Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison passed away Monday night in Montefiore Medical Center in New York. She was 88-years old. Morrison was born Chloe Anthony Wofford on Feb. 8, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio. She graduated from Howard University with a degree in English in 1953 and pursued a Masters of…
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Archived: Princeton Professor: Fox News Segment Provoked 'Violent Intimidation'
Princeton University professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor said Fox News’ coverage of her recent commencement address was designed to “incite and unleash the mob-like mentality of its fringe audience,” which has resulted in death threats against her in hate-filled emails. Fox News published an article on Sunday that focuses on excerpts of…
Archived: Black Princeton Professor Handcuffed to a Table for Unpaid Parking Ticket
UPDATED: Feb. 11, 2016 at 1:35 p.m. EST The dashboard cam footage was made publicon Thursdayconfirming that Perry was speeding and shows the male officer explaining to her standard procedures. Though the pat down cannot be seen in the video, audio of the male officer and Perry can be heard….
Archived: Were Student Protests at Johns Hopkins, Princeton U, Amherst, Occidental College Successful
College and university administrationshave heard the demands of student activists that took the country by storm in November, and many either implemented changes or kept the status quo. Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (JHU) this week announced a new five-year, $25 million initiative to increase the diversity of its…
Archived: Princeton U. Students Stage Campus Sit-In Over ‘Racist Legacy’
By Sheryl Estrada UPDATE Nov. 20, 2015 at 6:37 a.m.: The Princeton University Press Club reportsPresident Eisgruber, Vice President Calhoun and Dean Dolan signedan amended documentof the Black Justice League’s demands late Thursday evening. After the sit-in concluded,the Department of Public Safety issued a warning about a bomb and firearm…
Archived: Princeton’s ‘Urban Congo’ Controversy Highlights Race Relations
Princeton University (photo by Shutterstock) When an April 4 performance by the Princeton Urban Congo, a student group of white males on Princeton University’s swim and diving teams, was posted on social media, it placed a spotlight on race relations at the school. Dressed in loincloths, the young men practiced…