The American public for the next two years has decided the country needed a gigantic shift to the right of the aisle. Republicans will control both the house and senate for the next two years in the run-up to the elections of 2016. Where does that leave the HBCU Nation? In HBCU states/territories, Republicans picked … Continue reading
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None Of The Above: Why Non-Voters Are Important To The Political Process
By William A. Foster, IV “Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.” – James Bovard In the 1985 movie Brewster’s Millions, Richard Pryor’s character Montgomery Brewster attempts to spend $30 million in 30 days. As part of his spending spree he decides there is no … Continue reading
Roll Call’s Richest Members Of Congress In HBCU States
The 2013 Roll Call’s 50 Richest Members of Congress came out recently. So we decided to see what HBCU states were present and who was the richest in each HBCU state. They are in order by their Roll Call ranking. HBCU states who did not have a member congress present among the 50 richest were … Continue reading
The Congressional HBCU Caucus
HIGHLIGHTS: 17 out of the 43 Congressional Black Caucus are HBCU alumni Only 3 out of the 17 HBCU are women 9 out of the 17 earned their HBCU degree in the state they currently serve as Congressperson. 8 out of the 17 earned their advanced degree from an HBCU. 15 different HBCUs are represented … Continue reading
HBCU Politics™ Political Book Feature – Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s
In the mid 1930s, North America’s Great Plains faced one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in world history. Donald Worster’s classic chronicle of the devastating years between 1929 and 1939 tells the story of the Dust Bowl in ecological as well as human terms. Now, twenty-five years after his book helped to define the … Continue reading
HBCU Politics™ Political Book Feature – Asia In The Pacific Islands: Replacing The West
A spectacular transition is in the Pacific Islands, as a result of which all our lives will be radically different. While the original Pacific people came from Asia, for most of the past century and earlier, nearly all Pacific Islands nations were colonies of ‘Western’ powers. But in the last fifty years or so, Asia … Continue reading
HBCU Politics™ Dozen Links 5/20 – 5/24
Did you miss HBCU Politics™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. Government Departments China has drones. Now what? l Foreign Affairs http://fam.ag/10rzIof House immigration talks wild, wacky l House News http://bit.ly/16YgrTn Crop insurance debate grows l Senate News http://bit.ly/11gTQyr Young Children … Continue reading
HBCU Politics™ Dozen Links 5/13 – 5/17
Did you miss HBCU Politics™ Dozen via Twitter? No worry. We are now putting them on the site for you to visit at your leisure. Government Departments From 2014, new individual, small biz & exchange plans cover pregnancy, newborn & child vision/dental care l DoLabor http://ow.ly/kL03Y Stealth releases fanless, silent mini PC l Government Computer … Continue reading
2013 Governors by HBCU State Directory
BREAKDOWN: 23 Governors 14 Republican 9 Democrats 0 HBCU Graduates ALABAMA Robert Bentley (Republican) Governor’s Office Mailing Address State Capitol 600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36130 Governor’s Office Telephone Numbers Phone: (334) 242-7100 Fax: (334) 353-0004 Email: http://governor.alabama.gov/contact/contact_form.aspx ARKANSAS Mike Beebe (Democrat) Governor’s Office Mailing Address State Capitol Room 250 Little Rock, AR 72201 Governor’s … Continue reading
HBCU Politics™ Histolitics: Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World
The Principles of the Universal Negro Improvement Association Preamble Be It Resolved, That the Negro people of the world, through their chosen representatives in convention assembled in Liberty Hall, in the City of New York and United States of America, from August 1 to August 31, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine … Continue reading
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