Min. Louis Farrakhan Turns 80, Russell Simmons and Others Talk about His Impact
(FinalCall.com) – Chronicling the vast local, national and global impact of the nearly 60 years of consistent service, spiritual guidance and uncompromising advocacy for justice and truth exemplified by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan is both undeniable and quantifiable. Decades of fierce opposition fueled by lies, false propaganda and misunderstanding has failed to slow [...]
College Degree Attainment Lags For Young Men, Minorities, Study Shows
* 30 pct of women earn bachelor’s degree vs. 22 pct of men * Whites twice as likely to graduate college by age of 25 * Implications seen for future employment * 14-year study highlights challenges for U.S. youth By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) – Wide racial and gender gaps persist [...]
Damario Solomon-Simmons: Football Recruits Warned About NCAA Fine Print
There is no time in which promises, potentiality, and pleading are more celebrated than during college football recruiting and the upcoming National Football Signing Day. Whether it be the daily phone calls, mountains of letters, or in-home visits, college recruiters will tell top recruits just about anything to get them to sign, and usually the recruiter [...]
Damario Solomon-Simmons: Report Cites NCAA’s Failure to Graduate Black Athletes
by Damario Solomon-Simmons Outside the fact that we now have our first Black President, no other area has had more sustained and visible growth for African-Americans over the last fifty years than the number of Black Male Student Athletes (“BMSAs”) participating in revenue-generating college sports (football and men’s’ basketball). In fact, today, BMSAs are 57.1% [...]
Eyes Wide Shut: The Need for Parental Involvement in Today’s Educational System
By Tyra Seldon, Ph.D. Two of the fastest growing industries in America are the prison industry and the educational industry. Yes, education is an industry. There is a consumer and a product. In the intricate nuances of educational policy and legislation too often we forget that many of our young people are, frankly, [...]
Etan Thomas Asks if Republicans Want to See America Fail
Former NBA player and political commentator Etan Thomas asked whether or not the GOP is interested in seeing America prosper under the leadership of President Barack Obama. The Republicans have consistently considered Obama to be an enemy to their agenda, but the fallout has hit the American people. During a recent gathering in which African [...]
Running Scared: GOP Spreads Rumor That Obama Had 2.6 GPA in College
You know how you know that President Obama has surpassed Mitt Romney in the polls? The right wing smear campaign goes into overdrive. This week we reported the story of how some right wing outlets were disparaging Michelle Obama, accusing her of being a ‘black radical’ while in college. Well the GOP is still in [...]
Hey Kids, The Old Model of Success is Obsolete, So What Do You Do Now? [Video]
![Hey Kids, The Old Model of Success is Obsolete, So What Do You Do Now? [Video]](http://www.kulturekritic.com/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kulturekritic.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F08%2F11%2FJullien-Gordon.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "Hey Kids, The Old Model of Success is Obsolete, So What Do You Do Now? [Video]")
Should you go to college? Should your kid go to college? If so, why? If not, why not? What is college all about? And in the age of globalization, how does going to college really help you stand out? A 4.0 doesn’t guarantee success in the real world anymore, so what can you do? Well [...]
Obama Administration Creating African American Education Office
President Obama has an 89 percent approval rating in the black community, and although that’s pretty high, it’s still down from the 95 percent approval rating he had when he took office. After murmurings that President Obama isn’t doing enough for black people, and some high profile criticism from Dr. Cornel West and Tavis Smiley, [...]
Dr. Julianne Malveaux: Opportunity Gap or Achievement Gap?
by Dr. Julianne Malveaux African American students achieve at a different level than white students. Test scores are lower, as are high school and college completion rates, and the number of African Americans attending four-year institutions is falling. The rate of African American suspensions and expulsions from K-12 schools is higher than that of other groups. By almost [...]
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