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Betsy DeVos Booed at HBCU Commencement Address at Bethune-Cookman; Crowd Admonished by College President
Trump’s Department of Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, was booed by graduating students and they turned their backs to her as she delivered her commencement address at Bethune-Cookman University.
Bethune-Cookman Won’t Back Down from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s Commencement Address
President of Bethune-Cookman University, Dr. Edison Jackson, is standing firm on keeping Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s commencement address, despite protests from students and alumni.
Trump Education Budget Rattles Establishment
President Trump’s budget “blueprint” for the U. S. Department of Education recommends a 13 percent decrease in spending for the agency, but provides few details on how he will reach that goal. Nevertheless, the details…
After Betsy DeVos Visits Howard University, Someone Wrote ‘Trump Plantation’ on Sidewalk
Betsy DeVos visited with Howard University President A.I. Frederick, and what was the response? Someone spray painted an anti-Trump message, “Trump plantation. Overseer: Wayne A.I. Frederick.” That sounds intolerant, doesn’t it? Especially because this happened…
Jane Austen at 200: She Gave “Comfort to Whiteness”
Several college professors picked apart Jane Austen, who would have turned 200 years old this year. In a packed room full of female attendees at the Modern Language Association (MLA), the professors criticized Jane Austen’s…
Maryland Lawyers: To Help Black Colleges, Move Programs from Mostly White Colleges
You can’t make this up… lawyers proposing moving an entire program from one college to another in the name of a civil rights lawsuit? Civil rights attorneys in Maryland argued yesterday that, as a remedy…
Poll: Majority of Students at Historical Black Colleges are Fine with Booting Media from Protests
Censorship of the media is in vogue: According to the results of the survey, HBCU students were more likely than their peers to distrust the media, with only 39 percent of HBCU students reporting a…
Democratic Congressman: Bernie Sanders’ Free College Plan will Kill HBCUs
Jim Clyburn, a Democratic congressman in South Carolina, opposes Bernie Sanders’ free college plan because he thinks it will kill historical black colleges and universities (HBCUs). He may be onto something. Photo by 350VT
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Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
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Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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