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Fri, 08/20/2010 - 00:00
He's got low approval ratings, but our pro-business, anti-union economy makes it virtually impossible to create jobs ...
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Having a side hustle can keep you afloat
Wed, 08/18/2010 - 00:03
How to achieve financial security in the current economy ...
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The three money mistakes we make when we're in love
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 21:00
Mixing love and money can become a dangerous thing. It's even more dangerous not to talk about your finances with the one you love. ...
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How to end black unemployment forever
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 00:00
Most of us wonder why black unemployment is so high. We wonder why black people are so broke. We need to be entrepreneurs. ...
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Be like Buffett: What blacks can learn from this billionaire
Sun, 08/08/2010 - 20:15
The wealthiest in black America should emulate his investment and humanity ...
Friday, August 20, 2010
Syracuse University’s Own Dr. Boyce Watkins on TheLoop21 – 8/20/10
Monday, August 16, 2010
Dr. Boyce Watkins: What is Scholarship in Action?
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University - The Institute for Black Public Policy
I’ve made it clear in the past that I support the notion of Scholarship in Action. While some know the Syracuse University interpretation of this concept, I have found that in some cases, African American scholarship is left in the margins of academic work. Therefore, I felt the need to expand on this concept with what I call “Black Scholarship in Action,” which is based on the idea of black scholars becoming engaged with the world and doing what is right for our communities.
Here are some thoughts on what Scholarship in Action means to me as an African American Professor:
1) Re-connecting with our communities and using our expertise for the greater good. We have too much brain power and too many problems to allow our greatest intellectual resources to be locked away writing research papers that hardly anyone is ever going to read.
2) Being courageous enough to honestly share our insights with the world, even if they are not popular. Capability without courage makes you socially impotent.
3) Following up our rhetoric with assertive action. There is nothing more to say about that. Talking about something is not the same as actually doing something. We have to make sure we know the difference.
4) Confronting consistent discrimination within academia. Too many universities consistently deny hiring and tenure to African American scholars, and this has to stop. Universities must be held accountable to their data, and if a campus has any department that has not tenured an African American in more than a decade, they should be sued for racial discrimination, especially if it can be proven that African Americans with strong credentials are applying for positions in that department.
Again, these are the Dr. Boyce Watkins perspectives on what it means to be a high action scholar, so your views might differ from my own. But it is my firm belief that The Age of the Black Scholar has arrived, especially if we decide that it’s going to arrive right now. No one can stop us, but us…..so let’s define our own destiny.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
African American Faculty Being Shut Out of Universities
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University
Dr. M. Cookie Newsom
is the Director for Diversity Education and Assessment at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also a trouble maker and an angry black woman, which is likely going to cause her serious problems with her colleagues (we talked yesterday about how being angry can get a black person into serious trouble). Dr. Newsom, however, has good reason to be angry. In a recent interview with Diverse issues in Higher Education, Dr. Newsom stated in plain language that most major universities are not serious about diversifying their faculty and that this hurts all students, especially students of color.
"The dismal truth is academe doesn’t really want a racially-diverse faculty," Newsom said during a faculty diversity presentation at the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) annual national conference in Washington, D.C. "It’s totally a myth."
Dr. Newson based her conclusions on statistics and data she collected which shows that most major universities are good at documenting plans to increase faculty diversity, but most of it’s nothing but lip service.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Dr. Boyce Watkins: Is Barack Obama at Risk of Being Labeled an "Angry Black Man?"
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Obama's "Angry Black Man" Criticism: Isn't He Also Half White?
