Who Was Stepin Fetchit?
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Who was the real man behind one of Hollywood’s most negative images, Stepin Fetchit? Author Mel Watkins explains that Lincoln Perry was very different from the lazy, bug-eyed buffoon on screen. (2905)
A Health Explorer
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Dr. Allen Counter, a Harvard neuroscientist, combines his anthropological and medical interests to combat the health problems of isolated indigenous groups: descendants of Matthew Henson and Admiral Perry in Greenland...
The Y2K Problem
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In year 2000 the Assistant Secretary of Defense stated that “we are going to be in the biggest operational test the world has ever seen.” It has become known as the Y2K problem. 2103
On The Down Low In The Black Church
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As society debates the moral and legal ramifications of same-sex marriages, there are some Blacks in the gay and lesbian community who are struggling with the compound issues of race, sexual preference and the church....
Are Black Gays Part of the Family?
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A new political backlash has emerged in the Black community that could hurt Sen. John Kerry, since 91% of Black voters are likely to oppose President George Bush. Black preachers, opposed to same-sex marriage, threate...
Can the US Commission on Civil Rights do its Job as the Nation’s Conscious?
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The new chairman of the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights, Gerald Reynolds, discusses the future of the agency and addresses charges that the commission has outlived its usefulness.(2813)
The Changing Face of Black Higher Education
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The changing ethnic composition of traditional Black colleges and universities and the normal issues facing all institutions of higher learning present unique challenges for educators faced with the original mission o...
The Brown Decision: A Family Legacy
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She is the daughter of Rev. Oliver Brown, who along with 12 other families, filed suit against a local board of education in Kansas. Their case made its way to the U. S. Supreme Court and on May 17, 1954 became the l...
