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The Demise of the African American Baseball Player
LCB_18_2_Art_4_Standen (Do Not Delete) 8/26/2014 6:33 AM THE DEMISE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYER by Jeffrey Standen* Recently alarms were raised in the sports world over the revelation that baseball player agent Scott Boras and other American investors were providing large loans to young baseball players in the Dominican Republic. Although this practice does not violate any restrictions imposed by Major League Baseball or the MLB Players Association, many commentators have termed this funding practice of dubious ethical merit and at bottom exploitative. Yet it is difficult to distinguish exploitation from empowerment. Refusing to lend money to young Dominican players reduces the money invested in athletes. The rules of baseball and the requirements of amateurism preclude similar loans to American-born baseball players. Young ballplayers unlucky enough to be born in the United States cannot borrow their training expenses against their future earning potential. The same limitations apply in similar forms to athletes in other sports, yet baseball presents some unique problems. Success at the professional level in baseball involves a great deal of skill, attention to detail, and supervised training over a long period of time. Players from impoverished financial backgrounds, including predominately the African American baseball player, have been priced out of the game. American athletes in sports that, like baseball, require a significant commitment of money over time have not been able to fund their apprenticeships through self-generated lending markets. One notable example of self-generated funding is in the sport of golf. To fund their career goals, American golfers raise money through a combination of debt and equity financing. -
Whither/Wither Alimony?
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works Faculty Scholarship 2015 Whither/Wither Alimony? June Carbone Naomi R. Cahn George Washington University Law School, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/faculty_publications Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Texas Law Review, Vol. 93, p. 925, 2015 This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the Faculty Scholarship at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Book Reviews Whither/Wither Alimony? THE MARRIAGE BUYOUT: THE TROUBLED TRAJECTORY OF U.S. ALIMONY LAW. By Cynthia Lee Starnes. New York, New York: NYU Press, 2014. 235 pages. $45.00. June Carbone* & Naomi Cahn** Introduction Kristen and Derek divorce after ten years of marriage.1 At the time of the divorce, Derek makes $120,000 per year and Kristen works part-time, earning $22,000 per year. Kristen has degrees in nursing and dance, but she quit working to care for the couple’s two children and had only recently gone back to work part-time. Should she be entitled to alimony? Should it matter that she left Derek after she discovered that he was having an affair, even though he told her that the affair was over and he wanted to stay married? Greg and Sharon have also been married for about ten years. Sharon is a teacher and the artistic director of a Brooklyn dance company.2 Greg is an actor. -
125Th Street, Harlem, NY
APOLLO ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17th 125 Street, Harlem, NY 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS APOLLO MUSIC APOLLO COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP Page 10 Page 16 Page 4 APOLLO DANCE APOLLO EDUCATION ELLA FITZGERALD Page 12 Page 18 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Page 6 APOLLO THEATER APOLLO IN THE MEDIA Page 13 Page 20 WOMEN OF THE WORLD Page 8 APOLLO SIGNATURE APOLLO CELEBRATIONS Page 14 Page 22 APOLLO PEOPLE STATEMENT OF Page 27 OPERATING ACTIVITY Page 24 APOLLO SUPPORTERS Page 28 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Page 26 JOIN THE APOLLO Page 30 “Since its inception, the Apollo Theater has been home to legendary and FROM OUR up-and-coming artists alike, serving as an ever-changing, driving force in popular music and culture, not only in Harlem but across the world.” LEADERSHIP Jonelle Procope, President and CEO of the Apollo Theater We are delighted to share this Annual Report highlighting It is an incredible honor to bring my voice to the Apollo’s the incredible accomplishments of the Apollo’s season. Key storied legacy and exciting future. My first season at the milestones from the 2016-2017 season include welcoming Apollo has been a whirlwind of inspiring and innovative Kamilah Forbes as the new Executive Producer; presenting performances and programs. I especially want to mention The First Noel, the first multi-week run of an Apollo-Presents the four-day Women of the World Festival, which was show on the iconic Mainstage; and welcoming popular anchored by a special tribute concert to the incomparable Brooklyn-based festival, Afropunk, for their first appearance artist/activist Abbey Lincoln. -
An Experiment Exploring Race Recognition and Source