9:36 PMJun 9
Source: Blackvoices Main
In light of all of the interesting analysis that others have done regarding why President Barack Obama can only get so angry about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I was wondering if any of this analysis makes sense. In fact, most of the ... Read More
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BP Shares Get Hammered as Firm May Face Bankruptcy Due to Spill
7:46 PMJun 9
Source: BV Black Spin
Today, the shares of British Petroleum (BP), the company responsible for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, plunged 16 percent in heavy trading. There were nine times more shares traded in the company today than the average daily volume. The added ... Read More
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Says Congress Ignoring Jobs Crisis
7:05 PMJun 9
Source: BV Black Spin
In a piece on The Huffington Post, the Rev. Jesse Jackson stated that he is concerned that Congress is ignoring the jobs crisis in America. Over 300,000 teachers are facing layoffs this year, and teen unemployment is the highest its been since 1948, ... Read More
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Dr. Boyce Watkins: Hundreds Come Together to Mourn Death of Aiyana Jones
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Aiyana Jones Funeral Brings Hundreds To Mourn Loss of Little Girl
12:12 PMMay 23
Source: BV Black Spin
I spoke with The Rev. Al Sharpton about the death of 7-year old Aiyana Jones last Monday. I could hear in his voice that he was genuinely concerned about what happened, and attempting to determine whether or not the police had done anything wrong ... Read More
Monday, April 19, 2010
Dr. Boyce Watkins: Resident Scholar - AOL Black Voices
Harvard's Charles Ogletree Describes Sharpton's Link to Obama
- President Barack Obama's former mentor at Harvard University, Charles Ogletree, took the time to ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 19th 2010 1:10AM | Comments (8)
The Black Agenda: Wealth-Building Must Top the List - Dr. Boyce Money
- I recently attended the "Measuring the Movement" national leadership forum, hosted by Rev. Al ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 18th 2010 7:56PM | Comments (7)
Officer Charged With Beating a Motorist
- A police officer in suburban Chicago was caught on video hitting a driver 15 times with his baton ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 17th 2010 7:19PM | Comments (18)
Financial Lovemaking: Tiger, Tiki and the High Cost of Cheating
- In this episode of Financial Lovemaking 101, S. Tia Brown and I talk about the dynamics of ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 16th 2010 11:48PM | Comments (1)
Jay-Z Sues Red Sox Slugger David Ortiz Over 40/40 Club Name
- It turns out that hip-hop icon Jay-Z has filed a lawsuit against Boston Red Sox designated hitter ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 16th 2010 12:40PM | Comments (3)
Bill O'Reilly Gets Booed at Sharpton's National Convention
- I've been spending the last few days in New York at the National Action Network National ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 16th 2010 10:40AM | Comments (13)
President Obama Spends $18 Billion on Jobless Benefits
- Congress recently passed an $18 billion bill to extend jobless benefits for those who've been ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 16th 2010 10:18AM | Comments (0)
Police May Have Coerced Boys to Confess to Gang Rape of 7-Year-Old
- Two people familiar with the police interrogations of the two young boys accused of gang rape of ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 15th 2010 12:58PM | Comments (10)
Former NAACP President Benjamin Hooks Dead at 85
- The world just lost a champion. Benjamin Hooks, who served as executive director of the ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 15th 2010 11:23AM | Comments (45)
Man With HIV Knowingly Infected Women, Set to Be Released From Prison
- You may not know the name Nushawn Williams, but it's probably a name you should familiarize ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 14th 2010 9:17AM | Comments (85)
Kennedy Family Member Staying in Prison on Murder Conviction
- Michael Skakel is a nephew of Robert Kennedy's widow, Ethel. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 13th 2010 6:04PM | Comments (8)
Mississippi Gov. Says Slavery Conversation is Not Important
- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell received some push back for attempting to declare April Confederate ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 13th 2010 9:27AM | Comments (85)
NBA Star Derrick Coleman is Now Broke: $87 Million Up in Smoke
- According to the Bankruptcy Beat of the Wall Street Journal, former NBA superstar Derrick Coleman ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 11th 2010 11:54PM | Comments (48)
Michael Steele Tries to Explain Himself to Other Republicans
- Michael Steele, in an effort to cover himself before his fellow Republicans, gave a stirring ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 11th 2010 11:33PM | Comments (5)
Suspects Found in Slaying of Newlywed Couple
- On April 3rd, Nia Haqq and Michael Muchioki were returning from their engagement party. That ... Read More
- By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Apr 9th 2010 4:31PM | Comments (13)
Monday, March 22, 2010
Dr. Boyce Watkins: Is Michael Steele Going to Ever Confront the Racist Tea Baggers?
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University
The Tea Party Protesters might need a little bit of brand management to overcome the growing perception that they represent a racist, homophobic, extremist fringe of disgruntled voters. The most recent incident of very bad PR came this week, as a small group of Tea Party protesters gathered on Capitol Hill and yelled "n*gger" and "f*ggot" at members of Congress as they walked past the crowd. The group has taken heat for the actions of those who don't know how to be cordial in their discourse, and it's not good for the Republican Party.
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was put in yet another awkward position, trying to defend that which is not defensible. A man who appears to be disrespected at every turn by his own party, Steel dismissed those using the n-word within the Tea Party group as "idiots out there saying stupid things." Of course, Steele was not in a position to dismiss the Tea Partiers themselves, likely because they would have put him in a pile with the other black people they hate the most.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Prof. Boyce Watkins Addresses Stanford University NAACP
From Your Black World, AOL Black Voices
Dr. Boyce Watkins, faculty affiliate at The College Sport Research Institute, is going to speak to the Stanford NAACP on Wednesday, March 3. The topic of the conversation will be “Does the NCAA Represent an Opportunity or Exploitation?”
