October 2013
October 15th, 2013
Written by Russell Roberts in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
Levi Coffin was a Quaker from North Carolina and came to be known as the "President" of the Underground Railroad because it is estimated that he helped over nine thousand fugitive slaves through Cincinnati and Indiana to their freedom.
The Underground Railroad, of course, was a series of safe houses or locations that runaway black slaves could stay on their way to Canada after escaping slavery....
October 15th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in Eyes On The Enterprise with 0 Comments
Moguldom Media Group, a web company serving multicultural audiences, has launched an English-language website for "Hispanic millennials," covering pop culture and entertainment for the young Hispanic audience - in particular, multicultural women 18-34.
Lossip is the Hispanic counterpart to Moguldom’s African-American pop culture and entertainment website, Bossip. The site covers "mainstream and...
October 15th, 2013
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Publisher's Note with 0 Comments
There is much angst, hand wringing and jousting about gun violence from the Halls of Congress to hallways, living rooms, coffee shops, kitchens and cafes. But acts of gun violence are symptomatic of much deeper problems.
Incidents of gun violence are symptomatic of very deep and complex societal problems here in America, and the passage of more restrictive gun legislation will merely serve as a...
October 14th, 2013
Written by Marc Brenman in National Collegiate Dialogue with 10 Comments
Editor's Note: The essay below won first prize in the annual essay contest, "What Would Martin Do?" hosted by the American for Democratic Action Education Fund.
What Would Martin Luther King Say to President Obama?
Mr. President, I'm proud that you are our first African-American President. But I'm disturbed at your silence on people's needs during these Great Recessions. You squandered your...
October 14th, 2013
Written by D. A. Barber in National Collegiate Dialogue with 2 Comments
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) are fighting to survive after graduating a long line of African-Americans graduates, some very famous ones among them including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who graduated from Morehouse College.
A federal District court judge ruled October 7 that the rights of students who attend four HBCUs in Maryland were violated after other, predominantly...