DOES THIS MICROPHONE MAKE ME SOUND WHITE? AN EXPERIMENT EXPLORING RACE RECOGNITION AND SOURCE CREDIBILITY IN RADIO NEWS by TANYA OTT-FULMORE MICHAEL PARROTT, COMMITTEE CHAIR GEORGE DANIELS MARY MEARES A THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media in the Graduate School of The University of Alabama TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 2020 Copyright Tanya Ott-Fulmore 2020 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ABSTRACT Despite efforts to increase the number of minority journalists working in radio, television, newspaper and digital newsrooms across the United States, the percentage of people of color working in newsrooms is only slightly more than half of the percentage of minorities in the overall population. Social Identity Theory holds that an individual’s self-concept is shaped, in part, by their perceived membership in a group. With the U.S. expected to become “minority White” by 2045, minority representation in newsrooms could have significant implications for not only increasing the number of people of color employed newsrooms, but also increasing listeners, viewers, and readers of media organizations as people of color would see themselves — or more accurately, hear themselves — reflected in those organizations. This experiment used an online questionnaire to expose U.S. adults to the voices of professional radio newscasters of various races to determine if the participants could accurately identify the race or ethnicity of the newscaster from a voice recording. The race of the newscaster—White, Black or Hispanic—served as the independent variable and was manipulated to measure perceived source credibility, which served as the dependent variable. -
Gendering Architecture, Architecting Gender Introduction
GENDERING ARCHITECTURE, ARCHITECTING GENDER INTRODUCTION The Women in Architecture Student Organization (WIASO) presents: Gendering Architecture, Architecting Gender, a celebration of female architects throughout history as well as contemporary female architects often neglected or erased in mainstream media and architectural curricula. By showcasing works by female architects, WIASO hopes to counteract the dominant narrative of the architect as a male subject. This exhibition works to rewrite architectural history by acknowledging the contributions of female architects who have been dismissed, belitted, or denied credit for their work. By looking at architectural movements from a critical, feminist perspective, one is able to recenter history around marginalized identities and redefine what it means to be an architect. The exhibition is a glimpse at a shared history among female architects at the University of Minnesota, one that architecture students are learning about and contributing to daily. Women’s School of Planning and Architecture, 1975 EXHIBITION CREDITS DESIGN & CURATION Support for this exhibition and programs provided by the Goldstein Museum of Design, the College of Design, and generous individuals. In addition, GMD programming is made possible by the voters of Minnesota Neva Hubbert UMN Architecture Student through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to Dana Saari UMN Architecture Student the legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. The Mary Begley UMN Architecture Student University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. To request disability accomodations or to receive this information in Erin Kindell UMN Architecture Student alternative formats, please contact GMD at 612-624-7434. Brittany Pool UMN Architecture Student EDITING & ASSISTANCE Daniela Sandler UMN Architecture Faculty Goldstein Museum of Design Ashleigh Grizzell UMN Architecture Student Gallery 241, McNeal Hall 1985 Buford Avenue St. -
For Colored Girls and Boys Who Have Considered Suicide/ When Prayer and GOOD Music Weren’T Enough Joshua K
Wright: For Colored Girls and Boys Who Have Considered Suicide/ When Pray For Colored Girls and Boys Who Have Considered Suicide/ When Prayer and GOOD Music Weren’t Enough Joshua K. Wright Journal of Hip Hop Studies, Special Issue I Gotta Testify: Kanye West, Hip Hop, and the Church Volume 6, Issue 1, Summer 2019, pp. 106–122 DOI: https://doi.org/10.34718/xz28-g676 __________________________________ Published by VCU Scholars Compass, 2019 1 Journal of Hip Hop Studies, Vol. 6, Iss. 1 [2019], Art. 14 For Colored Girls and Boys Who Have Considered Suicide/ When Prayer and GOOD Music Weren’t Enough Joshua K. Wright Abstract Lauren Chanel Allen, a 22-year-old Christian graduate student at Howard University, struggled with mental illness for years. Like so many blacks, Lauren expected her faith to serve an elixir for her problems, including depression. However, her prayers were not sufficient. When she was unable to find solace in the church, she sought out an alternative source: the music of Kanye West. She shared her story in a 2016 article, “How An Ultralight Beam Helped My Dark Depression,” which she published in Abernathy magazine. Lauren’s story speaks to the disconnect that many millennials have with the church. Nowhere in her article did she use the word – therapy – or mention seeking professional help for her condition. Lauren’s avoidance of medical specialists speaks to broader issues in the African American community related to mental illness. This article addresses the following questions: Why do some blacks place more faith in -
