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February 20th, 2012
Written by Stephany Rose Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 20 Comments
With an air of condescending disappointment and over a plate of fried catfish and smothered sweet potatoes, my good friend asked, “How does Ms. Blackness herself, Queen of critiquing all things white, end up dating a WHITE man?” Yes, it’s the same friend from my last post — what can I say; he provides much fodder for writing! Anyway, I was a little perturbed at the thought of having to “justify”...
February 20th, 2012
Written by Richard Lempert Professor of Law and Sociology in Latest News, National Collegiate Dialogue with 2 Comments
Many have speculated on the effects that Barak Obama’s election as President would have on not just black-white relations but also on attitudes and behaviors in the black community which for the first time in our nation’s history has available a black role model in the nation’s highest office. Anecdotal evidence of positive effects abounds. A Washington Post feature described how Obama’s campaign...
February 20th, 2012
Written by Rita Cook in Latest News, Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Not sure where to go for a holiday getaway, a trip to South Africa with a stop at three or four of the company called &Beyond’s properties offers an authentic African experience. It also means giving back to the communities where the properties are located.In the case of my recent trip to the Sabi Sand Game Reserve area of South Africa just outside Kruger National Park, I visited three...
February 17th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 1 Comment
Drugs. The lure of drugs comes as a thief in the night, robbing us of our best and often our most promising. We are reminded as we mourn the death of Whitney Houston.While the toxicology report is yet to be finalized, from the accounts of what transpired during the days prior to her death, and her long-term battle with substance abuse, it appears that alcohol and drugs had something to do with...
February 16th, 2012
Written by Francesca Biller in Common Ties That Bind, Latest News with 1 Comment
With more than one in five children in the United States now living below the poverty line, the answer for Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is for them to "learn the value of work" by becoming school janitors.Seriously, learning to scrub a toilet is Gingrich's answer to millions of poor children, as if they aren't already suffering enough with a lack of nutrition, poor education,...
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