Angela P. DodsonSportsDear Kelly: About Cleaning ToiletsWhen Kelly Osbourne made an unfortunate remark about Latinos and toilets Aug. 4 on “The View” while commenting on Donald Trump’s previous faux pas, she set off a hashtag frenzy on Twitter that gave Latinos and others a chance to talk about their real-life careers.August 10, 2015HomeWho Am I?Summer has brought with it a perfect storm of controversies over “identity.” It began with Bruce Jenner, the iconic Olympian, really coming out as the transgendered and glammed-up Caitlyn on the cover of the July Issue of Vanity Fair. It will end with people still tweeting over Rachel Dolezal, the deposed NAACP chapter president in Spokane, Washington, who grew up a blond girl, attended and sued Howard University and maintains that she identifies as “black.”July 22, 2015HBCUsA Day To RememberCommemorations of various key moments in the U.S. Civil War, which ended 150 years ago, have come and gone, but this month will present occasions for several more. Although Robert E. Lee surrendered to U.S. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, various battles, skirmishes and subsequent surrenders continued through May of that year and beyond.May 1, 2015HomeA Month Of PoetryNational Poetry Month, which organizers say is the largest literary celebration in the world, is observed throughout April. The Academy of American Poets inaugurated the month in 1996. Tens of millions of people participate, according to the academy, as schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers and poets offer readings, festivals and workshops.April 13, 2015HomeA Month Of PoetryNational Poetry Month, which organizers say is the largest literary celebration in the world, is observed throughout April. The Academy of American Poets inaugurated the month in 1996. Tens of millions of people participate, according to the academy, as schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers and poets offer readings, festivals and workshops.April 1, 2015StudentsWomen As Writers“Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives” is the theme this year of Women’s History Month, which is observed in March. This year is also the 35th anniversary of the Women’s History Movement and the National Women’s History Project, which promotes Women’s History Month.March 1, 2015HomeUnfinished BusinessThrough the movie “Selma,” many people who weren’t born yet when police forces attacked marchers on the route to Montgomery, Alabama, are getting an opportunity to learn about that episode of history.February 1, 2015Faculty & StaffPicture Books For GiftingHidden among our weightier academic books, we often find some jewels that we don’t expect and that would be suitable for pleasure reading. Our search for books worthy of holiday gift giving this season turned up a number of illustrated storybooks suitable for children or adultsDecember 8, 2014Native AmericansRemembering The FirstThe American Indian College Fund suggests that one of the ways to observe Native American Heritage Month, also known as American Indian Heritage Day, is to read a book about the history of the native people. Most people know very little about the “First Americans” – first to occupy our continent — and all of […]October 30, 2014StudentsGhost Tales For ScholarsWith Halloween on the horizon, October brings to mind ghost stories, preferably told on a cool night sitting around a campfire in the deep, dark woods. Ghosts have long been associated with Halloween, which has its origins in a pagan holiday honoring the dead and evolved into the Christian observances of the vigil of All Hallow’s Eve, Oct. 31, All Hallow’s or All Saints Day, Nov. 1 and All Soul’s Day, Nov. 2., which also honor the departed.September 30, 2014Previous PagePage 3 of 15Next Page