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Alabama Dean of Students Resigns After Far-Right Organization Criticizes Tweets

Dr. Jamie Riley, assistant vice president and dean of students at the University of Alabama, resigned last week after his tweets condemning systematic racism and police were criticized by far-right website Breitbart News. Riley’s tweets from over two years ago were featured in Breitbart’s article which discussed Black academic’s observations about racism in the United […]

September 9, 2019

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William & Mary Granted $1M to Research Slave Legacy

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has granted the College of William & Mary $1 million to research the history of slavery and racism within the university community, according to the Washington Post. The five-year project is part of the Lemon Project, a school initiative to amend past wrongdoings against African-Americans. Research will focus on the […]

August 5, 2019

Modern Day Heroes: A Celebration

As Juneteenth approaches, it is important to extend our celebrations beyond the accomplishments of the past. Many of us have been inspired by the giants of the past – Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. W.E.B Du Bois, Malcolm X and others. Driven by a sense of duty to their communities, they were willing to dedicate themselves to the traditions of social justice. By preparing themselves with a quality education they were able to understand the foundational reasons leading to social and economic despair. It was James Baldwin who helped many of us understand that poverty and social inequities stem from America’s original sin — racism; and, at its root, according to Baldwin – and others – is the 400 year legacy of slavery and a less than honest attempt to understand that legacy.

May 23, 2019

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Furman Board Approves Name Change, Statue to Honor First African-American Student

The Furman University Board of Trustees unanimously approved recommendations from the institution’s Special Committee on Slavery and Justice to rename James C. Furman Hall to Furman Hall and to create a statue and day of celebration to honor the first African American student, Joseph Vaughn. The soon-to-be-named Furman Hall honors and celebrates all Furman students, […]

May 22, 2019

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Black Students to Princeton Seminary: Pay Reparations from $1B Endowment

It makes sense that African-American students at Princeton Theological Seminary have issued reparatory requests based on research tying much of the school’s current wealth to slavery, and it’s equally fitting that the school live up to its religious precepts in its response, according to some scholars.

April 25, 2019

Black Studies Leaders Laud Georgetown Student Vote for Fee to Fund Reparations

Some African-American studies professors are praising Georgetown University undergraduate students for passing a referendum to assess students a semesterly fee to fund reparations for descendants of nearly 300 slaves sold by the university in 1838 to help the school stay afloat.

April 13, 2019

National Action Network Convention Explores the Complex Legacy of Frederick Douglass

Dr. David Blight, a historian at Yale University, discussed his new book on abolitionist Frederick Douglass in a conversation with the Reverend Al Sharpton and Dr. Michael Eric Dyson of Georgetown University.

April 3, 2019

Harvard Faces Lawsuit from Enslaved Man’s Descendant

The great-great-great granddaughter of an enslaved man named Renty has filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging that the institution repeatedly ignored requests to stop licensing pictures of her descendants for the university’s profit, and stop misrepresenting her great-great-great grandfather.

March 20, 2019

Robeson Centennial Celebration Inspires New Diversity Efforts at Rutgers

In celebrating the 100th anniversary of the graduation of one of its most famous alumni, Rutgers University–New Brunswick is endeavoring to give Paul Robeson a measure of respect and honor in death that eluded him in life.

February 13, 2019

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Juilliard Liberal Arts Faculty Write Letter of Support for Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

Several members of the Liberal Arts Faculty at The Juilliard School have written a letter of support for Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry after a recent public conflict between her and Wake Forest University. On Jan. 21, Harris-Perry, the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest, criticized the institution’s role during slavery and its current unfair labor practices […]

February 5, 2019

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University of Cincinnati to Evaluate College of Arts and Sciences Namesake

The University of Cincinnati’s college of arts and sciences will review whether it should keep Charles McMicken’s name for the college after its student government voted to remove the name of the slave owning businessman who donated property and funding to the city of Cincinnati to establish an institution where “White boys and girls might be […]

December 13, 2018

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Surviving and Thriving: Teresa Sullivan’s UVA Legacy

During her eight-year tenure leading the University of Virginia, Dr. Teresa A. Sullivan faced a slew of headline-grabbing crises, any one of which could have torpedoed a college presidency.

July 3, 2018

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