Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017
HBCU Graduates Tell the Story
An excerpt from the Washinton Post -
How crucial are historically black colleges? Just look at who’s graduated from them.
By DeNeen L. Brown
From Thurgood Marshall to Oprah Winfrey, the nation’s historically black colleges and universities have educated generations of African American pioneers and professionals — doctors, lawyers, scientists, ministers, writers and thinkers. The most famous graduate of a historically black college, slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has a monument on the Mall and a federal holiday to celebrate his birthday.
So on Friday, there was consternation among black lawmakers and educators when the White House released a statement raising questions about the constitutionality of federal funding measures that help historically black colleges and universities obtain low-cost construction loans for repairs, renovations and new buildings.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/08/from-mlk-to-oprah-winfrey-historically-black-colleges-educate-african-american-pioneers/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_retro-hbcu-115pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.d0ab9fb46a66
How crucial are historically black colleges? Just look at who’s graduated from them.
By DeNeen L. Brown
From Thurgood Marshall to Oprah Winfrey, the nation’s historically black colleges and universities have educated generations of African American pioneers and professionals — doctors, lawyers, scientists, ministers, writers and thinkers. The most famous graduate of a historically black college, slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has a monument on the Mall and a federal holiday to celebrate his birthday.
So on Friday, there was consternation among black lawmakers and educators when the White House released a statement raising questions about the constitutionality of federal funding measures that help historically black colleges and universities obtain low-cost construction loans for repairs, renovations and new buildings.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/08/from-mlk-to-oprah-winfrey-historically-black-colleges-educate-african-american-pioneers/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_retro-hbcu-115pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.d0ab9fb46a66
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Validation not Segregation
An excerpt from the Root -
Black Students at Harvard Will Host Individual Graduation Ceremony
By Monique Judge
“This is an opportunity to celebrate Harvard’s Black excellence and Black brilliance,” Michael Huggins, who is graduating with a master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, said. “It’s an event where we can see each other and our parents and family can see us as a collective, whole group. A community.”
“This is not about segregation,” Huggins added. “It’s about fellowship and building a community. This is a chance to reaffirm for each other that we enter the work world with a network of supporters standing with us.
http://www.theroot.com/black-students-at-harvard-will-host-individual-graduati-1794977320
Black Students at Harvard Will Host Individual Graduation Ceremony
By Monique Judge
“This is an opportunity to celebrate Harvard’s Black excellence and Black brilliance,” Michael Huggins, who is graduating with a master’s in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, said. “It’s an event where we can see each other and our parents and family can see us as a collective, whole group. A community.”
“This is not about segregation,” Huggins added. “It’s about fellowship and building a community. This is a chance to reaffirm for each other that we enter the work world with a network of supporters standing with us.
http://www.theroot.com/black-students-at-harvard-will-host-individual-graduati-1794977320
Background Voices
An excerpt from the LA Times -
Need a background voice for a movie or TV show? Barbara Harris is the person to call
By Daniel Vaillancourt
Need a background voice for a movie or TV show? Barbara Harris is the person to call
By Daniel Vaillancourt
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| Barbara Harris, who provides background voices for movies and television. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times) |
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-barbara-harris-background-voices-20170410-story.html
Hollywood Goes to HBCUs
From the LA Times -
These black colleges in Atlanta are some of Hollywood's best kept filming secrets
By Tre'vell Anderson
To the unfamiliar eye, Morehouse seems like many other colleges. But it’s not.
Most schools are not used as filming locations for big-budget Hollywood productions. Morehouse, however, has been the setting for two in just a single year, the Oscar-nominated “Hidden Figures” and BET’s “The Quad.”
In fact, the entire Atlanta University Center, or AUC, a consortium of historically black colleges and universities in the city, has ties with Hollywood that run deeper than the Chattahoochee River. In the last 30 years, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse School of Medicine have all been used in countless films and television shows.
Together, they are one of the industry’s best kept secrets in the city known as the Hollywood of the South.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-morehouse-spelman-clark-atlanta-20170505-story.html
These black colleges in Atlanta are some of Hollywood's best kept filming secrets
By Tre'vell Anderson
To the unfamiliar eye, Morehouse seems like many other colleges. But it’s not.
Most schools are not used as filming locations for big-budget Hollywood productions. Morehouse, however, has been the setting for two in just a single year, the Oscar-nominated “Hidden Figures” and BET’s “The Quad.”
In fact, the entire Atlanta University Center, or AUC, a consortium of historically black colleges and universities in the city, has ties with Hollywood that run deeper than the Chattahoochee River. In the last 30 years, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse School of Medicine have all been used in countless films and television shows.
Together, they are one of the industry’s best kept secrets in the city known as the Hollywood of the South.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-morehouse-spelman-clark-atlanta-20170505-story.html
Seen as a Threat
An excerpt from the LA Times -
The killing of Jordan Edwards shows again how black males — even children — are viewed as a threat
By Kurtis Lee
As the death reignited a national conversation about race and the police, it’s also elevated what’s viewed as a well-understood fact in many African American communities: When you’re black — even if you’re a child — you can be viewed as a threat to police.
“These are trained professionals, who are supposed to make rational decisions, but they’re not,” said Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney and former president of the National Bar Assn., a network of black lawyers and judges. “And yet again our children — I repeat, children — are paying the ultimate price.”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-jordan-edwards-20170506-story.html
The killing of Jordan Edwards shows again how black males — even children — are viewed as a threat
By Kurtis Lee
As the death reignited a national conversation about race and the police, it’s also elevated what’s viewed as a well-understood fact in many African American communities: When you’re black — even if you’re a child — you can be viewed as a threat to police.
“These are trained professionals, who are supposed to make rational decisions, but they’re not,” said Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney and former president of the National Bar Assn., a network of black lawyers and judges. “And yet again our children — I repeat, children — are paying the ultimate price.”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-jordan-edwards-20170506-story.html
Why People?
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
What’s it like getting married at Disney? It’s not always a fairy tale.
By Megan McDonough
In 2013, Disney held 1,500 weddings on its properties. Last year, that number swelled to more than 4,000, with about 11 ceremonies a day globally. That trend is likely to continue, as Disney rolls out live-action updates of its classic films over the next several years, such as the recent “Beauty and the Beast” update starring Emma Watson.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/whats-it-like-getting-married-at-disney-its-not-always-a-fairy-tale/2017/05/04/59390a66-2c24-11e7-be51-b3fc6ff7faee_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_disney-1051am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.9a8a89704c34
What’s it like getting married at Disney? It’s not always a fairy tale.
By Megan McDonough
In 2013, Disney held 1,500 weddings on its properties. Last year, that number swelled to more than 4,000, with about 11 ceremonies a day globally. That trend is likely to continue, as Disney rolls out live-action updates of its classic films over the next several years, such as the recent “Beauty and the Beast” update starring Emma Watson.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/whats-it-like-getting-married-at-disney-its-not-always-a-fairy-tale/2017/05/04/59390a66-2c24-11e7-be51-b3fc6ff7faee_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_disney-1051am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.9a8a89704c34
Rosa Parks' Pancake Recipe
From the Huffington Post -
Rosa Parks’ Pancake Recipe Will Blow Yours Out Of The Water
There’s peanut butter in there.
By Julie R. Thomson
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rosa-parks-pancake-recipe_us_590b5591e4b0104c734c94f6
Rosa Parks’ Pancake Recipe Will Blow Yours Out Of The Water
There’s peanut butter in there.
By Julie R. Thomson
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| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Rosa Parks’ “featherlite pancakes” recipe written on the back of an envelope. |
Saturday, May 6, 2017
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