Black Issues in Higher Education articles from March 2001

Black Issues in Higher Education archives from March 2001

Taking Our Achievement Gains for Granted.(historically Black colleges and universities)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 1, 2001... On Capitol Hill, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus are outraged over Republicans' decision to shift jurisdiction of historically Black colleges and other minority-serving institutions from the House...

House Education Committee Assigns Responsibility for HBCU, HSI Programs to New Subcommittee.(historically Black colleges and universities)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Democratic committee members say shift means second-class status for minority institutions An unexpected but heated debate on congressional oversight of Black colleges is threatening to thwart efforts at bipartisan education policy early...

Fattah Gains a New Assignment.(Representative Chaka Fattah)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., a key player in higher education policy in recent years, is giving up his seat on the House of Representatives' education panel for a new slot on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. One of the architects...

Academic Community Stunned by FAMU President's Resignation.(Florida A and M University, Frederick Humphries)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Provost James Ammons will leave to head N.C. Central University TALLAHASSEE, FLA. On the same day the National Alumni Association of Florida A&M University took out a full-page ad in the local newspaper touting the accomplishments of...

U.S. Research Universities Report Drop in the Number of Doctorates.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... For the first time in 14 years, the number of doctorates awarded by American research universities fell in 1999, according to a national study released last month. A total of 41,140 doctorates were awarded by American universities in 1999,...

State Board Investigates Civil Rights Complaint at Bluefield State University.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... CHARLESTON, W.VA. The Higher Education Interim Governing Board is investigating complaints of civil rights violations at Bluefield State College, the board chairwoman said recently. The board sent two consultants -- a vice president of...

Xavier Sends 73 Black Students to Medical School.(more than any other American college)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... NEW ORLEANS For the eighth consecutive year, Xavier University in New Orleans sent more Black students to medical school in 2000 than any other American college. Seventy-three Xavier graduates started medical training last year --...

UC Hiring Fewer Women Professors After Prop. 209.(University of California, Proposition 209)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The University of California has hired fewer female faculty following passage of anti-affirmative action ballot measure Proposition 209, creating a gender gap that needs bridging, women professors from across the...

UGA Experiences Decline Among Black Applicants.(University of Georgia)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... ATHENS, GA. Fewer than 900 Black high school seniors have applied for admission to the University of Georgia this fall -- a drop of almost 20 percent from last year. Just 897 Black seniors had applied by Feb. 1, down from 1,100 who...

University of North Carolina System Updates Strategy for Diversity.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... RALEIGH, N.C. In an effort to make its 16 campuses better represent the state's population, the University of North Carolina system is developing a new strategy to build ethnic and socio-economic diversity. The new approach updates a...

California's Four Percent Plan Results in Record Number of Black, Hispanic Applicants at Berkeley.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... BERKELEY, CALIF. A record number of under-represented minorities applied to the University of California in the first year of a new program guaranteeing a spot to top-performing high school students. UC officials said recently they...

Virginia Tech Offers Scholarships In Attempt to Diversify Student Body.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... BLACKSBURG, VA. Virginia's largest university, Virginia Tech, will offer 27 undergraduate scholarships and three graduate fellowships to attract more minority students beginning this fall. "This is a concrete step with dollars...

University of Colorado, University of Denver Join Law Firms to Create Minority Law Program.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... BOULDER, COLO. The University of Colorado-Boulder's School of Law and the University of Denver's College of Law recently joined with Denver area law firms to create a minority summer clerkship program. Called the "Colorado Pledge to...

University of North Texas Suspends Fraternity for Racial Slurs.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... DALLAS The University of North Texas has suspended a fraternity chapter for five years after members allegedly used racial slurs and waved a Confederate battle flag at a group of mostly Black football recruits. Kappa Alpha's...

Business Course on Oprah's Success Taught at University of Illinois.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... URBANA, ILL. A history professor at the University of Illinois, recently started teaching a class titled"'History 298: Oprah Winfrey, The Tycoon." The full-credit course is taught by Dr. Juliet E.K. Walker, who specializes in Black...

John Edgar Wideman Appointed Distinguished Professor.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... AMHERST, MASS. University of Massachusetts English professor John Edgar Wideman has been appointed a Distinguished Professor by University President William M. Bulger. The appointment is given by the Board of Trustees of the UMass...

Singer Ray Charles Donates $2 Million to Wilberforce University.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... WILBERFORCE, OHIO Singer Ray Charles has donated $2 million to Wilberforce University -- the largest gift ever to the private historically Black school that traces its roots to 1856. The university thanked Charles in a special...

