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• What to make of the punch by the Columbia University Professor – Dr. Boyce

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
  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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• News: African American students told to pick cotton in front of white classmates

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
  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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• Your Black News: Special Prosecutor Assigned to the Heather Ellis Case

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
  The Dunklin County prosecuting attorney has stepped aside in a criminal case with racial overtones, and Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle has been appointed as special prosecutor. Swingle has been asked to prosecute Kennett resident Heather Ellis. In an incident at the Kennett Walmart in 2007, ...
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• Black Preachers and Elections: What Gives?

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  A few weeks ago, the Rev. Calvin O. Butts III , the influential pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, came to a difficult decision, one he had wrestled with all summer. Daniel Barry for The New York Times "What could I say to a man who was mayor, and was supportive of a lot of programs that ...
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• Dr. Wilmer Leon: The Heather Ellis Case Reminds us to Refer to the Constitution

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
  Dr. Wilmer Leon , Howard University , Sirius/XM Satellite, Your Black World One of the things that make America unique is its Constitution, specifically the Bill of Rights. In its original form, the Constitution did not include a list of basic civil liberties or guarantees to the individual. Many prominent ...
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• Dr Boyce Watkins: Obama’s Fed Chairman Makes Racially Embarrassing Remarks

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  by Dr Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University , Your Black World   I’ve always had mixed feelings about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. I feel that he is better than the previous chairman, Alan Greenspan, but the Fed Chairmanship (like the presidency) is almost never given to the right man. Just the fact ...
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• Barack Obama’s Fed Chair Makes some Unfortunate and Possibly Racist Remarks

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke listens to businessmen following an address in Chatham, Mass., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Last spring when Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke visited Morehouse College , an undergraduate student asked him what accounts for the enormous racial ...
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• Black News: Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Needs a Lesson in Racial History

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke listens to businessmen following an address in Chatham, Mass., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Last spring when Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke visited Morehouse College , an undergraduate student asked him what accounts for the enormous racial ...
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• What is Your Purpose?

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  by Dr. Julianne Malveaux , President: Bennett College Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, the first woman President of Lincoln University, has a name that reflects her reality. Niara means woman of high purpose, and that she is, indeed. After leaving Lincoln University in 1998, she traveled and consulted, and has recently been ...
  2 weeks ago

• Why We Must March for Heather Ellis Now

  
  The Boyce Blog — Authority: 492
  by Dr. Boyce Watkins , MSNBC’s TheGrio.com   On November 16, 2009, the Your Black World Coalition, NAACP, National Action Network, and Southern Christian Leadership Conference plan to converge on the small town of Kennett, Missouri to fight for justice in the case of Heather Ellis, a 24-year-old college ...
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• Black News: Barack Obama Declares National Emergency for Swine Flu

  
  Your Black World — Authority: 435
  President Obama has declared a national emergency to deal with the "rapid increase in illness" from the H1N1 influenza virus. "The 2009 H1N1 pandemic continues to evolve. The rates of illness continue to rise rapidly within many communities across the nation, and the potential exists for the pandemic to overburden ...
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• The Logic Of American Politics

  
  Paint Ball Craze FREE Blogs — Authority: 129
  Globalization, the process in which peoples are united into a single, interconnected global society, often raises both economic and idealistic questions. The issue of globalization extends far beyond the question of economics, involving the complex interplay of politics, social inequality, and various cultural ...
  3 weeks ago

• News: The Campus Accountability Project (CAP)

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
  To sign up for the Your Black World Coalition, please visit www.YourBlackWorld.com . Dr. Boyce Watkins www.BoyceWatkins.com Hello to the Your Black World Family, Think for one second and ask yourself:  How many Black professors did you have in college outside of those who taught African American studies?  ...
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• Did Obama Deserve the Nobel? Black Scholars Respond

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
  Marvin Lynn, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Affiliate, African American Studies University of Illinois at Chicago   I think he deserves the award because, as they said, he has established a different tone in the world. Two years ago, America was despised around the ...
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• Black Hair Documentary

  
  Black Woman Thinks...Religion, Politics, Race, Atheism and more... — Authority: 112
  Black women spend an unbelieveable amount of money on our hair and this documentary (thank you for bringing it to my attention Mama Asid ), although focused on black hair and the African-American community, could be about Jamaica, England, Nigeria, Kenya or anywhere else. The principle point is that black women ...
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• The latest from Dr. Boyce Watkins on AOL Black Voices – 10/2/09

  
  Black Public Scholars — Authority: 116
    Dr Boyce: Think Nike’s Done with Michael Vick? Think Again I was excited to hear that Nike signed Michael Vick again after his dog fighting ordeal. You can … Read More Posted by Boyce Watkins, PhD in BV Black Spin | Comments (0) Financial Lovemaking: Managing "Baby Mama Drama" Most ...
  5 weeks ago

• Dr. Elaina George Breaks down the healthcare debate

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
    In this episode of Medicine on Call, Dr. Elaina George interviews Jason Rosenbaum from The Seminal, a healthcare publication.  What is wrong with healthcare?  What is the state of healthcare reform?  What are the goals for healthcare?   Why is it taking so long to fix?   Click here to listen!
  8 weeks ago

• Your Black News: Jimmy Carter Says Racism is driving attacks on Obama

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  Former President Jimmy Carter said in an interview Tuesday that Congressman Joe Wilson ’s "you lie" outburst to President Obama was "based on racism" and that many of the critiques leveled against the president have been made because of his black heritage. "I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely ...
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• Black News Hot off the Grio – 9/15/09

  
  Black Politics, Black Voters, Black People — Authority: 108
  Craigslist prostitution bust caught on tape By theGrio 12:40 PM on 09/15/2009 VIDEO – Dozens of women have been busted by Florida authorities in a prostitution sting centered on Craigslist postings. The arrests were part of Operation Hot Date… > more City workers suspended for hanging nooses By ...
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