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Prominent Artist and Educator Nelson Stevens, Dead at 84

July 24, 2022

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Furious Flower Poetry Center Executive Director Retires

Dr. Joanne V. Gabbin, the founder of the nation’s first academic center for Black poetry, recently retired.

July 8, 2022

Dr. Joanne V. Gabbin (left), the founder and executive director of the Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University, pictured with Lauren Alleyne, who succeeds her as executive director of Furious Flower, the nation's first academic center for Black poetry.

Loyola University New Orleans To Rename Residence Hall After First Black Graduate

Loyola University New Orleans will rename its biggest residence hall to honor the university's first Black graduate, Dr. Norman C. Francis, president emeritus of Xavier University of Louisiana.

June 21, 2022

Dr. Norman C. Francis, president emeritus of Xavier University of Louisiana and the first Black graduate of Loyola University New Orleans

National Civil Rights Museum to Host Event Series for Juneteenth

The National Civil Rights Museum will be hosting a series of events to celebrate Juneteenth this year with an extended holiday weekend from Saturday, June 18 to Tuesday, June 21. This is the first year Juneteenth is observed as a federal holiday.

June 11, 2022

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Feature

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Northwestern University African American Studies Faculty Vote to Rename Department to Black Studies

African American Studies faculty at Northwestern University voted unanimously April 6 to rename the department to that of Black studies.

May 24, 2022

Northwestern University

NFHA Joins Call for Right-Wing Extremism National Summit

Amidst the aftermath of the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, the National Fair Housing Alliance has joined other organizations in calling on President Biden to convene a national summit on right-wing extremism.

May 17, 2022

UT San Antonio to Offer First African American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Program in City

The University of Texas at San Antonio will offer the first African American Studies bachelor’s degree program in the city.

May 17, 2022

The University Of Texas At San Antonio

Saint Augustine University Partners with National Black Farmers Association

Saint Augustine University (SAU) and the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) have formed an alliance to tackle issues of inequity and civil rights in agriculture.

April 28, 2022

Representatives from SAU and NBFA meet to form alliance.

Rutgers University to Host Memorial for Dr. Cheryl A. Wall

When Dr. Cheryl A. Wall, renounced scholar of Black literature, American literature, and feminist criticism, died in April 2020, the chaos of the pandemic made it impossible for Rutgers University to pay proper tribute to their professor of English.

April 18, 2022

Dr. Cheryl A. Wall, who died in April 2020.

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Veteran Education Administrator Dead at 67

Dr. Lillian Lowery, who ran public schools in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, ultimately spearheading new national curriculum standards and reforms to student discipline policies, died last week. She was 67.

April 18, 2022

Dr. Lillian Lowery

Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., Former HBCU President, Dead at 81

Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., former president of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) West Virginia State University (WVSU) and Clark Atlanta University (CAU), died on Thursday, April 14.

April 18, 2022

Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., former president of HBCUs West Virginia State University and Clark Atlanta University.

Racelighting and Inauthentic Allyship: How to Recognize It, and How to Change It

Dr. J. Luke Wood discussed the idea of racelighting at the University of Phoenix’s Inclusive Leadership Summit on Thursday.

April 14, 2022

Dr. J. Luke Wood, vice president for student affairs and campus diversity, chief diversity officer, and Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Education at San Diego State University.

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NUL Report: Widening Disparities Continue to Exist Between Blacks and Whites

The state of Black America remains grim. That's the findings from The National Urban League, which released its annual report on the State of Black America on Tuesday.

April 12, 2022

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Civil Rights and Education Conference Explores School Equity Audits

Last week, the Education and Civil Rights Initiative at the University of Kentucky’s College of Education kicked off a three-day virtual conference on the theme of education as a civil right. Initial sessions included a dive into equity audits.

April 8, 2022

Dr. Sarah LaCour, assistant professor at the University of Kentucky’s College of Education

Analyzing the Social Justice Implications of the Critical Race Theory Debate

Scholars say that while social justice and critical race theory are not synonymous, they are important components in the fight for equity — along with antiracism.

April 7, 2022

Dr. Chandra Ford

Berea College to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of bell hooks

Berea College will host a tribute to distinguished professor in residence in Appalachian studies, author, and leading feminist scholar bell hooks, who died in December.

April 6, 2022

Bell Hooks Life Legacy And Love

Morgan State University to Hold Tribute for Earl G. Graves, Sr., Founder of Black Enterprise

On April 6, Morgan State University will host a tribute to the memory of its alumnus Earl G. Graves Sr, founder of Black Enterprise, the magazine launched in 1970 for Black professionals and entrepreneurs.

April 5, 2022

Earl G. Graves, Sr., founder of Black Enterprise magazine.

Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster, first Black student at the University of Alabama, Dead at 92

Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student to attend the University of Alabama, namesake of the Autherine Lucy Hall on campus, has died. She was 92 years old.

March 2, 2022

1956 Press Photo of Autherine Lucy.

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