Using the chokehold as a theoretical framework to analyze the gendered and sexualized vulnerabilities of Black males, I place historical records in conversation with the temporal moment, particularly the allegations of sexual violence committed against Black males at the University of Michigan. In doing so, I conducted a critical discourse…

This article examines liberatory pedagogical practices utilized in graduate level courses offered within an educational leadership preparation program (ELPP). The research explores how these tools support the development of culturally responsive school leadership and actively anti-racist leaders in a program purporting to develop social…

Examines the life and career of the Washington, D.C., newspaper editor who dominated black journalism in the nation's capital during the years (1882-1922) when it was the center of Afro-American political and intellectual life. Notes his opposition to Booker T. Washington. (FL)

Concludes that coverage of Blacks in five newspapers remained high even after the civil rights movement had subsided. (FL)

In early 1942, the "Pittsburgh Courier," the largest black newspaper in the United States, began its Double V campaign stressing the right of black workers to have equality at home when blacks were fighting inequality abroad. An examination of the campaign, however, reveals that it was dead by the end of the year, while substantial gains…

A study examined the conserving tendencies of the established political party press during the early stages of the antislavery movement. Eighteen partisan newspapers--from both northern and southern states--were examined for their coverage of the July 30, 1836, mob violence against James G. Birney and his Cincinnati "Philanthropist," and…

Concludes that "Life Magazine" failed to show Black Americans in scenes of everyday life during its 35-year history. (FL)

Reconstructs the development of equal employment opportunities for African Americans after the Civil War, recapitulating historical accounts of the integration of African Americans into mainstream society, beginning with the Civil War and including legal precedents such as Brown v. Board of Education. Racial discrimination in employment was…

Provides a list of American undergraduate institutions that have historically been most productive in the development of Black Ph.D. scientists. Discusses the impact of major civil rights legislation on the types of colleges producing Black scientists, paying special attention to the impact of historically Black institutions. (KH)

This monograph contains fourteen articles dealing with archaeological studies on Black and Asian ethnic groups in the United States. Papers on Afro-American culture history include: (1) "Race and Class on Antebellum Plantations," by John Solomon Otto; (2) "Looking for the 'Afro' in Colono-Indian Pottery," by Leland Ferguson; (3) a study of "Black…

Examines mechanisms that influenced access to federal vocational programs in the pre-desegregation U.S. South. Explores how local political conditions affected training opportunities. Shows that access was shaped by racially segregated labor markets and that African Americans' access was shaped by the political dimension of the southern racial…

A critical review of traditional publications on the history of American education reveals an exclusion of the participation and contribution of blacks. This study covers the 20-year period during which the acquisition of an education was deemed by blacks as the most significant element for their survival as independent and productive citizens.…

An analysis of 11 contemporary secondary U.S. history textbooks showed that the sentences per page devoted to the Black experience represents a substantial increase over more dated textbooks. Not only has the quantity improved, but the range of coverage suggests an improvement in quality as well. (RM)

Woman scholars at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians called for a new "multi-cultural approach" that would weave the lives of Hispanic, Black, Asian-American, and American Indian women into women's history and into United States history. (MLW)

Analyzes letters and autobiographies of Black Southerners who migrated to the North between 1911 and 1918. Presents qualitative and quantitative data identifying the migrants' social characteristics (including occupations and family status), reasons for migrating, time perspectives, and usage of metaphors and imagery. (KH)