“Now cracks a noble heart; Goodnight sweet prince; And flights of angels Sing thee to thy rest.” FATHER DANIEL BERRIGAN – 5/9/1921 — 4/30/2016 Lifelong peace activist, Father Daniel Berrigan, died Saturday, April 30 just shy of his 95th birthday. Often called the anti-war priest and the Holy Outlaw (title of a documentary about […]
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Seventy two years ago, a determined group of Black educators made a decision that would set the course for 27 predominantly black colleges and universities in the midst of their fight for survival —caught between the vicissitudes of a racist country and a student body predominantly poor and underserved by what passed for “separate but […]
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Epilog: After they “cave,” then what? The Gift is Announced In 2014, UNCF announced the fifth largest gift in its history (the $1.5 billion Gates Foundation gift is undisputed number one and destined to remain that way) — a $25 million gift, $18 million of it scholarship aid. Considering that over 90% of UNCF […]
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What follows is one chapter in an unfinished history of the United Negro College Fund (which now goes by its acronym UNCF) told from the perspective of a young white woman who became the director of the Fund’s direct mail program in 1974. I was that young white woman and fascinated with the story behind […]
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All Hail the Return of the Mighty Gods of Baseball Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville – mighty Casey has struck out. Ernest Lawrence Thayer (Published in […]
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