The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to end affirmative action in higher education is much more than just a bad ruling; this is an embarrassment on a global scale.
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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The “Ivy League” is a group of slavery-infected institutions that will be happy to abide by court rulings that would decrease the admittance of Black students.
Democrats are fighting a political war with worn out tools. I don’t advocate that we stoop to the levels that Republicans have but I do suggest that a real reassessment be taken so that we can start winning again.
A year in which there are only three races for governor’s seats, all in the Deep South, wouldn’t normally create a lot of political speculation. Kentucky’s popular Democratic incumbent may have a tough race, and chalking up Louisiana and its neighbor to the east to a Republican would be typical conventional wisdom.
Willie Christine King Farris, the last sibling of Martin Luther King Jr. and a retired professor at Spelman College, has died. Her family announced her passing on Thursday. She was 95.
The theme of the conference and for this 196th anniversary of the Black Press is: The Black Press of America: Amplifying Progress, Excellence, & Voices of Black America.
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Among the 536 members of the last sitting Congress, Reuters found that at least 100 have ancestors who were slaveholders.
The Russwurm Award is presented to the top Black-owned newspaper in the country.
Almost ten weeks ago, Joe Redmond broached the possibility of revisiting the stories of some of the remarkable, iconic HBCU coaches with WG publisher Bobby R. Henry. After speaking with Bobby about Coach Redmond’s idea, which I found intriguing and fascinating, I connected with Coach Redmond to develop a plan of action which led to past treasures like Jake Gaither, John Merritt, and Marino Casem among others. Speaking every week, I dubbed Coach Redmond “ The Collaborator “ because he possessed intrinsic, first hand knowledge about several of the icons featured.