Ayers Litigation Settlement Offered.(Ayers vs. Musgrove desegregation case)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... At press time, Black Issues In Higher Education received a copy of the state of Mississippi's offer to bring to an end America's longest standing higher education desegregation litigation, Ayers vs. Musgrove. You are invited to read the entire...

Gore `Survives' First Day at Fisk.(Al Gore teaches at Fisk University)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... NASHVILLE On a dreary Monday afternoon, former Vice President A1 Gore went from seasoned politician to novice professor as he began teaching his first course on community building at Fisk University. Flanked by secret service men and...

Remembering the Orangeburg Massacre.(South Carolina State University)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... South Carolina State University student protest often ignored by historians ORANGEBURG, S.C. Although it has been 33 yearn since the Orangeburg Massacre, the memory of the tragic events that took place the night of Feb. 8, 1968,...

Gaining New Perspectives on the Achievement GAP.(Algebra Project, math and science literacy)
March 1, 2001... Three decades of investigation and experimentation has yet to close the achievement gap on a national scale. Scholars examining the academic achievement gap between Black and White students in grades K-12 worry that its persistence will...

In the Academic and Think Tank World, Pondering Achievement-Gap Remedies Takes Center Stage.(conference by Edison Schools and Brookings Institution)
March 1, 2001... Pursuit of quality education is civil rights struggle of today, scholars say WASHINGTON After 30 years of continuous research, widespread intervention and frustrating results, the prospects for closing the achievement gap between...

DISPARITIES & GAPS in America.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The vast statistical record attests to the enormity of the gaps that continue to plague American society. Whether you're looking at education, incarceration rates, income, technology, or economic participation, the numbers speak for themselves....

SAT Boot Camp Teaches Students the Rules of the Test-Taking Game.(scholastic assessment test, Clemson University)(workshop)
March 1, 2001... The Clemson pilot program attempts to level the playing field for minority students CLEMSON, S.C. "If you're going to level the playing field, you are going to have to teach people the rules. And that is what we're doing -- teaching...

Getting Paid, but Paying The Price.(college basketball programs)
March 1, 2001... While guarantee games are a fiscal boon, Black college teams hurt their standings by risking humiliating defeats. Playing guarantee games can be a bittersweet experience for Black college teams competing in NCAA Division I men's basketball....

Harvard Establishes a Digital Divide Program in Boston.(Ella J. Baker House)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... BOSTON Last fall, news of the sale of Africana.com to the AOL Time Warner company generated considerable attention for Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., chair of Harvard University's Department of Afro-American Studies, and Dr. Kwame Anthony...

New AFT Report Proposes Standards for Online Programs.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... WASHINGTON The American Federation of Teachers has recommended a set of quality standards for college-based distance education programs, the organization announced. The recommendations, titled "Distance Education Guidelines for Good...

Online Service to Target College-Bound High Schoolers.(www.nrccua.org)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... LEE'S SUMMIT, MO. The National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCUA) in coordination with the Dalias, Texas-based e2 Communications company has launched an online service that will allow a student to get targeted...

Report Finds Slight Gains in Minority Broadcast Ownership.(Changes, Challenges, and Charting New Courses: Minority Commercial Broadcast Ownership in the United States)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Commerce has released a report, titled Changes, Challenges, and Charting New Courses: Minority Commercial Broadcast Ownership in the United States, that provides the latest data on minority ownership,...

Cash Flow Changes Course on Internet.(PayPal )(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
March 1, 2001... For years pundits have predicted that the digital age would usher in the paperless office and the cashless society. But computers have led to more paper, not less. And though getting cash may be more convenient with computerized ATMs, the need...

ON THE MOVE.(includes multiple articles)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... KAMILI ANDERSON has been appointed director of the Howard University Press. Formerly she was the associate editor at the Journal of Negro Education and a staff writer for Black Issues In Higher Education. Anderson earned a bachelor's in human...

GRANTS & awards.(includes multiple articles)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... * California State University Northbridge's Center for Community-Service Learning received a $10,000 grant from the Starbucks Foundation for child literacy programs. * Indiana University in Bloomington received a Shared University Research...

One Person's Success on Gap Closing.(African American high school students)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... In the past two years, local newspaper articles have reported that, on average, African American high school students in Fairfax County, Va., score lower on the SAT exam than students of other racial groups. In one article, county school...

Making Information Technology a Compelling Read.(Brief Article)(Column)
March 15, 2001... One of the biggest challenges of writing about information technology is making the subject matter compelling for lay audiences. Having written for technical and business publications in the past, I have grown accustomed to using jargon and...

