Towson Univ Prof Talks Student Response to Threat of White ‘Patrol’
I teach African American literature at Towson University. Every semester, I try to make relevant the varied stories—fiction and nonfiction—of our...
Towson Univ Prof Talks Student Response to Threat of White 'Patrol'
I teach African American literature at Towson University. Every semester, I try to make relevant the varied stories—fiction and nonfiction—of our...
Akosua Report: Booker T. Washington
“No white American ever thinks that any other race is wholly civilized until he wears the white man’s clothes, eats the...
UN Votes on Landmark Arms Trade Regulation Treaty
Colum Lynch of The Washington Post is reporting that the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday voted in favor of a...
Octavia Butler and Iceberg Slim: Black Literary Traditions Honored in ATL
Many are still reeling from the recent death of Things Fall Apart (1958) author Chinua Achebe (1930-2013). While the world remembered...
Global Opportunities Expanding at HBCUs
Tina A. Brown of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education is reporting that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United...
U.S.: American Tennis Association at Forefront of African-American Tennis
With Serena and Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens and a number of other black tennis players currently fighting for titles on both...
2013 NCAA Tournament: African Players Help Make March Mad
With the exception of Passover and the Easter holiday, 'March Madness' a.k.a. the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I basketball tournament is...
New UN Resolution Allows Military Offensive in DR Congo
The New York Times is reporting that, after the surrender of warlord Bosco Ntaganda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...
Gay marriage Johnny Come-Latelys: Political Expediency at Its Finest
Initially, many thought the revolution on gay marriage would not be televised. On second thought, perhaps the revolution will be televised....