DOCSLIB.ORG

OBJ (Application/Pdf)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
OBJ (Application/Pdf) Celebration Activities by Teresa Elaine Leary On January 18, 1988 students marched from Spel- man’s back gate to downtown and from there to the Martin Luther King Center For Non­ violent Social Change where Dr. King’s crypt is located. A brief program was held there followed by the traditional Ecumenical Service held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. This was the third anniversary of the national holiday to commemorate this great leader who fought passionately for our freedom from oppression—non- to celebrate the day set aside to offer their support to the Oprah Winfrey at the More­ very impressed by her violently in the fifties and for this past great leader. The marchers and the parade house King Chapel. She evident connection to the sixties. Dr. King, whose inspirational march, which participants. There were also spoke quite eloquently about Black community and Africa. birthday is on January 15, was well planned, ran rather representatives from each of her role in the King dream At the completion of Ms. would have been fifty-nine smoothly in spite of the the local television stations. and what it meant to her and Winfrey’s dynamic message years old. weather conditions which Luckily, as if this were an what it should mean to us. there was a panel discussion On the cloudy day with a caused many students to omen the sun came out Her speech was impressive on “Racism on College light drizzle, students from carry rain gear while midday and the march ended and filled with drama as she Campuses.” The panel neighboring schools, in marching. The drizzle also in a glow. portrayed other strong Black discussion was moderated by various clubs and organi­ did not hamper the many Another highlight of the women to help convey her WSB’s news anchor Don zations came together as one bystanders that were present week, was the appearance of message. The students were Farmer. Ignorance Breeds Racism because of sheer embarass- solution. Granted, it is not an twice as well as the next guy, by Vanessa M. Robinson way back to the Civil War when, during the slave trade, ment. Embarassment on the easy one, but it is better than or run twice as fast. This the slave owner would breed part of CBS and the Dodgers believing that the problem limited sphere of thought has Recently CBS Sports fired his big woman so that he because Snyder and will disappear because those been reinforced by the people the famed sports commen­ would have a big Black kid.” Campanis had performed the who say things that offend us these youngsters choose as tator Jimmy “THE GREEK” On that same note, Los “ultimate evil.” They had have disappeared from the their role models. They see so Snyder for his remarks that Angeles Dodgers executive A1 publicly aired what is being public eye. We cannot solve a many Blacks excelling and many people felt to be derog­ Campanis was fired for said, and will continue to be problem by expecting it to “making it big” in sports that atory towards Blacks. Snyder saying that Blacks lack “the said, behind the executive’s disappear. they want to parallel their made these remarks on necessities” to become sports closed doors. The firing of lives with these people. January 15 when asked by executives. these men was a way to meet We can say goodbye to another reporter what his public outcry, or in other Snyder and Campanis Snyder and Campanis but reaction was to the progress words, to get “blacks off their were quick to comment and only with the recognition by Blacks throughout the Of course I was deeply backs. ” But what has this slow to thing. Snyder fails to that others like them are still sporting industry. Snyder angered by both of these so- solved? The comments will realize that one of the major out there. We must try, commented that Blacks are called professional’s continue, just not for public reasons that Blacks may emphasis on “try”, to educate better athletes than whites comments, but I was also view. prevail in professional sports those like Snyder and because they were “bred to be struck by a sense of regret. I is because sports are one of Campanis before we can that way” and also that the regret the fact that they were the few “doors” that seem to begin to stop these racial superiority that Blacks fired. Don’t get me wrong, I believe that lack of knowl­ be open to them for success. comments. Only then may we supposedly possess is also they do deserve some form of edge and ignorance are at the Young Blacks often believe be able to stop this outra­ due to their “big size” and discipline, but was firing the base of these comments. that there may be no other geous behavior of explaining “thigh size.” This, Snyder answer? The reason that Educating these men about way out of the ghetto unless every facet of life on the basis went on to say, “goes all the these men were fired was their ignorance is the best they can dribble a basketball of a person’s race. Page 2 • SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT February, 1988 SGA On The Move Phase II: A New Insight Letter by Tara Addison establish effective leadership As an institution, Spelman as “that which facilitates, by Darralynn Denise Hutson ment Association and when has undergone several signif­ executes and guides the To My Spelman sisters, that nucleus is not func­ icant changes in it’s admin­ student body as well as In working with the tioning properly, it effects the istration. The most encourages action, on the student government