonLobbyist for Florida’s HBCUs Works the Capitol on Behalf of Minority StudentsJune 27, 2007Leadership & PolicyGoing Green Equals Good BusinessCollege presidents making eco-friendly changes on campus say it’s not only the right thing to do, but also the most financially savvy.May 2, 2007HomePutting Ghetto on BlastAuthor Cora Daniels criticizes pop Culture in her new book Ghettonation: A Journey Into the Land of Bling and the Home of the Shameless.April 18, 2007StudentsGetting to Know: Dr. Harry K. WongTeachers call him the “rock star of education,” and judging by the crowds who flock to see him speak — then rush the stage for photos — one might expect long hair, leather pants and a guitar.April 4, 2007StudentsHoward University First HBCU to Divest From SudanCalling the human rights abuses in Sudan “intolerable,” Howard University’s Board of Trustees voted recently to cut off all ties with companies doing business in the war-torn African nation.March 31, 2007African-AmericanScholars Disagree Over Former Slave’s Amazing TaleOlaudah Equiano’s famous 1789 autobiography describing the horrors of the Middle Passage was key in abolishing the British slave trade, and his story is now depicted in the new movie “Amazing Grace.” But a University of Maryland scholar is challenging the veracity of Equiano’s claim, and his controversial theory is upsetting Equiano fans from Harvard University to Nigeria.March 27, 2007HomeA Conversation With Dr. Beverly Daniel TatumIssues of race and integration have long concerned Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College and author of the upcoming book…March 21, 2007Faculty & StaffDuke’s Devil of a MessLast spring, at the height of the frenzy over accusations that three Duke University men’s lacrosse players had gang raped a Black exotic dancer during a party…March 7, 2007Faculty & StaffDuke’s Devil of A MessFor Diverse’s Web readers only: an advanced copy of our March 8th edition’s exclusive on how Black professors are under fire at Duke. With the criminal case against the lacrosse players unraveling, a group of professors are now facing fierce criticism that their own biases fueled a “lynch-mob mentality” on campus that has destroyed the reputations of three young men.February 25, 2007Faculty & StaffTurning the Tide of Juvenile JusticeIn recent years, more juveniles — particularly Black males — have been entering the criminal justice system and being tried as adults…February 21, 2007Page 1 of 6Next Page
