The lack of debate over Arkansas’ proposed Stand Your Ground bill, a controversial bill that has swept most of the nation, in the state senate finally boiled over and led Senator Stephanie Flowers to passionately remind her fellow colleagues that her son and other African American children deserve a chance to live. As noted in … Continue reading
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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