Category: Cultural Studies
Can The Republican Party Change Its Agenda and Include Blacks?
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On the heels of Republican Sen. Trent Lott’s callous statements lauding the segregationist tradition of the Old South, the question is now: Can Republicans live up to their new promises of racial equality and can the ...
A Nation Divided
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This edition examines the causes and effects of the Rodney King verdict, the ensuing riots and America's underlying racial tensions. This round-table discussion also focuses on race relations between Blacks, Whites an...
Dr. Lerone Bennett: His-Story
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His-Story: Black History’s Little-Known Facts. A discussion of little-known facts about the history made Blacks with Dr. Lerone Bennett, Jr., famed historian, scholar, and author of "Before the Mayflower," “What Ma...
The Changing Face of Black Higher Education
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The changing ethnic composition of traditional Black colleges and universities and the normal issues facing all institutions of higher learning present unique challenges for educators faced with the original mission o...
Politics and Policy: War and Race
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How will the politics and policies of American life change following the devastating events of September 11th? Will this new alignment create political and cultural unity? What is the response of the Muslim American...
Black Dialect
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An examination of the Black dialect and the effort to bridge the language gap between Black vernacular and Standard American English. Guests: Dr. Grace Hope, Dr. Roger Shuy, Attorney Kenneth Lewis. (311)
Does Culture Trump Race?
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According to scientific studies, all humans are 99.9 percent genetically identical. However, the Atlantic slave trade was based on skin color, which scientists say is determined by only six of 40,000 genes or just on...
Taking Blame for the Shame
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Is the poor self-image of many Blacks self-inflicted or is it the result of some insidious outside force? Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Leonard Pitts, Jr., who is a syndicated columnist for the Miami Herald and autho...
