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The Hip-Hop Archive and its Tensions

by Dr. Emery Petchauer, April 5, 2009

Last month the Hip-Hop Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute co-hosted Hiphop Worldwide: More Than a Nation. This three-day conference focused on both the ongoing local expressions of hip-hop and their expansions into Cuba, Morocco, Japan, Tanzania, and other countries around the world. The gathering featured documentaries, lectures,

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African American boys can learn something from President Obama

by Dr. James Ewers, April 1, 2009

President Barack Obama’s victory is meaningful to a cross-section of Americans. His candidacy resulted in more new registered voters than at any other time in American history. As we reflect now on his journey, especially his Democratic primary battle with then-Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York, it is safe to say that

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A Time for Change? President Obama on Indian Country and Native Nations

by Dr. J. Kehaulani Kauanui, March 27, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama has been heralded for taking more actions in the first 30 days of his administration than some presidents have done in their entire service as president.In his first few days in office, Obama issued executive orders and presidential memoranda to direct the U.S. military to develop

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‘His Genius Could Not Be Denied’

by diheonline, March 26, 2009

In Memoriam: Dr. John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) ‘His Genius Could Not Be Denied’   By Hilary Hurd Anyaso   “Warm, generous, compassionate, a giant among American historians,” is how one University of Chicago colleague of Dr. John Hope Franklin remembers him.   Dr. Neil Harris, the Preston and Sterling Morton Professor Emeritus at UChicago, where Franklin chaired

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Changing the Conversation About HBCUs: YES WE CAN!

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, March 22, 2009

Over the past month, I have been to three meetings in which the leaders of HBCUs have come together to talk about these venerable institutions during this time of economic crisis.  I have come away from each of these meetings thinking, "There has got to be a way to change

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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.


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