associa ­ entire body. significant changes have part of the entire student tion as an immediate part of The fall semester of the been directed toward body, uplifts spirit and exem­ the cabinet, I have realized 1987/1988 academic school uplifting female leadership plifies that which is sister­ the work that goes into year was a time when the roles. Most recently, the hood.” To achieve this, Dawne successfully ensuring the nucleus of the cell of SSGA Spelman community has has planned a completely gratification of the student was disfunctional and as a become reaquainted with the new schedule of activities, body. It takes long hours of result of the cell of SSGA did values of women leaders. A programs, etc. for this consistent work and not successfully please the leader is one who must be semester. The major consistent prayer. The office student body. A formal able to sternly command, emphasis will be placed on of Co-Social Chairperson is apology would not resolve the when a situation so dictates, thus learning more about health, spiritual and cultural the nucleus of the cell of disfunctional problem of this as well as guide and help give herself. Upon arriving in motivation and academic Spelman Student Govern- (cont on pg. 7) direction to those without her Zimbabwe, the first sight excellence. This particular insight. The fundamental that Dawne witnessed was combination is geared specif­ values of a true leader are that of a woman walking ically towards helping to characteristic of Dawne down a dirt path with her mold a well-rounded student Amber Mitchell who has child strapped to her chest, through her interaction with New Beginnings accepted the challenge of carrying bundles on her back the Student Government. presiding over the SSGA as and balancing a mattress on It is obvious that Dawne is by Darralynn Denise Hutson engage in a new beginning. our president. her head. To Dawne this was eager to serve and also work By doing what needs to be Don’t be afraid to change or Preparation is also an symbolic of the Black woman. tirelessly for the student done right now, we make the accept change. The past is a essential tool of development. The woman who is physically body. She has assured me most of each present guide to your future. By graduating from the Phil- as well as mentally strong. that Spring ’88 will be an moment, Remember and act upon your adelphia High School for These very qualities of exciting and rewarding As long as we are alive, we mistakes to correct them. Girls and then matriculating mental and physical strength semester for all. However, are always free to begin Most of all, open your hearts into Spelman College, Dawne are the backbone of the deter­ this can only be accom­ again. to accept mistakes and has meticulously shaped one mination that Dawne Amber plished if we all bond Instead of following an old accept changes. God always of her tools; academics. Also Mitchell has vowed to dedi­ together with Dawne in the worn-out habit, make a gives you a second chance. realizing that there are many cate herself toward in leading spirit of excellence. If this is fresh start this moment on Don’t be afraid to take it. Use factors that are essential to the student body with a new done, we can be assured that the rest of your life. 1987 as a foundation for 1988 the molding of a strong indi­ type of creatively and with the brilliant new insight Each day is a new start. and let your light so shine vidual and leader, Dawne insight. that we have been given in Each moment is a beginning. before men, so that they may journeyed to Zimbabwe, When asked of her plans the form of our new presi­ see your good works. No one Africa on “Crossroads to for the spring semester as dent, Spring ’88 will prove to My Spelman sisters, I give is without fault.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The African-American Consumer 2013 Report
    RESILIENT, RECEPTIVE AND RELEVANT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONSUMER 2013 REPORT VOICE OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY DIVERSE INTELLIGENCE INSIGHTS SERIES Nielsen and the National Newspaper Publishers Association have strategically collaborated for three years to present an annual in-depth analytical report on the African-American consumer unsurpassed by any other similar product on the market. The reports have become widely respected, industry chronicles touted for their exclusive insights, data, trends and perspectives that better prepare marketers and brands to connect with this audience segment. By concurrently sharing the reports with millions of readers around the country we have also helped create SUSAN WHITING VICE CHAIR, NIELSEN conscious consumers, who are aware, now more than ever, how their economic power has a direct impact on the marketplace overall. We are proud that the combined Nielsen and NNPA resources have galvanized corporations and consumers alike to think and behave differently toward valuing the African-American consumer and their economic impact on the U.S. marketplace. We proudly present the Resilient, Receptive and Relevant African-American Consumer 2013 Report. CLOVES CAMPBELL CHAIR, NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION SUSAN WHITING CLOVES CAMPBELL CHERYL PEARSON-MCNEIL CHERYL PEARSON-MCNEIL SVP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, NIELSEN 2 Resilient, Receptive and Relevant: The African-American Consumer CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................4 SECTION I Demographics ...............................................................
