Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

You Majored in What?! Jamila Ponders Her Goal to Be a Perpetual Student.

May 9, in Editorial Staff, Education, by Jamila Akil

Whenever I tell someone that I’m in school and soon to finish my degree, the very next question is “Oh, so what are you majoring in?” I’ve become accustomed to the question and the response that follows. “I’m a university studies major,” I say. “What? University Studies? What is that and what are you intending to do with that major?”

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Don’t Date Massa!! A Note On Slavery And Swirling

Apr 22, in Editorial Staff, History, by Jamila Akil

The people who spend so much time talking about the legacy of slavery are so wrapped up in their own faulty thinking that they fail to notice that for some black women and children slavery isn’t a legacy, it’s a daily reality.

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Today is Emancipation Day: But how many of us are still in chains?

Apr 16, in Education, History, News, Politics, by Christelyn Karazin

Are you chains still on?

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Iran and North Korea: A Tale of Two (Would-be) Nuclear Powers

Mar 15, in Editorial Staff, History, Living, News, Politics, by Jamila Akil

Could these two crazies end all of us?

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BB&W On Location: Why College-Aged Black Girls Should Travel Abroad

Mar 8, in Education, International Traveling, Study Abroad, Travel, by Christelyn Karazin

College girls, get on in here!

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Who Knew? Surprising College Majors That Catapult You Into the “One Percent”

Mar 4, in Editorial Staff, Education, by Jamila Akil

With all the harping on the greatness of STEM majors it can easy to sometimes forget that (1) everyone is not great a math and science, (2) everyone does not enjoy math and science, particularly when it comes to working with these subjects day in and day out, and (3) there are other factors, such as entrepreneurial ability that will determine how much money you can earn.

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Should We Strive To Raise Elite Black Girls?

Mar 4, in Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Education, Family, by "LorMarie"

As I devoured the pages Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, I had a pseudo-divine revelation…I’M NOT CRAZY NOR A DESPOT IN AN APRON.

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Will This Spell the End of Affirmative Action for Good? Supreme Court Set to Hear Challenge to AA

Feb 29, in Editorial Staff, Education, News, by Jamila Akil

I feel a change is coming on…

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Getting My Graduate Degree–The First Tentative Steps

Feb 23, in Business & Technology, Editorial Staff, Education, Living, by Jamila Akil

Our senior editor thinking graduate school…

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Is There A Fine Line Between Spirituality And Insanity?

Feb 7, in Black Women's Empowerment, Black Women's Improvement Project (BWIP), Business & Technology, Education, Living, Media Watch, Money, News, Politics, by "LorMarie"

“Last year was the climax of my awakening from the nightmare of poisonous religious beliefs. One incident that led to my escape was an update on the life of someone who was a committed and strong Christian…”

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Education: There’s More to History Than the Accomplishments of White Men

Jan 22, in Education, by Jamila Akil

New federal law to allow for instructors to teach more than the history of white dudes with powdered wigs and tights.

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Should We All Have Racial Amnesia? The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Swirl

Jan 17, in Blast from the Past, Editorial Staff, History, Swirling Singles, by Bill Drew ("Aabaakawad")

The most successful populations in America at Black/White interaction are adolescents and young adults. Our current black and white youth are connecting, befriending and romancing each other across the color line. But theirs has not been a story of overcoming differences and dealing with shared history. In fact, our youngest people usually aggressively deny that there are any differences, or any history to be interested in.

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