The Best of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN: 1970-2010

Published on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 17:31

By Diversity Employers

Extended Feature from Our Special Anniversary Commemorative issue

To conclude our 40th anniversary publishing year, we asked outgoing publisher of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine and company founder, Preston J. Edwards, Sr., to review and reflect upon the issues we’ve covered in print since our beginnings in 1970.

Presented here is a sampler of excerpts from pieces he considered to be among “the Best of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN,” with their complete versions and a number of other selections exclusively available on our extended online edition at DiversityEmployers.com.

It’s hard to zero in on a single common thread among the diverse pieces that follow. Some are penned by the most noted authors of our time, while others are simple bits of advice shared by non-writers with great insight into a particular industry or employment field. Some are straightforward Q&A, others were comprehensive historical reference articles, and others richly illustrated contemporary art features. What they share, perhaps, is a dedication to representing the personal, cultural, academic and professional interests of African American college students of their time. In some cases they show us how far we’ve come, and in others, how far we can still go.

These represent only some of those topics and people we thought to be significant from the history and archives of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine. We encourage you to explore our archives online and let us know what you found to be “the best” and most engaging issues behind us, and those worthy of attention in DIVERSITY EMPLOYERS in the years to come.

The Talented Hundred Percent: America’s Promise Targets At-Risk Youth by General Colin L. Powell (Ret.)

 

Interview: Nikki Giovanni on Race, Age & Sex

Interview: James Baldwin Looking Towards the Eighties by Kalamu ya Salaam

Carl Joseph: One Legged Wonder by Bill Shaw

Paul Robeson: Voice of a Century by Paul Robeson, Jr.

Interview with Brigadier General Clifford L. Stanley, U.S. Marine Corps by Robert G. Miller

Do You Want to Be Well? On the Health and Wellness of African-American Males by Therman E. Evans, M.D.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman Explores Future Changes in America’s Workforce by Robert G. Miller

Five Ingredients for Victorious Living by Therman E. Evans, M.D.

Special Report: Nelson Mandela

Robert L. Johnson: A Business Titan Redefining Black Entrepreneurial Success by Robert G. Miller

The Tradition of Academic Excellence in the African-American Community by William H. Gray, III

Put God in Your Life and Become a Leader by Bishop T.D. Jakes

Justice in the 21st Century by Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.

Leave No Child Behind by Marian Wright Edelman

Elderly Tennis Phenom Nehemiah Atkinson Spends His Golden Years on the World’s Tennis Courts by Robert G. Miller

Reflections on Success by Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Capital Management, Inc.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, a Memorial to the Civil Rights Struggle by Dr. Horace Huntley

Judge Jules D. Edwards, III Thrives on Challenges to Achieve Success by Marvin V. Greene

Here She Comes, Miss America 2003, Erika Harold by Pamela M. McBride

Bishop Wilton D. Gregory is the New Head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops by Pamela M. McBride

The Changing Definition of Workplace Diversity by William G. Shackelford

Reparations: More Than Just a Check by Randall Robinson

“I Have a Dream” 40 Years Later by Martin Luther King, III

America's Longest-Presiding University President: Norman Francis

Law School: A Road to Access, Opportunity, and Empowerment by Shirley J. Wilcher Esq.

Got an Internship? by Monica Poindexter

Tom Joyner: Using “Old School” to Keep Students in School by Meta J. Mereday

The End of the World as We Knew It by Preston J. Edwards, Sr.

I Have to Make It Happen, Dr. Marvalene Hughes

Civil Rights 40 Years After the Civil Rights Laws Were Enacted: How Far Have We Come? by Shirley J. Wilcher

From English Major at LSU to Special Agent in Charge at the FBI: Cassandra Chandler by Marlon J. Doles

Coretta Scott King: In Appreciation by Dr. Horace Huntley, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Al Roker: The Weather-Man for All Seasons

Publisher’s Message: Commencement All Over Again by Preston J. Edwards, Sr.

MacArthur Fellow John Scott Reflects on His Art by John Scott

Do You Know What It Means To Lose New Orleans? by Anne Rice

Six Ways to Turn Setbacks into Comebacks by Al Duncan

TYRA BANKS Launched Her Career in THE BLACK COLLEGIAN...and You Can, Too! by Chris Bardwell

Remembering Ed Bradley 1941-2006: Tribute and Personal Reflections by Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Vernice Armour: The First African-American Woman Combat Pilot by Howard Mann

Barack Obama: The Making of the President 2008 by Hanes Walton, Jr., Josephine A.V. Allen, Sherman C. Puckett and Donald R. Deskins, Jr

What is Racism? from, “Poverty and Racism: Overlapping Threats to the Common Good,” A Catholic Charities USA, Poverty in America Issue Brief

Fostering a New Generation of Researchers and Graduate Scholars by Gabriel E. Gallardo, Ph.D.

