Education
A Black economist met with Hitler before he became chancellor
A Ph.D. economist from Wilberforce College is believed to be the only Black person who ever met Adolph Hitler before he was named German chancellor six months later. Milton S.J. Wright spent four hours with Hitler in Heidelberg in 1932 after Wright had completed his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Heidelberg, according to…
Read MoreSupreme Court strikes down affirmative action
The U.S. Supreme Court today eliminated race-conscious admissions, or affirmative action, in selecting students for college admissions. The ruling was hailed by former President Donald Trump, who packed the Court with conservatives, setting in motion today’s decision. President George H.W. Bush also aided and abetted ultra-conservative court decisions by appointing Justice Clarence Thomas to the…
Read MoreJessica Fulton has been named interim president at the Joint Center
Jessica Fulton has been named interim president by the Board of Governors of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Washington, D.C. think-tank for Black elected officials. Fulton is replacing Spencer Overton, who has served as president of the Joint Center since 2014 and has been a member since 2013. Fulton has been…
Read MoreCornel West dives into the presidential race
Cornel West, a progressive activist, and scholar, announced a bid for the White House on the same day former Vice President Mike Pence announced that he is running for the Republican nomination for president against his old boss former President Donald Trump. “I am running for truth and justice as a presidential candidate for the…
Read MoreWalter Kimbrough is named interim head of the Black Men’s Research Institute at Morehouse College
Walter Kimbrough, former president of Dillard University, has been appointed interim executive director of the Black Men’s Research Institute at Morehouse College, a college for Black men based in Atlanta. “I am glad to finally be part of the Morehouse family,†said Dr. Kimbrough. The Black Men’s Research Institute is designed to study issues affecting Black…
Read MoreHank Bolden has earned his degree
At 86, Hank Bolden finally earned his degree from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford after serving in the Army in an all-Black unit that was purposely exposed to radiation from a nuclear atomic bomb blast. “They wanted to see how live soldiers would stand up to radiation,” said Bolden. His outfit was comprised…
Read MoreCuban woman is behind book bans in Florida schools
A Black Cuban woman who complained about Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem for President Joseph Biden, causing it to be banned by the Bob Graham education center in Miami Lakes, Florida, was reported to have ties to the Proud Boys. The woman was identified as Daily Salinas. She was born in Cuba and her first language…
Read MoreHarvard Police Department held four Black students, following a false claim that could have cost the students’ lives
Four Black Harvard University students were ordered to leave their dormitory room at gunpoint by Harvard University Police who later learned the four students were victims of swatting, a hostile practice of falsely accusing another or others of serious crimes. The students, all seniors, Jarah K. Cotten, Jazmin N. Dunlap, Dave G. Madzivanyika, and Alexandra…
Read MoreStacy Abrams, a Spelman graduate, gets into Howard
Stacey Abrams, who ran twice for Georgia governor, has been appointed as the inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics at Howard University. Ronald W. Walters, Ph.D., was an internationally renowned scholar, activist, and expert on the African Diaspora. He died in 2010. “Stacy Abrams has proven herself an essential voice…
Read MoreJason Wingard steps down as Temple University President
Jason Wingard resigned as Temple University president after serving two years of a planned five-year term. Wingard, a former Goldman Sachs official, faced public backlash for handing over the recently concluded workers’ strike, which lasted nearly a month and a half. Wingard submitted his resignation on March 23 and his resignation was accepted. Mitchell Morgan,…
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