Category: Cultural Studies
Can One Black College Save Them All?
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The glue that holds the successful, professional class in the Black community together is a black college somewhere in their past. On those campuses, the descendants of slaves, often disadvantaged, have been liberate...
The Year 2002
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A 1980s look at what life will be like for Blacks and Whites in the 21st century. (307)
Culture As A Weapon or Tool For Tolerance
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At one time, America's prevailing "minority" group was Blacks, but today the fastest growing ethnic group in the country is Latinos/Hispanics. However, the newest ethnic powerhouse in business and education is the As...
Is Federal Policy Threatening Black Middle Class?
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Blacks represent barely 13 percent of the population, but nearly 40 percent of the total federal workforce. It has been estimated that this statistic represents nearly 80 percent of the Black middle class. What woul...
America’s New Immigration Policy
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Before the terrorist acts of September 11th, America’s immigration policy was primarily focused on keeping out illegal immigrants from Mexico. The arguments for and against immigration have given way to the question...
The Secretary of Education’s Plan for Better Schools
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A recent study found that only six percent of Black eight graders could pass the math section of the SAT test. On this program, Secretary Rod Paige, the first Black secretary of education and the first to hold that o...
Children Who Are Self Employed
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Traditionally, entrepreneurship has not been a major characteristic of the Black community. Its absence translates into generations of young people not getting the needed encouragement and assistance to become fina...