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 for articles to be included in this feature.

Public School Closures Demonstrate Need for Independent Black Education
The Final Call

The Real Racism in Schools Isn’t in Admissions. It’s Here.
USA Today

Your Race Isn’t Automatically Your Community
The Daily Pennsylvanian
(University of Pennsylvania)

Seeing Black Girlhood Clearly: Dr. Lateasha Meyers on Power, Resistance, and the Stories Blacks Tell
The Spokesman-Review

War, Race, and America’s Values
Lawfare

Always on the Cover – A Reflection on the Exceptional and Enduring Value of the Black Press
American Community Media

Beyond the Footnotes: The Untold Story of Marion Myles, Ph.D.
Jackson Advocate

Study Shows That Social Inequality Exacerbates Barriers to Physical Activity
EurekAlert!

Hubert Harrison, the Greatest Civil Rights Activist You’ve Never Heard Of
The American Prospect

Rutgers Launches School-Based Dental Initiative to Tackle Cavities in Underserved Communities
Rutgers Today

URochester Researchers Are Studying How Childhood Trauma, Parental Incarceration, and Even Discipline in Schools Shape Criminal Justice Outcomes
University of Rochester News Center

LaTonia Collins Smith, Ed.D.: A Catalyst for Historic Change
Saint Louis University News

What Do Black-Led Nonprofits and Their Leaders Need Right Now?
Candid.

The Black Intellectual Traditions That Shaped Frederick Douglass
Black Perspectives

Retiring UNCF President Talks About the Importance of HBCUs
NPR Morning Edition

Professors Sue Texas A&M System Over Limits on Teaching Race, Gender
Texas Tribune

‘It Just Means More’: Black College Gymnasts Competing in a Divided South
The Guardian

A Greensboro Professor Sued His College for Ignoring Its Handbook
The Assembly

Scholarships Help Bridge the Gap for the Black Community in Colorado: “Affording College Is Very Much Impossible”
CBS News

What Our Ancestors Have Always Known: Black Children Are Not Broken
New York Amsterdam News