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Of a Black President, White Children, and Maintaining the Status Quo

by Dr. Pamela D. Reed, September 14, 2009

Last week proved quite revealing. It began with the conservative hysteria surrounding President Obama's education speech to the children of America, and it culminated with the extreme right wing 9/12 Tea Party March on Washington this weekend, billed as a gathering of "freedom loving patriots." And just when you thought things couldn't

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What Educators Can Learn from President Obama’s Back to School Speech

by Dr. Emery Petchauer, September 8, 2009

We now know that President Obama’s recent speech to America’s youngest citizens was not, as some feared, a 4-page/18-minute ideological conversion into “socialism.” In the words of comedian Steve Harvey, “Now that we done got that out the way,” we can turn to a bit more productive and realistic dialogue

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Come on People! What's the Big Deal about a President Welcoming Students Back to School?

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, September 7, 2009

By Dr. Marybeth Gasman Ronald Reagan did it, George H.W. Bush did it, why can't Barack Obama?  Why can't public school children listen to our president welcome them back to school?  I'll admit that I was not the biggest fan of our last president, but I would not

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It's HBCU Week in Washington DC: Let's See What the Future Holds

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, September 1, 2009

Every year, I attend the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference, which is held in Washington D.C. in September.  It's a unique event in that it brings together the leaders of both public and private HBCUs with members of the federal government, funders, and those representing

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The Growing Intolerance Must Be Confronted

by Dr. Elwood Watson, August 20, 2009

Think about the following: • Former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has made the claim that President Obama’s health care plan would establish “death panels” to oversee end of life care for the elderly and  terminally ill. • A Swastika was found spray-painted on a sign fronting the office of U.S. Rep. David

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