    [Show full text]
  • UNCF/Mellon Programs Guidelines, Opportunities and Responsibilities
    UNCF/MUNCF/MELLONELLON PP ROGRAMSROGRAMS SCHOLARS TRANSFORMING THE ACADEMY GUIDELINES, OPPORTUNITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO NAVIGATING THE UNCF/MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Page | 2 CREATED FOR THE 2020 UNCF/MELLON FELLOWS ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT Congratulations! You are now a part of an elite group of scholars, collectively known as the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows. The UNCF/Mellon Fellows join undergraduate Mellon fellows throughout the country and South Africa as members of one of the most prestigious Ph.D. pipeline programs in the country- The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program (MMUF). We welcome you to this very distinguished community of scholars. This manual was created to assist you over the next two years as you navigate and complete your undergraduate fellowship requirements. It is designed to ensure that you are fully aware of the expectations and opportunities associated with the UNCF/Mellon Undergraduate Fellowship Program. Although most of the information and forms that you will need as you matriculate as a fellow are included in this document, you and your mentor will receive e-mail reminders prior to the deadline dates of each opportunity. At the end of most pages, you will find a checklist. This is to ensure that you have not omitted an important step or piece of information when submitting items to the Programs Office or other offices. This manual also includes important information on Mellon Mays affiliate programs with which you will need to acquaint yourself as you journey toward the Ph.D. Information in this document on the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT), Leadership Alliance, the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the various opportunities provided by these affiliate programs comes directly from the websites of these Programs.
    [Show full text]
  • March 30, 2015 the Honorable Lamar Alexander Chairman
    March 30, 2015 The Honorable Lamar Alexander Chairman Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions U.S. Senate 428 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Alexander: I am writing on behalf of UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and our 37 member institutions (including Fisk University, Lane College and LeMoyne-Owen College) to provide comments on S. 108, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act, or FAST Act. I, along with several of our member presidents, would greatly appreciate an opportunity to meet with you to discuss the FAST Act and other important higher education issues impacting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will consider later this year. UNCF is proud of its 71 years of service in helping low-income students of color progress to and through college by means of scholarship and programmatic support. We are a major scholarship provider to African American, Hispanic American, Native American and Pacific Islander students, having raised more than $4.3 billion to help over 400,000 students receive college degrees at HBCUs and other institutions across the country. With our deep experience in serving disadvantaged students of color, we know that federal student aid is essential for students without their own financial means to go to and through college. By 2012, only 23 percent of young African Americans between ages 25 and 29 had earned a college degree – about half the rate for white Americans – at a time when college degrees are more essential than ever. Even worse, the nation’s progress in boosting this percentage and closing college attainment inequities has slowed.
    [Show full text]
  • FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 AMERICAN AIRLINES
    Martha Pantín 305-520- 3197 [email protected] FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 AMERICAN AIRLINES CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY PAYING TRIBUTE TO ICONIC BLACK FILMS FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines, a global company that connects people from different cultures and communities around the world, is celebrating Black History Month by paying tribute to timeless African-American films that shape our culture and enhance American cinema. During the months of February and March, the airline’s in-flight entertainment will focus on African-American films, playing must-see movies such as “Lady Sings the Blues,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “Baggage Claim,” “Think Like a Man” and “12 Years A Slave.” “Our airline celebrates equality and strives to be as diverse as the customers we serve and the employees who make our business successful,” said Fernand Fernandez, American’s vice president of Global Marketing. “American’s overall commitment to diverse hiring, world-class supplier diversity initiatives and ongoing support in the communities we serve demonstrates how Black history is celebrated every day.” In honoring timeless African-American films, customers are invited to participate in a sweepstakes for the opportunity to win a trip for two to New York to attend the 2014 American Black Film Festival. Learn more at aa.com/iconicblackfilms. During Black History Month, American Way, the award-winning in-flight magazine of American Airlines, will feature Los Angeles Clippers All-Star point guard Chris Paul on its cover, as well as an article on entrepreneur Sheila Johnson, co-founder of BET turned sports team owner, and an article authored by a United Negro College Fund (UNCF) student.
