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Tag: Black Studies
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Howard, Columbia To Produce Book Series Together, Marking âThe First of Its Kindâ Collaboration
Nearly a decade after its university press closed, Howard University announced a collaborative publishing project with Columbia University Press (CUP) earlier this month. The press will publish a new, ongoing book series in the field of Black studies, providing Howard with the unique opportunity to reenter the curatorial world of scholarly publishing. With Howard as an historically Black university and Columbia a wealthy Ivy League institution, the partnership is considered to be a first of its kind in publishing.
March 12, 2021
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A 2020 Black College Graduate Got Merriam-Webster to Expand the Definition of âRacismâ
Following the brutal death of George Floyd in police custody, Kennedy Mitchum, a May 2020 graduate of Drake University, convinced American dictionary Merriam-Webster to expand its definition of âracismâ so it includes a reference to systemic racism, reported the BBC. The revision could be completed as soon as August. Merriam-Webster editorial manager Peter Sokolowski told [âŚ]
June 11, 2020
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New Program Provides Opportunity for Faculty to Get Published
A new partnership between a prominent scholar of urban education and a respected academic press is being hailed as a âgame changerâ that will yield new publishing opportunities for academiciansâparticularly those at historically Black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutionsâwho have traditionally struggled to get their research published and widely disseminated.
July 24, 2019
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Prof. Abdullah on the College Scandal, Black Studies After 50, HBCUs
âBlack Studies is probably the most enduring victory of the Black Power Movement,â says Dr. Melina Abdullah. âItâs part of an institution that never wanted it. And so it means that the struggle is constant, because the institution is always trying to shut us down and kick us out. But it also is kind of a way of taking resources back. An education system that was intended for, you know the sons and daughter of the wealthyâthat scandal thatâs plagued the country.â
April 7, 2019
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Celebrating the Life of Dr. Joseph L. White
As a high school student in his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska, it may have been hard for Dr. Joseph L. White to see that seeking to wear the white coat of a waiter would quickly fade as a goal. By the time Dr. White died late last year at age 84, he had achieved not only what it took to be a waiter, but much, much more. In fact, according to a brief biography, White spent his adulthood blazing trails and challenging modern thinkers.
January 2, 2018
Faculty & Staff
Black Studies Faculty: Teaching Behind Enemy Lines
Being persecuted by the media and society is only one of the repercussions Black Studies faculty experience when they speak out on issues. Others include being terrorized by our own university administration, being sold out by other faculty, and being targeted by students who donât agree with the material taught.
September 7, 2017
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