Black Lives Matter Archive

PERSPECTIVES: Systemic Racism in College Sports? Yes, and There’s More to the Story

With the spotlight on racial injustice nationally, the country is becoming more aware of circumstances across America’s institutional sectors, including …

by Roger Barbee/ June 8, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: What? Black College Grads Lose Wealth As White College Grads Gain Wealth!!!

Here’s why and what can be done about it. Read the disturbing commentary here.

by Future U/ April 21, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: More Racist Incidents On Campus, This Time At U. of North Dakota

Two photos emerged recently. University authorities are investigating. Read more here.

by Future U/ September 26, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “Black Lives Matter” Flag Officially Hoisted, Then Stolen, At University of Vermont

Not without debate, UVM authorized the hoisting of a BLM flag adjacent to the U.S. flag. Read more here. Soon …

by Future U/ September 25, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Built by Jesuits and Slaves, Georgetown University Responds

In 1838 Georgetown University sold 272 slaves, using proceeds to retire debt and sustain the institution. Read more here about GU’s …

by Future U/ June 15, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Civil Rights Leader Denied College Access Receives Award From Same School

Segregation of US higher education existed past mid-century. Here’s a story about Gladys White Jordan, denied admission then, awarded today.

by Future U/ March 28, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Differential Graduation Rates Among African American College Students

A comparison of practices at two Big Ten universities–Purdue and Rutgers–helps explain why. Read more.

by Future U/ March 27, 2016/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: The Police And A Princeton Professor, Black Lives Matter

Arrested during a traffic stop, this professor was handcuffed to a table. Prosecutor says “police should be commended.”

by Future U/ February 14, 2016/ News Briefs, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: History of Black Activism on American Campuses

“Black Lives Matter has found a place on campuses in the way the civil rights and black power movements once did.”

by Future U/ February 7, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Collegiate Connection in the Black Lives Matter Movement

The economic gap in the African-American community is an important issue in Black Lives Matter. Read Henry Lewis Gates, Jr. here.

by Future U/ February 5, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/