The Black/Gay Split Over Same-Sex Marriage— a Critical [Race] Perspective
TULANE JOURNAL OF LAW & SEXUALITY A Review of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Law VOLUME 22 2013 It’s [Not] a Black Thing: The Black/Gay Split over Same-Sex Marriage— A Critical [Race] Perspective Adele M. Morrison* I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 2 II. THE BLACK/GAY SPLIT ...................................................................... 11 A. Identified............................................................................. 12 B. Located ............................................................................... 13 III. CIVIL (MARRIAGE) RIGHTS: DIVISIONS OVER . ............................. 15 A. Immutability ....................................................................... 18 B. “Civil Rights” ..................................................................... 22 C. The Meaning(s) and Purpose(s) of Marriage ...................... 23 1. Religious Arguments ........................................................ 26 2. Secular Arguments ........................................................... 28 IV. THE SPLIT: A CRITICAL RACE THEORY PERSPECTIVE ...................... 32 A. (Dis)Interest [Di][Con]vergence ........................................ 33 1. Black Communities and Interest Divergence .................. 34 2. LGBT Communities and Disinterest Convergence ........ 37 * © 2013 Adele M. Morrison. Associate Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI; LL.M., University of Wisconsin School of Law; J.D., Stanford -
Honoring the Many Contributions of Black Americans
HONORING THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS DIVERSITY • EQUITY • INCLUSION A campus-wide celebration of Black History Monthby SUNY ULSTER FACULTY and The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion • Engineer who established his own machine shop in ENGINEERING Cincinnati in 1880. Later moved to New York City. GRANVILLE T. WOODS • Invented first electric railway powered by overhead lines, as well as third rail system for subways. • Invented first telegraph system able to transmit from moving trains, as well as ability to transmit voice and Morse code over the same line. • Registered over 35 patents, 1880-1907, including ones for a steam boiler furnace (1884), electric incubator (1900), and automatic air brake (1902). Picture of Granville T. Woods from Cosmopolitan magazine, c. 1895 DIVERSITY • EQUITY • INCLUSION Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, HUMANITIES Missouri, on April 4, 1928. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, MAYA ANGELOU Arkansas. She was an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist. She was best known for her seven autobiographical books. The first black woman director in Hollywood, Angelou wrote, produced, directed, and starred in productions for stage, film, and television. Poets.org DIVERSITY • EQUITY • INCLUSION Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United POLITICAL SCIENCES States. His story is the American story — values from the BARACK OBAMA heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.When Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, he became the first African American to hold the office. -
NOMINEES for the 40Th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY
NOMINEES FOR THE 40th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED NBC’s Andrea Mitchell to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award September 24th Award Presentation at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in NYC New York, N.Y. – July 25, 2019 (revised 8.19.19) – Nominations for the 40th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Tuesday, September 24th, 2019, at a ceremony at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City. The event will be attended by more than 1,000 television and news media industry executives, news and documentary producers and journalists. “The clear, transparent, and factual reporting provided by these journalists and documentarians is paramount to keeping our nation and its citizens informed,” said Adam Sharp, President & CEO, NATAS. “Even while under attack, truth and the hard-fought pursuit of it must remain cherished, honored, and defended. These talented nominees represent true excellence in this mission and in our industry." In addition to celebrating this year’s nominees in forty-nine categories, the National Academy is proud to honor Andrea Mitchell, NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of MSNBC's “Andrea Mitchell Reports," with the Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her groundbreaking 50-year career covering domestic and international affairs. The 40th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards honors programming distributed during the calendar -
Francis Ray, Kayla Perrin and Rochelle Alers
