I remember one night when I was probably about 14. There was this terrible storm and the power went out. It wasn’t that late so my entire family was awake. Naturally, my brothers and I went straight to our mother’s room.…
Shawn Whitsell sat down with Tyson King-Meadows, of the Political Science department, to discuss the importance of Black History Month. King-Meadows is the co-chair of MTSU’s African American History Month Committee (along with Bonnie Shipp) and he also teaches African American studies. This is his second year at MTSU. …
During Black History Month, poet/activist/teacher Sonia
Sanchez will visit MTSU. Sanchez will share her poetry
on Feb. 26 in the Tennessee Room of the JUB at 6 p.m. …
I’m sitting here at my computer listening to Donny Hathaway sing about being “Young, Gifted, and Black” and it just hit me that I hadn’t done anything dedicated to music for this issue.…
(U-WIRE) DAYTON, Ohio - A candlelight march through the University of Dayton campus Wednesday night began the celebration of Black History Month 2001.…
(U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas - About 45 students gathered at the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue Tuesday night to kick off a month full of University of Texas events honoring African-American culture.…
(U-WIRE) NORMAN, Okla. - From the legendary trumpet of Louis Armstrong to the orchestras of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Waller and Freddy Henderson, jazz has played a significant role in American history.…
(U-WIRE) NEW YORK - The record industry is like a casino -- cleverly and shamelessly set up to win, said panelist Yvonne Bynoe Monday at a conference on race and the music business. …
(U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif. - More than half a dozen student organizations plan to protest the speech of former South African President and Nobel Peace Prize winner F.W. de Klerk when he addresses the Stanford University community Monday evening.…
(U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA - It is amazing how certain aspects of African-American history have been accepted by all of America, while other parts have been disregarded. Ken Burns, in collaboration with Wynton Marsalis, recently produced a 19-hour documentary on jazz music, entitled Jazz, and as Burns pointed out, “(jazz) is the only music America can take credit for.”…
(U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Colorado State
University's African-American community is gearing up for a month of celebration devoted to their culture and accomplishments. Highlights of this year's celebration include the prominent speaker Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
and a tribute to CSU president Albert C. Yates. …
(U-WIRE) Baton Rouge, LA - Members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, which represents African American Greek organizations, discussed at a forum at Louisiana State U. Tuesday night the importance of unity within the Greek and African American campus communities. …
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES - What does it mean to be
young and gifted? Moreover, what does it mean to be young, gifted and black during the civil rights era when blacks weren't afforded the same opportunities as whites? "To Be Young, Gifted and Black: A Portrait of Lorraine Hansberry," adapted by Robert Nemiroff, delves
deeper below the surface than just that.…
2008 Woodie Awards