Barack Obama: Not a Sudden Miracle or Simple Twist of Fate by Ralph B. Everett

 

 

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Your Job Interview: It Could Be The Most Important Conversation of Your Life by Bob Brocksbank

The Implications for Black Collegians: An Unprecedented Opportunity to Impact the Workforce of the Next Century by Arnold H. Packer

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African-American Empowerment in the Face of Racism: The Political Aftermath of the Battle of Los Angeles by Dr. Manning Marable

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“My Dad is Black. My Mom is White.” by Linda Bates Parker

Opportunities in the Military by General Bernard P. Randolph, U.S. Air Force, Retired

Real Life in Corporate America: Exploding the Myths and Avoiding the Pitfalls by Edward W. Bullock

If You Think You Can or Think You Can’t by Dr. Julian M. Earls

Sisters, Too: Great Women in African-American History by Nikki Giovanni

African-American Males on Campus: An Endangered Species by Nathan Hare, Ph.D. and Julia Hare, Ed.D.

Employment Opportunities for African Americans in the 21st Century by William C. Brooks

The African-American Ballot as a Weapon of Struggle: Passing the Baton to a New Generation of Youth and Students by Ron Daniels

There She Is – The New Miss America by Ed Foster-Simeon

EDDIE ROBINSON: College Football’s Winningest Coach by O. K. Davis

Preparing for a Career in Conservation Research by Jerry A. Sesco

The African-American Press Challenge to Young People: A Look at the Pros and Cons of Working in African-American Journalism by Roland E. Wolseley

Notes of Inspiration for African-American Students by Dr. Therman E. Evans

Thurgood Marshall: The Continuing Struggle for Equality by Dr Manning Marable

Miss America Debbye Turner by Darlene C. Donloe

How to Succeed at the On-Site Interview by Michael V. Ippolito

A Message From the Publisher: Twenty Years of Career and Job Opportunities A Neglected Achievement in Black Intellectual History by John Henrik Clarke

The Ali-Foreman Fight in Retrospect: The Political Significance by Bennie Arkwright

The Man Who Was Electrocuted Twice by John E. Rousseau

The Struggle: For Equal Employment Opportunity in Corporate America by George Davis

C0RNEL WEST: Talking About Race Matters by Kuumba Kazi-Ferrouillet

Take the First Step: The Job Search Success Strategy from a Student’s Point of View by Scott V. Edwards

Our Love/Hate Relationship with Zora Neale Hurston by Donna M. Williams

Successful African Americans Share Secrets of Success Black Life in Corporate America in the 1990s by George Davis

MARC HANNAH: Computer Architect Builds Success in 3D by Sonya Stinson

THE MARCH: A Million Men Signal Resurgent Advocacy by David C. Ruffin

All We Had Was a Dream by Preston J. Edwards, Sr.

The Challenges We Face: A Million Reasons to Hope by Nikki Giovanni

RACE IN AMERICA: Multiculturalism, Afrocentrism, and the New Democratic Framework by Ronald Walters, Ph.D.

Passing the Torch: The New Generation of Student Activists by Julian Bond

Cultural Diversity and Corporate America: Commitment or Smokescreen? by George Davis

Where Is ‘Forth’? A Commencement Address by Dr. Bill Cosby

JENNLE R. PATRICK: An Exceptional Black Scientist by Kuumba Kazi-Ferrouillet

1983 Job Outlook

Making It in the Meantime by Judy Carney

The Keys to Success in Corporate America by Bethany L. Spotts

Workplace Problems: Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination by Lloyd Gite

Networking: A Career Support Strategy for Black Women by Phyllis M. Brown

Mexico’s Black Heritage by Clyde-Ahmad Winters

Paralysis: No Handicap for High Achiever by Rosalind Schilder

Trans-African Art by Jeff Donaldson

Tenth Anniversary by Preston J. Edwards, Sr.

Ancient African Steelmakers by Andrew W. M. Beierle

James O. Plinton, Jr. Eastern Airlines by Dalton James

Eleanor Holmes Norton: A Tough New Sister at EEOC by Chuck Stone

A Conversation with Martin and Malcolm by Gaye Todd Adegbalola

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If You Don’t Have a Job by Commencement by Minerva Reed

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