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Notre Dame graduates walk out during Mike Pence commencement
It may be time for Vice President Mike Pence to stop showing up where he isn’t wanted. If being called out by the cast of Hamilton was bad enough, he recently joined the ranks of politicians being booed and ignored while delivering commencements for college graduates. While Pence was delivering the commencement at the University of […]
Notre Dame Sees Its First Black Valedictorian
**Update: This story is from 2010. This story has been edited to reflect the correct year.** Katie Washington, who is from Gary, Indiana, is a biological science major at the University of Notre Dame. She was the University’s first Black valedictorian.
Former Notre Dame Star Skylar Diggins Signs w/ Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports
Former Notre Dame star and the third pick in the WNBA draft, Skylar Diggins is the latest high profile athlete to sign on with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports management company.
Black and Proud in Public: How Black Girls and Women Are Shamed For Being Dope
From proms to graduations, this time of the year is meant to be a celebratory period for high school and college students everywhere. But, when the valedictorian of Central High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama posted her accomplishments on social media, she was met with both admiration and hatred. This is yet another example of the […]
Report: most companies assume blacks use drugs
According to a report released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, more than any other group, black job applicants are being denied by U.S. companies for jobs. Why? Because often, corporations assume that they are using illegal drugs.
She Got Game: On The W’s Rookie Class
I was wrong. Really wrong. Wrong as LL and Brad Paisley’s solution for solving racism (aka Obama’s Race Speech: The Musical). Wrong as my desire to hear Stacey Dash on that remix. I got it wrong. Really wrong. Last year around this time, I predicted that Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins would more than likely be […]
Box Out: On Brittney Griner and Women Who Ball (Better Than You)
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 […]
Black Youth in the News: Feb. 27 – March 4
Black Youth in the News: Feb. 27 – March 4 — “Racist leaves fried chicken in black students’ mailboxes,” at other stories at BlackYouthProject.com!
NFL Player Turns To Teaching During Lockout
NFL Player Turns To Teaching During Lockout Amy Ta, NPR | June 23, 2011 As the NFL tries working through its lockout, one professional football player decided to teach youth from grades one through 12. In April, Denver Broncos safety David Bruton became a substitute social studies and math teacher at Jane Chance Elementary School […]
April 26, 2010 – May 2, 2010
At-risk neighborhoods need help from all areas Brad Dickerson, Highlands Today, May 2, 2010 New Data Reveal: HIV Hammering Black Gay and Bisexual Men Black AIDS Institute, May 2, 2010 At-risk neighborhoods need help from all areas Brad Dickerson, Highlands Today, May 2, 2010 Urban school sheds crime scene label Jay Matthews, The Washington Post, […]
Morehouse makes GQ’s list of ’25 Douchiest Colleges’
Not really sure if this is a proud moment for Morehouse College, but it’s worth mentioning. Each year GQ Magazine releases it’s list of “25 Douchiest Colleges.” Morehouse was the only HBCU to make the cut.
Brittney Griner Scores 50 POINTS, Slam Dunks Her Way to 90-68 Victory Over Kansas State
Brittney Griner, the 6’7 senior for the NCAA defending champion Baylor Bears, scored 50 points and led her team to an incredible 90-68 win over Kansas State. With her quickness and sheer athleticism, she has definitely changed the game. Is she the best ever?