    [Show full text]
  • Press Release
    Joye Griffin Toni Thompson UNCF Toni Thompson PR 703-205-3480 Office (310) 702-0926 703-483-5398 Mobile [email protected] [email protected] Press Release TOP TALENT COMES OUT FOR UNCF TRIBUTE TO PATTI LABELLE ANITA BAKER, FANTASIA, JENNIFER HUDSON AND JOSS STONE AMONG THOSE TO PERFORM AN EVENING OF STARS ® Presented by Target -Tickets Go on Sale on August 3, 2008 FAIRFAX, Va. (August 4, 2008) – Grammy-winning ladies of soul Anita Baker and Joss Stone, Oscar winning Jennifer Hudson and American Idol-winner Fantasia are among those slated to perform at UNCF’s 30 th Anniversary An Evening of Stars ® Tribute to Patti LaBelle Presented by Target . This year’s event promises to be a night to remember when UNCF salutes Patti LaBelle before a live audience on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. Tickets to An Evening of Stars ® Tribute to Patti LaBelle Presented by Target will be available for purchase beginning Sunday, August 3, 2008 at the Kodak Theatre box office, the Ticketmaster web site and at all Los Angeles area Ticketmaster locations. Ticket prices start at $28. Also scheduled to sing Patti LaBelle’s praises will be the incomparable Dionne Warwick, the soulful Brian McKnight, the multi talented comic and singer Wayne Brady and gospel legend Yolanda Adams. Additional performers and an all-star cast of presenters, to be announced later, will join UNCF’s salute to the soulful songbird during a two-hour tribute that will air in January 2009. Patti LaBelle, who has been an active supporter of UNCF through her appearances on past AEOS ® tributes and participation in numerous UNCF fundraising events, will be on hand to accept UNCF’s Award of Excellence, given in recognition of her distinguished career as an artist and for her longstanding support of UNCF.
    [Show full text]
  • 4 Annual Report on Black/Jewish Relations in the United States in 1999
    4th Annual Report on Black/Jewish Relations in the United States in 1999 · Cooperation · Conflict · Human Interest · Shared Experiences Foreword by Hugh Price, President, The National Urban League Introduction by Rabbi Marc Schneier, President, The Foundation For Ethnic Understanding 1 The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding 1 East 93rd Street, Suite 1C, New York, New York 10128 Tel. (917) 492-2538 Fax (917) 492-2560 www.ffeu.org Rabbi Marc Schneier, President Joseph Papp, Founding Chairman Darwin N. Davis, Vice President Stephanie Shnay, Secretary Edward Yardeni, Treasurer Robert J. Cyruli, Counsel Lawrence D. Kopp, Executive Director Meredith A. Flug, Deputy Executive Director Dr. Philip Freedman, Director Of Research Tamika N. Edwards, Researcher The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding began in 1989 as a dream of Rabbi Marc Schneier and the late Joseph Papp committed to the belief that direct, face- to-face dialogue between ethnic communities is the most effective path towards the reduction of bigotry and the promotion of reconciliation and understanding. Research and publication of the 4th Annual Report on Black/Jewish Relations in the United States was made possible by a generous grant from Philip Morris Companies. 2 FOREWORD BY HUGH PRICE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE I am honored to have once again been invited to provide a foreword for The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding's 4th Annual "Report on Black/Jewish Relations in the United States. Much has happened during 1999 and this year's comprehensive study certainly attests to that fact. I was extremely pleased to learn that a new category “Shared Experiences” has been added to the Report.