Dr. Watkins is one of the leading authorities on NCAA compensation. He has advocated for college athletes to be paid, and founded the group ALARM: The Athlete Liberation and Academic Reform Movement. He is also the founder of the Your Black World Coalition, with 60,000 members nation-wide.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Dr. Boyce Watkins Talks with ABC News about Tiger Woods
Word that Tiger Woods was involved in an early morning car accident likely rattled not just fans, but also the broad swath of major corporations that rely on Woods' star power to sell everything from sports drinks, T-shirts and razors to golf tournament tickets.
Reports say the golf star hit a fire hydrant and a tree near his home.
"I can imagine that the world stopped for Tiger Woods advertisers when they first heard the news and that, literally, their hearts missed a beat," said ABC News sports consultant and USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan.
Woods has earned more than $100 million annually and, according to Forbes, more than $1 billion during his career thus far, thanks, in part, through endorsement deals with companies such as Nike, Gatorade, Electronic Arts, TAG Heuer and Gillette. The companies declined requests for comment from ABC News.
Nike, in particular, has been especially dependent on Woods, said advertising expert Larry Woodard, an ABC News columnist and the CEO of the advertising agency Vigilante.
"Nike wasn't really into golf before Tiger Woods came," he said. "He helped them take a pre-eminent role in golf."
The PGA Tour also has a lot riding on Woods -- he drives ratings for PGA Tour broadcasts like no one else before him, allowing the tour to rake in greater advertising revenues and higher TV ratings.
"Tiger brought a lot of color to the sport both on his skin and his style of play and that's something that the PGA sorely needs," said Boyce Watkins, a finance professor at Syracuse University.
In the short term, companies tied to Woods likely wouldn't lose too much cash if Woods couldn't fulfill his immediate endorsement obligations; corporations take out insurance policies to cover themselves in case of such events.
"I bet you any intelligent corporation that deals with Tiger Woods has conditions in place to protect them in the event that something like this were to happen," Watkins said. "You have to confront the fact that a human being is perishable commodity. It is a commodity that does not come without risk."
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Dr. Elaina George: The Problems with Obama’s Health Care Plan
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The health care reform bill (HR 3962) that just passed the House of Representatives is bad on so many levels it is difficult explain. As it stands, it will destroy both the doctor patient relationship and change the practice of medicine as we know it.
We have one of the finest health care systems in the world. It has been built on a foundation of choice. Doctors were free to choose the care that they deemed necessary to treat their patients, and patients were free to seek the medical care of their choice. Initially, the foundation was shaken by the rise of the managed care system with capitation. However, over the past 10 years, capitated plans which limit access to specialists have given way to the rise in power of insurance companies. They have used their anti-trust exemption to craft a system that has used monopoly to increase profits on the backs of both doctors and patients.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Your Black Health: Don’t Eat the Whites in Your Food
by Dr. Deborah Stroman, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Your Black World
Do you need a simple rule to begin a smart nutrition routine? Try to make a change in your diet by “avoiding the whites” – those additives that supposedly will make your food taste just right or have the right consistency. To live well and be healthy, we need to make changes that may feel uncomfortable at first and possibly illogical to friends and family.
Salt, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, accounts for nearly 150,000 premature deaths every year primarily due to complications from high blood pressure. We do need ~ 6g of salt per day to live. Sadly, the average intake of salt is between 9g and 10g a day! Salt is a commonly occurring mineral, the technical name of which is sodium chloride. It is the sodium part of salt that is important. Sodium helps to maintain the concentration of body fluids at correct levels. It also plays a central role in the transmission of electrical impulses in the nerves, and helps cells process nutrients.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Corporate Climb: What Matters Beyond Your resume?
by Fenorris Pearson, CEO – Global Consumer Innovation, Inc.
Education is critical for success, but when everyone has the same education from the same Ivy League schools with the same GPA… how do you stand out? Other factors beyond education – business etiquette, dress, playing well with others, teamwork and dedication are easy to measure and log. But what of those immeasurable traits that count for just as much in the corner office: passion, drive, commitment and stamina?
How can we measure the immeasurable?
When it comes to playing at the top, it’s often the intense, burning desire of the candidate that makes the difference between success and failure. At the end of the day, performance and results are two of the most important traits a top performer can possess. Work harder than your competition, and you’ll win the battle every time.
Another thing that people can’t measure with grades, paychecks, promotions or time cards is what’s inside your heart.
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Dr. Wilmer Leon Speaks on the Murder of Derrion Albert
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Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III, Howard University, Your Black World
On this past Saturday, October 3, 2009 a 16 year old African American honor student, Derrion Albert was laid to rest in Chicago. This young man was beaten to death in the street while walking from school to the bus stop. Silvanus Shannon, 19, Eugene Riley, 18, Eric Carson, 16, and Eugene Bailey, 18, have all been charged with first-degree murder in Derrion’s death.
