The 1st African American governor to be elected in Virginia and 1st African American governor of any state since Reconstruction. Douglas Wilder, a double HBCU alum, did his undergraduate studies at Virginia Union University and received his law degree at Howard University. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2013
HBCU Politics™ Political Book Feature – Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines
The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the BP oil rig explosion, and the looming reality of global warming have reminded the president and all U.S. citizens that nothing has more impact on our lives than the supply of and demand for energy. Its procurement dominates our economy and foreign policy more … Continue reading
HBCU Politics™ Profile – Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan
“Ms. Everything” – Barbara Jordan. Texas Southern University Alum served as a Texas state representative in both house and senate, U.S. congresswoman, Tuskegee Institute faculty, and only African American to serve as governor of Texas (albeit for only a day). Continue reading
HBCU Politics™ Political Book Feature – Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds
GLOBAL TRENDS 2030 is intended to stimulate thinking about the rapid and vast geopolitical changes characterizing the world today and possible global trajectories over the next 15 years. The world of 2030 will be radically transformed from our world today. By 2030, no country—whether the US, China, or any other large country—will be a hegemonic … Continue reading
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