Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. The links presented direct the reader to articles from many different points of view that deal with issues of African Americans in higher education. The articles selected do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of JBHE.

We invite subscribers to e-mail us with suggestions of articles for inclusion in this feature.

Reckoning With Racism, Even at a Haven Like Spelman
New Pittsburgh Courier

The Experts Bringing Black Fashion History to Fashion Education
Fashionista

Nonprofit Seeks to Connect African American Girls to STEM Fields
Government Technology

Why Some Members of Black Sororities and Fraternities Don’t Want You to Wear Their Letters
Albany Herald

‘USF Is Afraid to Support Us’: Black Enrollment Decrease Fuels Demand for Representation
The Oracle
(University of South Florida)

Let’s Talk About Gun Violence at HBCUs
HBCU Buzz

How Duke Should Address Its Lack of Economic Diversity
The Chronicle
(Duke University)

I Am Black—My Guidance Counselor Called My List of Colleges ‘Too Ambitious’
Newsweek

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