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.
Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers
‘They Don’t Want to Keep Us.’ Black Students at GVSU Rally for Support to Improve Retention
The First Step to Hiring a Diverse School Staff: Believing It’s Possible
Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design: The First HBCU Ever Reopened After Closure
Equity in U.S. Public Schools Still a Struggle 7 Decades After Landmark Supreme Court Ruling
The Myth of Housing Disparities and Residential Segregation
Depression, Suicide, Sickness: How Black Women In Higher Education Can Suffer
How Racial and Gender Discrimination Drive Maternal Mortality Rates
Suicide Prevention Efforts Focus on Historically Black Institutions
A Closer Look at Educator Influence on Racial Disparities in School Discipline
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Three African Americans Selected for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Positions in Academia
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In Memoriam: Lucious Edwards, Jr., 1943-2024
For nearly four decades, Edwards served as an adjunct professor of history and the university archivist at historically Black Virginia State University.
Pew Research Center Reports on Demographic Breakdown of the American Middle Class
According to a report from Pew Research Center, Black Americans are the least likely racial group to be middle-class. Roughly 46 percent of all Black households are middle-class, compared to national rate of 52 percent among all American households and 55 percent of all White households.
