Recommends that the basic structure of U.S. universities be changed from one of white orientation to one that provides a relevant educational experience for black students and a broader educational experience for white students. Proposes steps in four major areas: recruitment (of black students and faculty), curricular reform, compensatory…

Message of the Commissioner of Education to chief State School officers proposing specific steps which communities may find constructive in dealing with some of the underlying causes of student unrest. (Author/MF)

Considers Black Studies as a vital social science, and recommends Afrocentrism as the guiding principle for Black Studies. Identifies the mission of Afrocentrism discipline as a solution to the cultural problems of the African diaspora. (DA)

Analyzes the impact of black studies on the self-concept and achievement of black students. No statistical evidence was found to justify the existence and continuance of black studies programs in their present state. (Author/DB)

Black students at Gallaudet University, the nation's only liberal arts school for the deaf, say they face racial discrimination as well as discrimination against the deaf. Cites a lack of Black courses in the curriculum and of Black faculty. (FMW)

Interest in black feminist scholarship is growing and changing the discipline. The new questions being addressed are more self-reflective and self-critical than previously. Some scholars are concerned that the new black feminism is too scholarly and not close enough to real-life problems; others fear a separation from white feminism. (MSE)

Discusses the accomplishments of black studies programs in U.S. colleges and universities and what contributions these studies have made to improving the world of higher education. A group of four scholars provide their opinions. (GR)

Asserts that speakers of Black English and their behavior evoke strong responses outside and inside their communities. Asserts that members of the black communities are rarely permitted to describe or defend their language or ways of using it. Offers the essays, comments, and class interactions of an African-American/Linguistics class on language…

In July 1999 Clark Atlanta University (Georgia) will become the second university press operated by a historically black university; two books and three journals are currently scheduled. The discussion reviews factors such as market awareness, financial considerations, and historical roots that led to this historic event. The press is intended to…

Discusses how Afrocentricity entered the picture in the western world. Afrocentricity seeks to obliterate the mental, physical, cultural, and economic dislocation of African people by thrusting Africans as centered, healthy human beings in the context of African thought. Examines Eurocentric approaches (dialectical materialism, structuralism, and…

Discussion of current trends in Black Studies scholarship finds continuity in the activist tradition of emphasizing description, correction, and prescription, as well as increasing emphasis on building coalitions, economics, race, and gender. Focuses on collaboration of scholars and community activists as evidenced in the Black Radical Congress.…

Kelvin Monroe, a jazz pianist from middle Georgia bring in one of the great racist of the Enlightenment as he focused on language and written in the Black Studies and Comparative Ethnic Studies classrooms. He discusses about whiteness only as it concerns the elimination of racism and inequality in the social reality of people of color.

This paper examines ERIC from a multicultural perspective. The questions guiding the research include: (1) "How extensive is ERIC's coverage of multicultural issues? What are selection policies for 'Resources in Education' (RIE) and 'Current Index to Journals in Education' (CIJE), the two main components of the database?"; (2) "Are…

"Twelve Years a Slave" is a script intended to go with accompanying audio cassettes. It was developed for Voices of Liberty (a project of New Faces of Liberty) and was produced by the San Francisco Study Center as one of their "Cutting Edge Curriculum Materials." The story told by the script is excerpted from the 1989 edition…

The second in a series of African-American bibliographies, this bibliography was issued in honor of both Black History Month and Inventors Day in February 1991. It focuses on the contributions of black Americans in the areas of science, technology, medicine, and allied fields such as dentistry and nursing. The materials cited emphasize the…