Congressional Black Caucus Members to Boycott Education Hearings.
March 15, 2001... CBC protesting unfair treatment of Black, Hispanic-serving institutions Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members plan to boycott many congressional education hearings this year as part of a continuing protest against what they view as...

New College Education Tax Breaks Gaining Favor on Capitol Hill.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... New college education tax breaks are gaining favor on Capitol Hill as lawmakers seek to build on President Bush's new tax reduction plan. While Bush would focus on cutting income tax liability, nine senators came before the powerful Senate...

Colleges Experience Increase in Campus Crime, Education Department Says.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... Robberies and sex offenses are up on college campuses, while homicides and aggravated assaults are down, the U.S. Department of Education says in what will become an annual snapshot of security on college campuses. The department gathered...

A Call to Discard the SAT.(Scholastic Achievement Test)
March 15, 2001... College Board says `don't scapegoat SAT because of inequalities in educational systems' SACRAMENTO, CALIF. University of California President Richard Atkinson's recent call to jettison the SAT I would eliminate a test that has long...

National Student-Athlete Day Gives Top Billing to Academic Achievement.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... ORLANDO, FLA. Just as March Madness draws to a close, student athletes will again be the center of national attention, this time for their academic and civic achievement. On April 6, campuses around the country will observe National...

Central State Rewards President With New Contract.(Central State University, John Garland)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... WILBERFORCE, OHIO Central State University's trustees have rewarded university President John Garland's rebuilding efforts with a three-year extension of his contract, a raise to $170,000 a year and a financial incentive to remain at CSU....

Youngstown State Faculty, Staff Weigh In on Campus Diversity Efforts.(Youngstown State University)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO Almost half of Youngstown State University faculty and staff, (46 percent), responding to an in-house survey on issues of diversity, say the university is placing too much emphasis on diversity. Fifty-nine percent of the...

UC System, Business Groups to Explore Ways to Improve Campus Diversity.(Univercity of California, Greenlining Institute of San Francisco)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The University of California and an organization that promotes minority participation in economic and community development will spend two years looking for ways to improve campus diversity. UC President Richard...

Organizations Unify to Attract Minorities to Business Careers.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... WASHINGTON A group of leading organizations have banded together to address the problem of minority underrepresentation in business and management education. The organizations have agreed to work roger in a new coalition, the Diversity...

University of Michigan's Race-Conscious Admissions to be Appealed.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... DETROIT A federal judge's ruling upholding the University of Michigan's race-based admissions policy has been appealed to a higher court. The Center for Individual Rights, a conservative legal organization based in Washington, filed...

Columbia University to Create Malcolm X Research Archive.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... NEW YORK Columbia University and the daughters of Malcolm X recently announced a project to archive the slain Black activist's personal papers and create an electronic version of his famous autobiography. The project will also...

Art Collector Donates Extensive Collection of African American Art to University of Delaware.(Paul R. Jones)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... NEWARK, DEL. A prominent collector of works by modern Black artists says integration was the reason he chose the University of Delaware, and not a historically Black college, as the home for his 1,000-piece collection. The collection...

Enrollment Up, Retention Rates Down for Minorities in Connecticut Colleges.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... HARTFORD, CONN. Connecticut's colleges are enrolling Black and Hispanic students at record rates, but fail to keep many of them in the classroom, say state education officials. Minority students also are concentrated at lower-level...

U of Arizona Approves Formation of Its First American Indian Fraternity.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... TUCSON, ARIZ. The University of Arizona formally approved the first American Indian fraternity in the school's history. The five-member fraternity, Beta Sigma Epsilon, is dedicated to improving low enrollment and retention rates for...

Georgia Senators Urging Top Medal for Late Morehouse President Benjamin Mays.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... ATLANTA Georgia's U.S. senators want President Bush to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late Benjamin E. Mays. Mays, a child of freed slaves, was a noted human rights advocate and president of Atlanta's Morehouse College. He...

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Howard University Launch Program to Honor Legacy of Barbara Jordan.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... WASHINGTON The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Howard University have launched the Barbara Jordan Congressional Scholars Program to honor the legacy of the former Kaiser trustee and congresswoman, by creating opportunities for...

NCATE's Technical Assistance Network Helps Improve Teacher Preparation at HBCUs.(National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... WASHINGTON Historically Black colleges and universities have significantly upgraded the quality of their teacher preparation programs in the past 10 years, according to a report produced by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher...

Florida Regents Approve Appointment of State University System Chancellor.(Judy Hample )(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... BOCA RATON, FLA. The Board of Regents last month approved the appointment of veteran educator Judy Hample to become the State University System's next chancellor. Hample, the executive vice chancellor to retiring Chancellor Adam...

