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Former Morehouse President and Obama HBCU Chief John Wilson Selected to Lead Diversity at Harvard
Former Morehouse College President John Sylvanus Wilson has announced that he will take a leave of absence from Harvard University’s board of overseers to take a new position as Harvard University President Drew G. Faust’s senior adviser and strategist on diversity and inclusion initiatives. The new role will help the university understand the experiences of…
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North Carolina College Athlete Suspended From Team After Telling Black Opponent, ‘At Least I Know My Dad’
I don’t know why people don’t learn. Is it that hard not to say something racist and problematic? That being said, whether or not he wants to learn his lesson, one white college tennis player out of North Carolina is going to face the music for his words, after he apparently told his black opponent,…
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Reports of Tension at Morehouse Have Led to ‘State of Confusion’ at Famed HBCU
Last week The Root published an extensive investigative piece that revealed years of turmoil between the faculty, students and board of trustees at Morehouse College. Since these revelations were made public, the repercussions have echoed through the halls of the 150-year-old institution, resulting in what the college’s Student Government Association president has termed a “state of…