Say Something Real Seventy Years After Brown v. Board of Education By Michelle Bryant “The wheels on the bus go round and round. Round and round. Round and round.” are lyrics to a popular … [Read more...]
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On the Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, “Cissy” Marshall Laments Lack of Progress
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Cecilia Marshall never imagined that the battle for equal rights in schools and elsewhere would still be as vital today as it was six decades ago … [Read more...]
60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education we’ve come a long way but we have a long way to go … Part 2
Universally Speaking Murray v. Maryland (1936) - Disappointed that the University of Maryland School of Law was rejecting black applicants solely because of their race, beginning in 1933 Thurgood … [Read more...]
60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education we’ve come a long way but we have a long way to go … Part 1
Universally Speaking By Rahim Islam I have always said when White America catches a cold, Black America catches “triple pneumonia.” While the America the concept represents the best … [Read more...]
Little Rock Nine to be honored in Milwaukee
On February 9, 2010 Marquette University will confer the Pere Marquette Discovery Award, the university’s highest honor on the Little Rock Nine in a special ceremony in the Varsity Theatre, 1324 W. … [Read more...]