    [Show full text]
  • Spike Lee and Commentaries on His Work. Occasional Papers Series 2, No.1
    DOCUMENT RESUME ED 353 622. CS 508 049 AUTHOR Hudson, Herman C., Ed. TITLE Spike Lee and Commentaries on His Work. Occasional Papers Series 2, No.1. INSTITUTION Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Afro-American Studies. PUB DATE 92 NOTE 92p.; A Martha C. Kraft Professorship Publication. PUB TYPE Collected Works General (020) Reports Evaluative /Feasibility (142) Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC04 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Auteurism; *Black Community; *Black Culture; Black History; Cultural Images; Film Criticism; *Film Production Specialists; *Film Study; Popular Culture; Racial Relations; Urban Culture IDENTIFIERS *African Americans; *Lee (Spike) ABSTRACT This monograph presents a critical essay and a comprehensive 454-item bibliography on the contemporary African-American filmmaker, Spike Lee. The essay, entitled "African-American Folklore and Cultural History in the Films of Spike Lee" (Gloria J. Gibson-Hudson), analyzes Lee's filmmaking approach from a cultural and historical perspective. The essay identifies Lee as a contemporary storyteller weaving his tales with the aid of a camera and demonstrates how his film narratives draw on both the historic and contemporary experiences of African Americans. The essay discusses five of Lee's films (made between 1984 and 1991) thematically, categorizing them under intra-racal issues and inter-racial issues. The bibliography (by Grace Jackson-Brown) provides citations from both scholarly and popular literature, encompassing newspaper articles, journal and magazine articles, chapters or sections from books, and reviews of films (most of the citations date from the last 5 years). The extensive 49-page bibliography is intended to be a comprehensive guide to literature that will assist students and researchers with an interest in Spike Lee.
    [Show full text]
  • The Whole Matter Revolves Around the Self-Respect of My People”: Black Conservative Women in the Civil Rights Era
    204 Chapter 10 “The Whole Matter Revolves around the Self-Respect of My People”: Black Conservative Women in the Civil Rights Era Joshua D. Farrington Eastern Kentucky University INTRODUCTION In response to Brown v. Board of Education, the foundational case reflecting decades of hard work by civil rights activists to desegregate public education, famed Black novelist Zora Neale Hurston remarked, “I regard the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court as insulting.” 1 To her, “the whole matter revolves around the self-respect of my people…I see no tragedy in being too dark to be invited to a White social affair.”2 Black schools, run and operated by Black communities, were Hurston’s ideal, and the idea of holding integrated White schools as the standard bearer ran against her deep-seated racial pride. Though Hurston joined many White conservatives in opposing Brown, her reasons were altogether different, as was her distinctly Black brand of conservatism. Indeed, it was Black conservatives of the 1950s, not the decade’s mainstream integrationist civil rights leadership, who in many ways were closer to the more militant Black Nationalists of the 1960s in their joint emphasis on Black self-determination and a racial pride that rejected integration as a cure-all. By focusing on conservative Black women during the civil rights era, this chapter highlights the myriad of political ideologies that have always existed within Black communities. This diversity of political expression, however, has not always been fully delineated by scholars. Almost all of the leading scholarship of the conservative 1 Zora Neale Hurston, “Court Order Can’t Make Races Mix,” Orlando Sentinel, August 11, 1955.
    [Show full text]
  • Entire Issue (PDF)
    E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016 No. 66 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was Technology today allows us to do Nearly 15,000 survivors call the great called to order by the Speaker pro tem- amazing things in the donation of or- State of Florida home, and I am proud pore (Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee). gans and tissues, and new drugs have to represent so many of them in my f advanced the opportunity to ensure south Florida district. that these organs, these tissues, are But the sad reality and, really, hu- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO not rejected. manity’s great shame is that about TEMPORE My hope today, as a member of the half of all Holocaust survivors live at The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- caucus, is to encourage Americans to or below the poverty line. Tens of thou- fore the House the following commu- get educated and understand the dire sands of survivors, if not more, are suf- nication from the Speaker: need for tissue and organ donations. fering without basic, life-sustaining WASHINGTON, DC, This is an opportunity to save lives. services and care that they need in April 28, 2016. Sadly, there are over 120,000 men, their advanced years. I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN J. women, and children who are on wait- Many live alone or without family DUNCAN, Jr. to act as Speaker pro tempore ing lists for lifesaving organ donations support and lack the funds for home on this day.
