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Andrew Gillum to Become Harvard University Resident Fellow

Former Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum will join Harvard University as a resident fellow at its Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics. Gillum, who previously lost to newly elected Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race, will be joined by nine resident and visiting spring semester fellows. The other visiting fellows include former Republican U.S. […]

January 18, 2019

HBCUs

Why is Black Excellence so Important?

Black excellence is more than a catchy hashtag or words written across the front of a hooded sweatshirt. Black excellence is, in fact, our ancestor’s wildest dreams. It is what we as people of African descent strive for each and every day.

January 16, 2019

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Minorities, Younger Voters Influenced Seminal Mid-Term Elections

The Democratic party regained the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Republicans retained control of the Senate as mid-term election results went late into Tuesday night following record-shattering voter turnout fueled partly by vast numbers of young voters.

November 6, 2018

Opinion

On Citizenship and Voting

Citizenship has never been a requirement for U.S. military service. Immigrants and non-citizens have fought in every U.S. military conflict since the Revolutionary War.

November 4, 2018

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Educators and Activists Discuss Civic and Political Engagement

The interconnection between the roles of educators and activists in today’s political climate were evident Monday during a roundtable discussion at Howard University that featured students, former U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. John B. King, Jr. and social justice activist Brittany Packnett.

October 22, 2018

African-American

After College Presidency, Vincent Pushes for Access to Education as Head of Fraternity

Nearly six months after Dr. Gregory J. Vincent stepped down as president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the legal and diversity scholar has continued to champion education causes through his new role as CEO and Chairman of Sigma Pi Phi — also known as the Boulé.

September 27, 2018

HBCUs

Candidates Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum Draw Upon their HBCU Experience

An energized and evolving electorate, well-executed grassroots organizing and exhaustive networks among historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), among other factors, are responsible for the historic gubernatorial candidacies of Georgia’s Stacey Abrams and Florida’s Andrew Gillum, according to scholars and experts in political science and African American studies.

September 14, 2018

Leadership & Policy

Shalala Wins Democratic Nomination for Florida House Seat

Dr. Donna E. Shalala, a former university administrator and President Clinton’s cabinet secretary, is one step closer to a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives after beating Florida state Rep. David Richardson in the Democrat primary on Tuesday.  In her first run for elected office, Shalala, 77, is angling for the 27th District seat […]

August 29, 2018