Encompassing a set of assumptions about the organization and structure of the material world; the nature of human existence; or what is good and valuable to pursue in life, a scientific theory is a description of the way things are in the natural world. …

“Black Lives Matter!” we chanted as we marched along! “Power to the People!” I spontaneously chanted, not only surprising myself but also turning the heads of my much younger, multiethnic compatriot protesters. Two 65 to 70 something Women-of-Color, my sister Baby Boomers, marching behind me, picked up the chant: “Power…

Mitchelville was the first self-governing community established with the help and protection of the Union Army for former slaves on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, following the Civil War. The community was chartered in 1862 by Union General Ormsby Mitchel, who was responsible for the island during the Union occupation…

Akan proverb describes the principle of Sankofa: “It is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind.” Watching the 2022 movie “Till,” I reflected on the day in 1955 when I learned of the brutal murder in Mississippi of a 14-year-old “Negro” boy. The movie’s story…

Eager to start my graduate program at Stanford University, I was in an orientation class in 1986 when one of my fellow white students said, “The only reason you’re here Anthony is because you’re black!” I was surprised but not shocked that he was saying aloud what I assumed some…

This brief discusses the impact of capitalism on the trend in education away from students’ intellectual development and toward their social development. It evaluates the benefits and harms that the change in college education from a humanitarian to a utilitarian institution induced. Capitalism, a utilitarian economic system, prioritizes profit-making and…

Helping the leading anti-woke politician, Governor Ron DeSantis, eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion offices throughout Florida’s colleges and university system, recently, The New College Board voted to eliminate the school’s Office of Outreach and Inclusive Excellence which is responsible for its diversity initiative. …

The 2022 NFL season has been one of the more competitive seasons that I can recall. I was preparing to write a summary of the standings and probable playoff berths at the conclusion of the Buffalo vs. Cincinnati game, but Buffalo Bill’s safety Damar Hamlin’s collapse not only stopped the…

I am entitled to reparations because I am a product of two historical events that document the theft of my forebears’ land, labor, and livelihoods: the European conquest of the "New World" and the African Slave Trade. If not for these two historical events, I (an African European Native American)…