By Sara Weissman Joseph L. Jones has spent his entire educational career at historically Black colleges and universities: He earned his bachelorâs degree at Philander Smith College (now University), completed his Ph.D. at Clark-Atlanta University and spent a little over a year
Opinion by Rick C. Wade for CNN Business Perspectives Editor’s note: Rick C. Wade is senior vice president of strategic alliances and outreach at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where he leads the Chamber’s Equality of Opportunity Initiative. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Far too often, the opportunity to obtain an
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Opinion by Bakari Sellers Editor’s note: Bakari Sellers is a former Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and a CNN commentator. He is the author of the book “My Vanishing Country” and an attorney at Strom Law. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. America
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IÂ tried to blow off Deion Sandersâ much ballyhooed hiring at Jackson State.After all, heâs not the first former professional player to coach at an HBCU, and while there have been some successes, there have been flops as well. For every Doug Williams at Grambling State or Sam Washington at North Carolina A&T success story, you
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It took less than one day after Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee for a racist and baseless âbirtherâ conspiracy theory to start circulating among her critics. The morning after Joe Biden named Harris as his running mate, making her the first black woman and the first Asian American to join a major partyâs presidential ticket,
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