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African-American

‘Black Cousin’ Remark at Commencement Sparks Criticism

BOISE, Idaho — A Boise businesswoman says she meant no offense for the remarks she made during a University of Idaho commencement address that has since sparked criticism from attendees. Meg Carlson, president and CEO of Boise-based Prosperity Organic Foods, has come under scrutiny while talking about accepting a job nearly 30 years ago inside […]

May 7, 2017

Students

Colleges are Hotbeds for Inappropriate Behavior

It appears that racism has no boundaries. It rears its distasteful head in too many places and spaces that we hold dear to us.

May 4, 2017

Students

The Black Male Blueprint of Educational Advancement

The key to reaching Black males lies in the willingness of parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, and community stakeholders to invest the time in understanding these young men individually and not collectively.

May 4, 2017

African-American

Black Members of Congress Demand Probe of Nooses at American University

WASHINGTON — The hanging of bananas from nooses with hateful messages at American University in Washington, apparently targeting the first Black woman to serve as the student body president, prompted members of Congress to call for federal civil rights investigations on Thursday. At least five bananas with nooses were found hanging from trees and lampposts […]

May 4, 2017

African-American

Diverse Docket: Judge Tosses Bias Suit Against City College of S.F.

A federal judge has dismissed a former student’s discrimination suit against the City College of San Francisco, finding insufficient evidence that a racially hostile environment existed.

May 3, 2017

African-American

University of Georgia Builds On Lessons Learned from Slave Cemetery

As the University of Georgia prepares to delve into its past, activists hope that it will remain sensitive to the impact that history still has on the present.

May 3, 2017

Students

Low-income, Minority Students Lag in High School Grad Rates

WASHINGTON — Despite rising national graduation rates, low-income and minority students continue to lag behind their peers in finishing high school, according to a study released Wednesday. While the national graduation rate for the year 2015 was 83.2 percent, it was only 77.8 percent for Hispanic students and 74.6 for Black students, said the […]

May 3, 2017

Latinx

Rodriguez: Teaching, Selling or Consuming Cinco de Mayo

It is a time when we are bombarded by messages to drink and party and wear big sombreros and put on mustaches and emit wimpy shrieks that attempt to pass for genuine celebratory gritos.

May 2, 2017

African-American

Urban League: Blacks Must Remain ‘Vigilant’ to Protect Gains

African-Americans must fight to protect the socioeconomic and political gains made under the Obama administration and vigorously oppose imminent threats from the Trump administration to turn back the clock, the leader of the National Urban League said.

May 2, 2017

Students

Hundreds March at American University after Noose Incident

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of students have been marching at American University in Washington a day after bananas were found hanging from string in the shape of nooses on campus. Television station WRC-TV reports that students walked out of a town hall meeting administrators were holding Tuesday, a day after the bananas were found at several […]

May 2, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Former Obama Justice Official to Lead John Jay College

NEW YORK — A former assistant attorney general in the Obama administration’s justice department will be the next president of Manhattan’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The Daily News reports Monday that 59-year-old Karol Mason will take over on Aug. 1. She’ll be the school’s first African-American and first woman president. Mason said she […]

May 2, 2017

Students

Students Protest Racism at St. Olaf College

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Hundreds of students boycotted classes at St. Olaf College in southern Minnesota on Monday, instead packing an administration building to protest a rash of racist and threatening messages left around campus at the private, Lutheran liberal arts college. One Black student, Samantha Wells, found an anonymous note on her car windshield Saturday […]

May 1, 2017