National Black Book Festival DOUBLETREE HOTEL (DOWNTOWN) June 8 - 10, 2012 400 Dallas St. • Houston, Tx www.NationalBlackBookFestival.com • 281- 444- 4265 Featured & Special Guest Authors Walter Eric Jerome Mary B. Mosley Dickey Morrison Wahida Daniel Keli Goff Clark Black Francis Ray Kayla Perrin Rochelle Alers Vanessa Gwen Brian W. Miller Richardson Smith SPONSORED BY: Moses Marc Lacy Rickey Miller Teems II Forward Times Ardenthouston Book Readers HOUSTON 2012 Congratulations to the National Black Book Festival www.forwardtimesonline.com PARTICIPATING FANTASY POETRY Schedule Michael Bernoudy Charisse Balenton PUBLISHERS Dicey Grenor Keith B. Davis of Zoe Life Christian Draegon Grey Victor B. Johnson Sr. Activities Communications Adrian Petty Venus Jones Brenda Walker Marc Lacy • All activities will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Melissa Emily Mitchell Downtown (location within the hotel is listed) PARTICIPATING • General Admission of $5.00 per day includes exhibits, L. Chantay Nunn AUTHORS HISTORY featured author sessions and seminars Patricia Duncan • Tickets for General Admission or Special Events may RELIGIOUS/ be purchased online at www.nationalblackbookfestival.com or BIOGRAPHY by calling (281) 444-4265 Dr. Loren Due MAINSTREAM FAITH J R Holden Cheryl Lacey Donovan FICTION Bishop B. C. Graham Ronita Johnson Dawn Bolton Dr. Steve Haymon FRIDAY, Lydia Brew Renee Jean Karen Brown BUSINESS/ Emelda Phillip JUNE 8, 2012 Victoria Miguel Joseph Yvette Rowland ECONOMICS Alfrieda Judson Jan Whitaker Deanita McCall Lavonda Kennedy WELCOME TO HOUSTON Kevin Zimmerman Martha Kennerson RECEPTION CHILDREN DeVaughn Lilly Siphriah Davidson Linnie ROMANCE 7:00 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. Pamela Jarmon-Wade Jamillah McDaniel W. Parks Brigham Alpha Denise Mack Melvese & Myhia Rhonda Jackson Joseph Temara Moore Erica Mills-Hollis Stephanie Morris Tickets: $60/person Tiffany M. -
A Cruzada Moral Contra O Aborto Nos
76 | desc.facamp.com.br A CRUZADA MORAL CONTRA O ABORTO NOS EUA: ESTUDO DE CASO DE MOVIMENTOS JURÍDICOS E SOCIAIS EM TORNO DE UM DIREITO REPRODUTIVO FUNDAMENTAL THE MORAL CRUZADE AGAINST ABORTION IN THE USA: A CASE STUDY ON LEGAL AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AROUND A FUNDAMENTAL REPRODUCTIVE RIGHT desc.facamp.com.br | 77 A CRUZADA MORAL CONTRA O ABORTO NOS EUA: estudo de caso de movimentos jurídicos e sociais em torno de um direito reprodutivo fundamental THE MORAL CRUZADE AGAINST ABORTION IN THE USA: a case study on legal and social movements around a fundamental reproductive right HELOISA BIANQUINI* Mestranda em Filosofia e Teoria Geral do Direito pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo e graduada pela mesma instituição. http://lattes.cnpq.br/6311133480332004 [email protected] / [email protected] Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5558-1194 Resumo: O objetivo deste artigo é realizar um estudo de caso sobre a descriminalização do aborto nos EUA e os atuais movimentos para que a prática volte a ser criminalizada. O aborto é um direito reprodutivo fundamental consagrado por diversos documentos consensuais internacionais. No entanto, abortar ainda é uma conduta socialmente estigmatizada. Para compreender o caso americano, utiliza-se os conceitos de Becker (2008) de “desvio” e “empreendimento moral”. Conclui- se que (a) no contexto americano, o aborto pode ser considerado como “desvio” segundo proposto por Becker; e que (b) que a criminalização do aborto nos EUA no século XIX e o atual recrudescimento de legislações estaduais que restringem a prática são frutos do que Becker chama de “empreendimentos morais”. -
NYU Gallatin Today Fall 2019
FALL 2020 FALL EQUALITY GALLATIN AND TODAY JUSTICE EQUALITY AND Inside JUSTICE Essays by Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Kim DaCosta, Vasuki Nesiah, Jenzia Burgos, Michael Frazier, Furqan Sayeed, and Kari Sonde EQUALITYALUMNA FEATURE: KELI GOFF / ALUMNI NOTES AND JUSTICE FALL 2020 his moment in history provides opportunities for introspection, action, andT change. Gallatin Today asked faculty, including Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Kim DaCosta, and Vasuki Nesiah, as well as alumni, including Jenzia Burgos, Michael Frazier, Furqan Sayeed, and Kari Sonde, to share their thoughts on the times we are living through as shaped by the themes of equality and justice. As the world faces the demands of responding to a deadly virus for which there is no treatment and no vaccine, there is also a global reckoning with systemic racism and social and economic pressures from radically divergent perspectives on how we should move forward. We’re also seeing the effects of climate change with recent fires ravaging the West Coast. Throughout the globe, countries are struggling with the ongoing pandemic and its human, social, and economic costs. So much is at stake for us as individuals, for the country as a whole, and for the planet. Taken together, the following essays consider how we arrived where we are today as well as the kind of futures we can and must imagine together. Essays by Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Kim DaCosta, Vasuki Nesiah, Jenzia Burgos, Michael Frazier, Furqan Sayeed, and Kari Sonde Alumni Notes p.3 p.10 2 GALLATIN SCHOOL OF INDIVIDUALIZED STUDY FALL 2020 Who Gets to Say Goodbye to All That? BY JENZIA BURGOS small peninsula hangs into the East River in the South “Let’s figure it out,” he said, as if the answer to his question wasn’t already Bronx, once the poorest limb in all the country.