As I watched the video of this young man being beaten to death with a railroad tie I asked myself what could compel four young African American men to engage in such a wanton and willful murderous act? How could these young men have such disregard for another human being’s life that they would beat him to his death, in the street, in broad day light? What is the basis of their rage, their anger?
I then asked myself, where are their fathers? I made an assumption and came to the conclusion that their fathers must be absent, not active or engaged in their lives. This antisocial rage, this anger is probably in part a response to their being raised without the benefit of knowing the love of their fathers. If these young men were asked to explain what drove them to this act; they most likely would not be able to articulate a clear response. They probably do not know. If they do know, they would be too ashamed to say.
As a man who was blessed to be raised by two loving parents; I clearly understand the power of love. At the age of 50, I am still blessed to be able to talk with my almost 90 year old father every day (I lost my mother last March); hear his voice, seek his counsel; feel his love. As far as I have been able to come based upon knowing my father’s love, I can’t begin to imagine how dysfunctional I would be without it.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Dr Boyce Watkins on AOL – 9/13/09
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Financial Lovemaking: 2 More Links Between Sex and Money
As part of my series on comparisons between sex and money, we will continue with parts 3 and 4 ...
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Financial Lovemaking: What Sex and Money Have in Common
Some people think that money and sex have nothing in common. Actually, they have everything in ...
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Black 'Lil Monkey' Dolls: A Very Bad Financial Move
I received a call from CNN today about a major corporate mistake. We talk about such marketing ...
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Financial Lovemaking 101: How The Wrong Marriage Can Destroy You
Many times, when I talk about portfolios, wealth and investing, I am talking about LOVE. Money is ...
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Love Gone Bad: Scorned Women Krazy Glue Man's Genitals
OK, if you cheer when you read this story, then you need some serious help. If you squirm when you ...
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Dr. Boyce Money: Soulja Boy's Bad Financial Advice
In his video called 'Rich N*gga Sh*t' (I can't even write the title, because I don't want to ...
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Financial Lovemaking: Tiny, Toya, Weezy and TIP
OK, was I confused when I found out that Tiny and Toya (TI's "baby mama" and Lil Wayne's ex-wife, ...
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Financial Lovemaking: Should You Marry a Professional Athlete?
Many of us remember the nearly $822,500 gambling debt and subsequent arrest of former NBA star ...
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Dr Boyce Money: Would You Date Someone Who Has Been Laid Off?
Would you date someone who doesn't have a job? Many of us would at least think twice about it. ...
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Dr Boyce: Bill Cosby's Book Made Money, But Did He Forget Something?
Meet Delores Jones. Delores is a talented radio show host and women's empowerment speaker out of ...
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Dr Boyce Education: Our Kids are Not Ready for the Future
I have some questions I'd like to ask all of us in an open and strictly rhetorical kind of way: 1) ...
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Dr. Boyce Money: Why It Pays to be a Dangerous Negro
Dangerous Negro is changing the world. A young company founded by strong, intelligent black men, ...
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Dr Boyce Money: What is the Financial Cost of Racism?
I recently did an interview with Charlamagne Tha God (posted below) with 100.3 "The Beat" in ...
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Dr Boyce: The Economic Implications of Obama's Trip to Africa
President Obama is headed to Africa this week in what appears to be a symbolic, one day visit. ...
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Black News: Rev. Al Sharpton Teams up with Dr. Boyce Watkins
Dr Boyce Watkins, Professor at Syracuse University and founder of the Your Black World Coalition is now slated for a weekly segment on "Keeping it Real with Al Sharpton." The show is currently syndicated in 18 cities across the nation and adding new affiliates each week. Every Monday from 1:15 - 2:15 pm EST, Dr. Watkins and Rev. Sharpton will discuss political issues of the day and matters affecting our nation. To find out more about the show, please visit www.SharptonTalk.net or www.BoyceWatkins.com.
To see Dr. Watkins' latest articles with MSNBC's "TheGrio.com", please visit this link: http://www.thegrio.com/author/dr-boyce-watkins-1/
To see Dr. Watkins' latest work with AOL Black Voices, please visit: http://blogs.blackvoices.com/bloggers/boyce-watkins-phd/
To listen to Dr. Watkins' last conversation with Rev. Sharpton, please click here.
In light of President Obama's recent announcement that African American education should be a top priority for Black leadership, Dr. Watkins will be speaking with Rev. Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill and other African Americans on ways to directly challenge the astronomical dropout rates for African American students. Many of these issues are addressed in Dr. Watkins' book, "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About College." To start the academic year, Dr. Watkins will be distributing free e-copies of this book to members of the Your Black World Coalition during the month of September, 2009. We will also be reaching out to President Obama to offer support in solving this problem, for we firmly believe that managing the dropout rate is one of the keys to saving our great nation.
For more information, please visit www.BoyceWatkins.com.
