Showing posts with label african american scholars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label african american scholars. Show all posts
Monday, September 13, 2010

Open Letter to President Obama: Black Unemployment Must Be Addressed

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action   Dear Mr. President, I write this letter with all due respect ...

State AG Wants to Take Fisk University’s $74M Art Collection

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Valuable Fisk University Art May be Repossessed by the State 1:24 PMSep 13 Source: BV Black Spin This ...
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Prof. Ronald Walters Dies at 72 Years Old

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   I woke up today to find that the sun would shine a little bit less brightly than it did t...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Dr. Boyce: Why Regina King Is Right About Hollywood Racism

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action   I recently read an open letter written by Regina King , the famous...

Regina King’s Open Letter to the Emmys about Racism

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Since the Emmy ceremony, I have been going back and forth about whether or not I should compose this letter. I try hard in my daily life n...

NFL Analyst Dan Hampton Makes Insensitive Remarks About Hurricane Katrina

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action   NFL Hall of Famer Dan Hampton has a great deal to apologize for th...
Friday, September 3, 2010

Black Athletes and Handguns: What Up with That?

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action   Shaun Rogers , a Defensive Tackle for the Cleveland Browns, was fi...

Black Males Dying in Detroit at Alarming Rates

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action   African American males in Detroit between the ages of 15 and 24 a...
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Still Exists in Most States

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   - Scholarship in Action   Years ago when the federal government produced disparities in sen...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

How to Teach Your Kids About Money

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   Given that our children are likely our greatest expense and greatest love, perhaps it might...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Was Congresswoman Eddie Johnson’s Behavior Out of the Question

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   Eddie Bernice Johnson, a congresswoman out of Texas, has found her self in hot water after ...

Jordan Miles: Honor Student Beaten by Police Because They Thought He was a Drug Dealer

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins – Scholarship in Action   Jordan Miles is a black teenager in the city of Pittsburgh. Miles also attends one of t...
Monday, August 30, 2010

Should Ebonics Be Taught in School?

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University – Scholarship in Action   I wrote recently about how the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is no...

Financial and Educational Lessons We Can Learn from Fantasia’s Mistakes

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University , Scholarship in Action   One of the most magnificent voices in all of music is owned by Fant...
Saturday, August 28, 2010

Glenn Beck and Al Sharpton Both Hold Rallies: Which One is Legit?

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   Glenn Beck and Al Sharpton Hold Rallies on the Same Day? I was all set to go to Washin...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Black Student Helps Invent Electric Car that Goes 400 Miles Per Gallon

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins     Kansas City, Missouri is one of my favorite places in the world. I have friends there that I respect, and I...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Daniel Andre Green May Not Have Killed Michael Jordan’s Father

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins   Daniel Andre Green was convicted of killing the father of former NBA star Michael Jordan. Nearly 17 years after ...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

Spelman College Ranked #1 HBCU in US News

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Short note from Dr. Boyce Watkins Spelman College was chosen as the #1 HBCU in the country in a recent ranking by U.S. News and World R...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Black Athletes Under Attack Again by the NCAA

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   Scholarship in Action   Mark Emmert , the new president of the NCAA, plans to endorse a sys...

Wyclef Can’t Be President: Is that Good or Bad for Haiti?

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by Dr. Boyce Watkins , Syracuse University   Scholarship in Action     I just returned from Haiti, a country that continues to be deva...