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		<title>A New Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The curious case of Michael Steele</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Christopher Metzler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Metzler Let’s face it, if Barack Obama were not president of the United States, Michael Steele would not be the “chairman” of the Republican Party. Yet Steele continues to act as if race was not the sole reason &#8230; <a href="http://diverseeducation.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/the-curious-case-of-michael-steele/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diverseeducation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3368709&#038;post=1229&#038;subd=diverseeducation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and Paterson: Painful Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Christopher Metzler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Christopher J. Metzler The New York Times has reported that President Obama has asked New York Governor David Paterson to drop out of the 2010 Governor’s race. While not exactly denying the report, a White House official said, “There &#8230; <a href="http://diverseeducation.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/obama-and-paterson-painful-politics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diverseeducation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3368709&#038;post=1222&#038;subd=diverseeducation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We Should Be Realistic About Racial Representation in Television</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elwood  Watson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Elwood Watson Over the next few weeks, the American public will be introduced to many new comedies, dramas, “reality” programs and other forms of media. And of course, viewers will witness the return of many of their favorite programs. &#8230; <a href="http://diverseeducation.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/we-should-be-realistic-about-racial-representation-in-television/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diverseeducation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3368709&#038;post=1214&#038;subd=diverseeducation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Obama Presidency in Peril?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Christopher Metzler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  By Christopher Metzler President Obama’s presidency is in peril for two primary reasons. The first, his inability to be a transformational leader to an American public hungry for it is of his own making. The second, the thinly veiled &#8230; <a href="http://diverseeducation.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/the-obama-presidency-in-peril/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diverseeducation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3368709&#038;post=1212&#038;subd=diverseeducation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Of a Black President, White Children, and Maintaining the Status Quo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Pamela D. Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Pamela Reed Last week proved quite revealing. It began with the conservative hysteria surrounding President Obama&#8217;s education speech to the children of America, and it culminated with the extreme right wing 9/12 Tea Party March on Washington this weekend, billed &#8230; <a href="http://diverseeducation.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/of-a-black-president-white-children-and-maintaining-the-status-quo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diverseeducation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3368709&#038;post=1202&#038;subd=diverseeducation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Educators Can Learn from President Obama’s Back to School Speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emery Petchauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Emery Petchauer We now know that President Obama’s recent speech to America’s youngest citizens was not, as some feared, a 4-page/18-minute ideological conversion into “socialism.” In the words of comedian Steve Harvey, “Now that we done got that out &#8230; <a href="http://diverseeducation.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/what-educators-can-learn-from-president-obama%e2%80%99s-back-to-school-speech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diverseeducation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3368709&#038;post=1195&#038;subd=diverseeducation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Come on People! What&#8217;s the Big Deal about a President Welcoming Students Back to School?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marybeth Gasman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Marybeth Gasman Ronald Reagan did it, George H.W. Bush did it, why can&#8217;t Barack Obama?  Why can&#8217;t public school children listen to our president welcome them back to school?  I&#8217;ll admit that I was not the biggest fan &#8230; <a href="http://diverseeducation.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/come-on-people-whats-the-big-deal-about-a-president-welcoming-students-back-to-school/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diverseeducation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3368709&#038;post=1185&#038;subd=diverseeducation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s HBCU Week in Washington DC: Let&#8217;s See What the Future Holds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marybeth Gasman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Marybeth Gasman Every year, I attend the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference, which is held in Washington D.C. in September.  It&#8217;s a unique event in that it brings together the leaders of both &#8230; <a href="http://diverseeducation.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/its-hbcu-week-in-washington-dc-lets-see-what-the-future-holds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diverseeducation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3368709&#038;post=1175&#038;subd=diverseeducation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Growing Intolerance Must Be Confronted</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elwood  Watson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Dr. Elwood Watson Think about the following: • Former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has made the claim that President Obama’s health care plan would establish “death panels” to oversee end of life care for the &#8230; <a href="http://diverseeducation.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/the-growing-intolerance-must-be-confronted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=diverseeducation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3368709&#038;post=1169&#038;subd=diverseeducation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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