Category: Women’s Studies
Women, Gifted and Black
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Educator Dr. Diann Jordan, author of “Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists on Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science,” gives a historical and contemporary examination of Black women in th...
Are Teachers Afraid To Challenge Blacks?
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Why is the national average for Blacks graduating from high school so low (only 51 percent)? Dr. Gail Thompson, author and educator, shares her theory about the below average performance of some of today’s Black stu...
A Woman For All Seasons
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Actress-singer Sheryl Lee Ralph discusses her roles in the play "Dreamgirls" and TV's "Code Name: Foxfire"; and problems Blacks face in getting quality acting parts. (831)
The Teacher Factor
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In the era of accountability, teacher quality is arguably one of the most significant issues impacting education. Dr. Boyce Williams, Vice President for Institutional Relations for the National Council for Accreditati...
The Shrine of the Black Madonna
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Poetess Sonia Sanchez helps Rev. Albert Cleage, Jr. celebrate African heritage at the Shrine of the Black Madonna in Detroit, c. 1970. (4026)
Alpha Kappa Alpha Convention Preview
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What were the issues that mattered to the Alpha Kappa Alphas in 1986? (920)
The Soul of a Congresswoman
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She is called the “Warrior on the Hill.” A political pioneer and civil and human rights icon, Eleanor Holmes Norton represents the District of Columbia in Congress. Norton discusses her career and the “fire in her so...
Women and CyberSpace
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Women and the Internet. Guests: Daria Skeete, Annette Jones and Sandra Oei (1823)
Doing It Her Way
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Sarah Harrison, a vice president of one of the top five pharmaceutical companies in the world, and Rev. Barbara Reynolds, an author and award-winning journalist, discuss the triumphs and pitfalls of being successful, ...
Martha Reeves In A New Galaxy
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MOTOWN. I was in Detroit. Where were you and what were you doing when you first heard classics “Dancing in the Street,” “Jimmy Mack” and “Heat Wave.” Martha Reeves was one of Motown’s singing icons at the peak of her ...
