Schooling While Black: Discipline in U.S. Public Schools and the...
By Dr. Darron T. Smith EXISTING WHILE BLACK IN AMERICA series Despite fifty years of desegregation and other significant school change efforts, students from disenfranchised social groups in the United...
View ArticleCommentary on the Model Minority Stereotype
By. Dr. Nicholas D. Hartlep Asian Americans are heralded as “model minorities.” What this means is that society views them positively and as American success stories. Educationally speaking Asian...
View ArticleThe Faux Kool Aid Of Post Racial America
By Solomon Sogunru In a recent conversation that took place at my work amongst my African American male coworkers, we were baffled to know that there wasn’t one black man in a senior position. Despite...
View ArticleRe-conceptualizing the black quarterback through the emergence of RG3
By Dr. Darron Smith No one can argue that Robert Griffin III has been anything but sensational in his masterful rookie season. His football skills combined with his leadership abilities have earned him...
View ArticleIs BYU “The Place” for Basketball Phenom Jabari Parker?
By Dr. Darron Smith This has been a banner year for Mormons and the LDS Church. From Mitt Romney’s emblematic ascent to capture the GOP nomination to Manti Te’o and his Heisman Trophy run with the...
View ArticleNBC’s Parenthood and the Importance of Cultural Citizenship in Adoption
Dr. Nicholas Hartlep My wife and I frequently watched Parenthood on NBC this past fall. Recently the fourth season’s finale aired. As a Korean adoptee, from my perspective, Parenthood portrayed...
View ArticleSerena’s Back At Number One With Qatar Win
By Dr. Darron Smith An emotional Serena Williams celebrates her return to the number spot in women’s tennis after having a rough year overcoming a series of potentially career ending injuries. Shortly...
View ArticleRacial Thugging in Massachusetts and Mississippi: Kinder, Gentler, Still...
By Dr. Brenda G. Juarez Is Massachusetts more racist than Mississippi? Chief Justice Roberts recently raised the issue of racism and the historical U.S. North-South divide to justify his argument...
View ArticleThe Transformation of Justin Bieber From a White Youth to a Black Man?
In what took Usher most of his 20-year music career to accomplish, it took Justin Bieber just a short five years to reap similar financial success and actually surpass his mentor. Usher Raymond IV was...
View ArticleHigh Crime Rate in Memphis 2016
Dr. Darron Smith discusses crime epidemic in Memphis, TN as a public health issue on local Fox New affiliate. Tweet
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