    [Show full text]
  • Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee on Natural Resources U
    SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEDERAL LANDS COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1324 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING HEARING ON H.R. 87, H.R. 295, H.R. 1621 AND H.R. 2817 FEBRUARY 11, 2016 WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF DR. HENRY N. TISDALE PRESIDENT, CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY CHAIR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, UNCF Introduction Good afternoon, Congressman McClintock, Congresswoman Tsongas and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for holding this hearing and the opportunity to testify on H.R. 295 – legislation to reauthorize the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Historic Preservation Program, sponsored by Congressman Clyburn. I am Henry Tisdale, president of Claflin University, located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Claflin University was founded 147 years ago and we take pride in being the oldest HBCU in South Carolina. We are a private, four-year liberal arts university, enrolling approximately 2000 students. Our students are predominantly low- income, African-American students who are the first in their families to attend college. Claflin is part of a network of 106 private and public HBCUs across the country established as early as 1837 to provide African Americans with access to higher education. I also chair the Government Affairs Committee of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), which has a 72- year partnership with 37 private HBCUs, including Claflin University. HBCU historic preservation was a signature UNCF initiative from 1995 through 1999 when UNCF partnered with the National Park Service to support the rehabilitation of historic structures on ten HBCU campuses. HBCUs and their campuses have a significant place in American history, including serving as the first educational institutions for former slaves and freedmen, repositories of important books/papers/memorabilia of Black history, and as meeting places during the civil rights struggles of the 1900s.
    [Show full text]
  • "Academic Disaster Areas": the Black College Response to Christopher Jencks and David Riesman's 1967 Harvard Educational Review Article
    University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons GSE Faculty Research Graduate School of Education March 2006 Salvaging "Academic Disaster Areas": The Black College Response to Christopher Jencks and David Riesman's 1967 Harvard Educational Review Article Marybeth Gasman University of Pennsylvania, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.upenn.edu/gse_pubs Recommended Citation Gasman, M. (2006). Salvaging "Academic Disaster Areas": The Black College Response to Christopher Jencks and David Riesman's 1967 Harvard Educational Review Article. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/gse_pubs/12 Copyright The Ohio State University. Reprinted from Journal of Higher Education, Volume 77, Issue 2, March/April 2006, pages 317-352. This material is posted here with permission of the Ohio State University Press. Content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv or website without the copyright holder's written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/gse_pubs/12 For more information, please contact [email protected]. Salvaging "Academic Disaster Areas": The Black College Response to Christopher Jencks and David Riesman's 1967 Harvard Educational Review Article Abstract During my junior year at Grambling College, the campus was roiled by the release of an article in Harvard Educational Review. [One of the articles] launched a broadside attack against Black colleges essentially questioning whether these hard-fought for institutions deserved to exist. The article’s publication caused the handful of whites on the faculty to become noticeably uncomfortable and regrettably led some of the colleagues and students to question their fealty to Grambling.
    [Show full text]
  • Bringing a Tradition of Engagement Into the Twenty-First Century
    © Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Volume 11, Number 3, p. , (2006) Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Bringing a Tradition of Engagement into the Twenty-First Century Michael L. Lomax Abstract For historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), engagement is not an enhancement of their curriculum but part of their birthright. Founded in the Civil War/Reconstruction era, HBCUs had as their core mission educating freed slaves and other free black people to participate in the economy. Later, during the Jim Crow era, HBCUs educated the men and women who built black communities and dismantled segregation. Fifty years after Brown v. Board of Education, almost every college includes cohorts of African American students, and African Americans can be found at every level of the economy and the society. But despite this progress, the black-white educa- tion attainment gap continues to widen, depriving many young African Americans of the education they need to begin produc- tive careers, and depriving the economy of the professionals it needs to keep pace in the global economy. It is to these chal- lenges that HBCUs’ tradition of engagement now turns. Introduction he narrative of the development of public engagement Tat most American colleges and universities begins with descent from the academic ivory tower to ground level, where peo- ple’s lives are lived and where public policy issues have real-life consequences. The histories of the twenty-seven historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that came together more than sixty years ago to form the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), and of the thirty-nine HBCUs that make up UNCF today, follow a different trajectory.
    [Show full text]