Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

magazineEach week, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. The links presented direct the reader to articles from many different points of view that deal with issues of African Americans in higher education. The articles selected do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of JBHE.

We invite subscribers to e-mail us or tweet @jbhedotcom with suggestions of articles for inclusion in this feature.

I’m a Black University of Chicago Graduate: Safe Spaces Got Me Through College
Vox

Free College Tops Black Lives Reparations List
YES! Magazine

In Seeking School Desegregation Rather Than Quality Education, Did Black Poeple Miss the Forest for the Trees?
Atlanta Black Star

A Step Back in Time: Descendants of University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s First Educators Explore Their Roots
University of Maryland Eastern Shore PR

The Importance of HBCUs
Lagniappe

Black Teachers Matter
Mother Jones

Black to School: The Rising Struggle to Make Black Education Matter
Truthout

Black Studies Struggle at State Universities Under Current Fiscal Climate
Chicago Tribune

Home Is Where the HBCU Is
The Chicago Defender

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