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Posted in: Education, Life, OpinionsComments: 2 commentsTags: Domestic Violence, Mark Jefferson, Sports
Bring the Pain: Rutgers Basketball and the Pandemic of Abuse towards Men
In a strange way, our culture actually invites abusers to “bring the pain” because to do the right thing is not profitable or expedient. The NCAA is a multi-billion dollar sharecropping conglomerate that makes the bulk of its money on the amateur backs of young men who have their earning rights abused and constricted at every turn. Read morePosted in: Education, Opinions, Race and IdentityComments: 6 commentsTags: Barack Obama, College, Jamall Calloway, Race & Identity
The Black College is Dead
The preference for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) seems to be waning. HBCUs were once the home of our educational investments, but are now likened to the land of Reconstruction Era relics. Read morePosted in: Education, Opinions, Race and IdentityComments: No commentsTags: David Leonard, Race & Idenity, Sports
The Olympics and the Role of Race in Athletic Choices
David Leonard explores how race and racism, especially in school systems, affects sports choices. Read morePosted in: Education, Opinions, Race and IdentityComments: 4 commentsTags: Education, Jamall Calloway
African American Professors: The Unsung Heroes of Our Community
Our community's entertainers and professional athletes are often celebrated as heroes, but what about professors who shape who we are and the way we see the world? Read moreBooks on the Urban Cusp: Candice’s Recommended Summer Reading List
From prisoners' rights to lynching to black women's identity, the summer presents a unique opportunity for us all to engage in academic works that would provide fresh perspectives on the world we live in. Here are just a few works that you would stand to benefit from reading. Read morePosted in: Education, Opinions, Race and IdentityComments: 7 commentsTags: Education, Fear, Mark Jefferson, Race & Identity
The Crisis of THIS Negro Intellectual
Mark Jefferson on the challenges of academia and the ways in which the intellectual rigor often seem insurmountable. Read morePosted in: Education, Life.Style, Politics & PoliciesComments: No commentsTags: Barack Obama, Education, Politics & Policies
Barack Obama Joins Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to 'Slow Jam The News' [VIDEO]
In his latest bid to win over the youth vote, the commander-in-chief dropped by "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on Tuesday night and joined the estimable list of guests who have slow jammed the news on the show. Read moreIn the Tradition of James Cone and Andre 3000: Writing in the Spirit
Traditioned by James Cone and Andre 3000, I write for my people, for the Outkasts. Love drives me to write and the hope of clarity inspires the editing. This dance of word and spirit thrills, saddens, enriches, stretches, and kills. Read morePosted in: Education, Opinions, Politics & Policies, Race and IdentityComments: No commentsTags: Education, Race and Identity, Trayvon Martin
On Trayvon Martin: The U.S. School System's Criminalization of Black Youth
The focus on Trayvon Martin's school suspension is particularly revealing not only in Trayvon’s case, but also in the larger fabric of American racism. Black youth are demonized, denied access to a worthwhile educational experience, and funneled from locked down schools to places of incarceration. Read morePosted in: Education, Opinions, Politics & Policies, Race and IdentityComments: No commentsTags: Education, Race & Identity, Shantella Sherman
'What Kids Aren't Learning' Panel Discusses the Fight to Preserve Ethnic Studies
Teaching for Change recently hosted a panel discussion at Busboys and Poets Restaurant in Washington, DC to aid concerned students, instructors, and historians in fighting to keep race, gender and ethnicity histories documented in public education. Read morePosted in: Education, Opinions, Race and Identity, Youth & College EditionComments: No commentsTags: Education, Evette Dionne, Women
Dr. Julianne Malveaux: Intellect and Charisma That Rocks the World
In honor of Women's History Month, Urban Cusp Columnist Evette Dionne, a graduating senior at Bennett College, reflects on Dr. Julianne Malveaux's tenure as Bennett's President and her approaching resignation from the post. Read morePosted in: Education, Life, Opinions, Race and IdentityComments: 15 commentsTags: David Leonard, Race & Identity
An Open Letter to 'Dear White America': On Ignorance and White Privilege
After watching yet another disheartening video of racist mockery and disrespect, UC columnist David J. Leonard decided he had to make it plain, writing this commentary on blackface, racist jokes, ignorance and overall White privilege. Read morePosted in: Education, Life, Life.Style, Pop Culture, Race and Identity, Youth & College EditionComments: One commentTags: BHM 2012, Race & Identity
Dear BYU: Black History Is Not Fried Chicken and Grape Juice [VIDEO]
Comedian Dave Ackerman (with his face painted "black" and dressed in "urban gear") decided to ask unsuspecting Brigham Young University students what they think Black History Month is about. There answers are absolutely disturbing. Read moreLife Coach Doreen Rainey Helps Women 'Get Radical' in All Areas of Life
Doreen Rainey is a career coach and employee relations expert with nearly 20 years of experience. Rainey said she started the Get Radical Conference four years ago after noticing common professional and personal deficiencies in her clients. Read morePosted in: Class & Economy, Education, OpinionsComments: One commentTags: David Leonard, Education, Sports
Why the NCAA Should Pay Student-Athletes and Pay Them Fairly (Part 2 of 2)
Read part 2 of a 2 part series in which David Leonard argues that student-athletes should be compensated for their labor, talents, and sacrifices to a lucrative collegiate sports industry. Read morePosted in: Class & Economy, Education, OpinionsComments: One commentTags: David Leonard, Education, Sports
Why the NCAA Should Pay Student-Athletes and Pay Them Fairly (Part 1 of 2)
Read part 1 of a 2 part series in which David Leonard argues that student-athletes should be compensated for their labor, talents, and sacrifices to a lucrative collegiate sports industry. Read morePosted in: Education, Global Matters, Life.StyleComments: No commentsTags: Careers, Education, Kimberly McClure
Global Gateways: Equipping Underserved Youth to Compete Globally
Kimberly McClure founded Global Gateways in partnership with Global Kids, Inc. Global Gateways is sending underserved DC youth to Brazil and reshaping the debate on U.S. education as a national security priority. Read morePosted in: Education, Rahiel's BlogComments: 4 commentsTags: Careers, Education, Fear, Rahiel Tesfamariam
Your Degrees Don't Mean You Have Heart
The problem with fear (like the definition of a ghost) is that it looms over us, haunting us, but yet we can't see it. We don't know its name and therefore can't simply demand that it depart from us. Read morePosted in: Education, Opinions, Politics & Policies, Race and IdentityComments: 5 commentsTags: Andre Willis, Barack Obama
Cornel West's Aggressive Wisdom As A Call to Action
A teacher of great wisdom, eloquence, and compassion helps you become more recognizable to yourself. This is what happened when I met Prof. Cornel West as an eighteen-year old college sophomore in 1984. Read morePosted in: Education, Life, Life.StyleComments: 5 commentsTags: Careers, DeLise Bernard, Families, Women
