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• Dr. Boyce: Inner City Schools Should be Appropriately Funded

  
  The Boyce Blog — Authority: 426
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins   The following is an excerpt from the book, "Black American Money." I saw some random "expert" on a "60 Minutes" segment discussing the state of the education system. The man was attempting to argue that more resources wont make a difference in the quality of our schools. He went on ...
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• Why We Don’t Need Sarah Palin: Wilmer Leon

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 417
  Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, Howard University   With the release of her new book Going Rogue: An American Life , former Alaskan Governor and Republican party VP nominee Sarah Palin is once again being given a spotlight she does not deserve. Under normal circumstances Palin would have drifted into obscurity by now; a ...
  6 days ago

• Dr. Wilmer Leon: Go Home Sarah Palin

  
  Your Black World — Authority: 520
  Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, Howard University   With the release of her new book Going Rogue: An American Life , former Alaskan Governor and Republican party VP nominee Sarah Palin is once again being given a spotlight she does not deserve. Under normal circumstances Palin would have drifted into obscurity by now; a ...
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• Dr. Wilmer Leon: Obama’s Social Agenda and What We Need for America

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III , Your Black World , Howard University   Early on the campaign trail, presidential candidate Barack Obama said, "This country is ready for a transformative politics of the sort that John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt represented." Socially, President Obama is beginning to ...
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• Dr. Wilmer Leon Gives Obama Advice on Policies

  
  Your Black World — Authority: 520
  Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III , Your Black World   Early on the campaign trail, presidential candidate Barack Obama said, "This country is ready for a transformative politics of the sort that John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Franklin Roosevelt represented." Socially, President Obama is beginning to move in such a ...
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• Dr. Boyce Watkins: Things You Don’t Know about Heather Ellis

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins     Jury selection for Heather Ellis continues Heather Ellis case one in a long line of Missouri’s racial injustices This Nov. 4, 2009 file photo shows Heather Ellis, left, arm-in-arm with her mother, Hester Ellis, exiting the Stoddard County Justice Center in Bloomfield, Mo. (AP ...
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• Dr. Boyce Watkins: KKK Rally at Ole Miss University

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 417
  By Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   I was intrigued by recent reports that the Ku Klux Klan had a rally on the Ole Miss Campus recently. It might surprise you to know that I am essentially unconcerned by their presence on campus. Don’t get me wrong, Klansmen are incredibly ignorant. Also, we cannot ...
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• Mississippi Governor Wants to Merge All of It’s HBCUs

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  Gov. Haley Barbour’s plan to merge Mississippi’s three historically black universities has created a tense atmosphere in a state saddled with a violent civil rights past and a decades-long legal battle over the historic underfunding of those schools. At Jackson State University, students have turned to Twitter ...
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• Your Health News: Another Hurdle Jumped for Healthcare Reform

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  WASHINGTON – A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. The bill would extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down ...
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• Dr. Boyce Watkins: Jesse Jackson Gets into it with the CBC

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Black Planet , Your Black World Coalition I love speaking with Rev. Jesse Jackson.  He walks and talks like a man who has seen and heard nearly everything.  Our civil rights leaders are social hubs through which many members of our society must travel in order to reach their ...
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• Jesse Jackson Gets into it with the CBC

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 417
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Black Planet   I love speaking with Rev. Jesse Jackson.  He walks and talks like a man who has seen and heard nearly everything.  Our civil rights leaders are social hubs through which many members of our society must travel in order to reach their destinations.   You can’t call ...
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• Heather Ellis Takes the Plea, but Dr. Boyce Watkins has Questions

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Black Planet   I have been actively involved in the fight for Heather Ellis, the 24-year old school teacher now facing up to 15-years in prison for cutting line at a local Wal-Mart .  Although Heather has now reached a plea deal with prosecutors over her arrested, there are still ...
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• Dr. Boyce Watkins – The Heather Ellis Case: All About Racism

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   My mother raised me to believe that black men are supposed to stand up for black women . Heather Ellis is the woman who now faces 15-years in prison for an incident deriving from her being accused of cutting line at a Walmart. Based on my knowledge of the Heather ...
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• Dr. Boyce Watkins – The Heather Ellis Case: All About Racism

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 417
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins   My mother raised me to believe that black men are supposed to stand up for black women . Heather Ellis is the woman who now faces 15-years in prison for an incident deriving from her being accused of cutting line at a Walmart. Based on my knowledge of the Heather Ellis case (and seeing ...
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• The Truth About Obama’s Health Care Plan

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 417
  By Dr. Elaina George, MD The health care reform bill (HR 3962) that just passed the House of Representatives is bad on so many levels it is difficult explain. As it stands, it will destroy both the doctor patient relationship and change the practice of medicine as we know it. We have one of the finest health ...
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• Your Black News: Memphis Benefit Planned for Heather Ellis

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
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• Tom Joyner, Roland Martin and Dr. Boyce Discuss the Heather Ellis Case

  
  The Boyce Blog — Authority: 426
  On Thursday, November 12, Dr. Boyce spoke with Tom Joyner about The Heather Ellis Case.  Please sign up to save Heather at www. SaveHeatherEllis.com and get involved!
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• What to make of the punch by the Columbia University Professor – Dr. Boyce

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   When I heard that black Columbia University professor Lionel McIntyre punched out a white university employee , I was obviously taken aback. I was even more intrigued by the fact that the two were having a heated conversation about white privilege when the alleged ...
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• What to make of the punch by the Columbia University Professor – Dr. Boyce

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 417
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   When I heard that black Columbia University professor Lionel McIntyre punched out a white university employee , I was obviously taken aback. I was even more intrigued by the fact that the two were having a heated conversation about white privilege when the alleged ...
  2 weeks ago

• News: African American students told to pick cotton in front of white classmates

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 125
  A history lesson that asked black elementary students to act like slaves has sparked protests from parents and teachers at a North Carolina school Wednesday. During a field trip to Latta Plantation, three students from Rea View Elementary in Waxhaw were chosen by tour guide Ian Campbell to wear bags and mimic ...
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