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In the wake of Barack Obama’s reelection, an incredible amount of petitions from a variety of states calling for secession have flooded the internet; and their getting more and more signatures every hour. Will anything come of these petitions? What does this say about the state of our union?

Using data from the BYP’s latest memo, Salon.com writer Sonya Ross asserts that as many as 700,000 minority voters under the age of 30 will be unable to vote in November because of recent photo ID laws. How can we ensure that our voices are heard this November?

Last night Monday I stumbled across an article with the headline, “Man who had 30 kids with 11 women wants child-support break.” Of course the ethnicity of this father turned out to be Black. My first reaction to this story was a shaken head, because Black male bodies seem incapable of accountability. Missing fathers, no […]

I have beef with Brittney Griner. It’s not because the Baylor University women’s basketball team she leads beat Notre Dame in the women’s NCAA Division 1 championship a couple of weeks ago, and I like an underdog–even if it is Notre Dame. It’s not because my beloved Tennessee Lady Volunteers were one of Baylor’s casualties […]

The Obama Administration is expected to give ten states “No Child Left Behind” waivers today, providing them with leeway to develop their own strategies. 28 other states are expected to apply for waivers in the coming months. Why has “No Child Left Behind” been such a failure?

The principal of Germantown High School in Memphis, Tennessee is in hot water today after announcing to his students the results of standardized state test scores, breaking them down by race and socioeconomic status. The results made Black students appear “less smart” than their white counterparts. What do you think were the principals intentions? Could this ever be appropriate?

As we approach the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday this coming Monday, remember that one of the greatest gifts Dr. King gave to the world was hope; the courage to believe that better, brighter days lay ahead for the faithful and committed. Be inspired by his legacy, but don’t be afraid of the power you possess to change our world for the better.

Sept 19- 25th   University of Tennessee Martin’s First Black Student Remembers Challenges Staff Writer, The associated Press, 9/19/11   Berkeley, California Schools Number One In Black Student Success Staff Writer, News One, 9/20/11   Achievement gap progressively narrows Sara Toth, Baltimore Sun, 9/20/11   Retention of black students at K-State remains problem Cooper Mach, […]

Ari Berman’s “The GOP’s War on Voting” American politics has never been messier. With Fox News, CNN and MSNBC relentlessly competing for our ears, the result is a cacophony of competing ideas. To be sure, our current political climate is a stormy, confusing one; with an endless array of twists, turns and doublespeak that make […]

Silence on black youth arrest rate deafening Ed Wells, Rockford Star, July 22, 2011 A Program for Youth Safety Begins With Just a Sign James Warren, New York Times, July 22, 2011 Black Tea Partiers Protest Alexis Garrest Stodghill, Atlanta Post, July 22, 2011 A Black Class Divide and a Generation of Rage? Mechanics News, […]

Black homicide rate solution is elusive The Tennessean | April 13, 2011 Nashville can do better. Nashville must do better. It should be very disturbing to most residents that the city’s black homicide rate has reached a “crisis.’’ In fact, that puts Nashville’s rate above the state’s, and Tennessee ranked fifth- worst in the nation […]

Is Race to the Top Working? Cynthia Gordy, The Root | March 30, 2011 There’s a new conversation bubbling up these days at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Delaware. “We’ve been researching best practices, visiting other schools to learn about programs that have worked for them, and we are constantly talking about what’s […]