Former Hampton Student Kemba Smith Warns Against Drug Life.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... NORFOLK, VA. Kemba Smith, who spent six years in prison and was pardoned by President Clinton in December, told college students at Norfolk State University last month that drug life kills. "What sparkles on the outside isn't always...

Qualified Low-Income Students Locked Out of Higher Education, Says Report.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2001... WASHINGTON A key advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Congress says that many low-income students are currently denied access to college and millions more may be locked out of a college education if...

AllState Donates Building to Jackson State for Technology Center.(AllState Insurance Co., Jackson State University)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2001... JACKSON, MISS. Jackson State University will create a high-tech research center and incubator thanks to a lucrative deal with AllState Insurance Co. AllState is selling its former Sunbelt Support Center, a building valued at more than...

Yale Law Prof's Novel Goes for $4 Million.(professor Stephen L. Carter)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2001... NEW HAVEN, CONN. Stephen L. Carter, an African American law professor at Yale, received a $4 million advance and as much as $1 million more for the film rights for his new fiction novel, The Emperor of Ocean Park, which was the subject of...

Historically Black Colleges Strive to Bring Campus Communities Up to Technological Speed.
March 15, 2001... But are they catching up? Administrators at Morris Brown College were not prepared for the response they received when they made two announcements last year. First, the campus was going wireless and, second, every student and faculty...

AOL Time Warner Playing a Part in Bridging the Technology Gap.(AOL Time Warner Inc.)(Interview)
March 15, 2001... DULLES, VA. When it comes to digital divide issues, B. Keith Fulton is one of the most recognized authorities in the United States. Fulton first came to prominence as director of technology programs and policy at the National Urban League...

Silicon Valley Under Fire for Weak Minority Recruitment Efforts.(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2001... Others say Blacks are waiting for an invitation to the high-tech mecca When Jeffrey Forbes, a native of New Jersey, chose to attend Stanford University and later the University of California-Berkeley in computer science, he believed their...

MOST WIRED CAMPUSES.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... Yahoo's Most Wired Colleges and Universities (2000) Top 20 Most Wired Colleges: 1. Williams College 2. Colgate University 3. Bates College 4. Occidental College 5. Oberlin College 6. Sweet Briar College 7....

INTERNET USE.(demographic aspects)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Illustration)
March 15, 2001... Internet Use by Gender and Race/Ethnicity, 2000 Male Female Total 44.6% 44.2% White 50.7 49.9 Asian American/ Pacific Islander 52.7 46.1 Black ...

TECHNOLOGY SNAPSHOTS.(statistics, facts)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 15, 2001... Quick Stats The Internet: * It took the telephone 40 years to reach 50 million users * It took radio 38 years to reach 50 million users * It took cable TV 10 years to reach 50 million users * It only took the Internet 5...

Financial Giant Tailors Web Site to Fit Diverse Audience.(Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association)(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... TIAA-CREF, one of the nation's leading pension companies for college and university employees, has overhauled its Web site by making it possible for Internet users to access three different homepages for services. Unveiled in February, the new...

EDUCAUSE Expands Online Guide on Evaluating Information Technology.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... WASHINGTON EDUCAUSE, a higher education information technology association, has expanded its "Guide to Evaluating, Information Technology on Campus.' Since introduced in the spring of 2000, the online guide has been helping prospective...

Penn Students Help to Bridge Digital Divide.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... PHILADELPHIA Nonprofit organizations in West Philadelphia are getting help from the University of Pennsylvania to remain up to date with computer technology. A grant from the Corporation for National Service is supporting two full-time...

Growth in Service Providers and High-Speed Access Routes Boosts Internet Population in U.S.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... WASHINGTON The population of Internet users in the United States increased by 52 percent in 2000, to 68.7 million people, according to a new study released by Telecommunications Reports International (TRI). TRI credits the strong growth to...

Instant Messaging for Instant Communications.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... On the Internet, chat isn't idle anymore. In approving the $103.5 billion merger between America Online and Time Warner in January, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission stipulated that AOL must allow users of competing programs to...

CAREER CONSULTANTS.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... Dear BI Career Consultants: How can we measure the true impact of technology on learning and student success? Dr. Samuel M. Hampton Program manager, Executive Leadership Foundation Technology Transfer Project Washington While...

Economic Slowdown Bad News for Student Debtors.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... In his briefing to the Senate Banking Committee last month, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said that while the economy is slowing, economic futures remain bright because productivity continues to be robust. This steady...

ON THE MOVE.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... Send appointment information, along with a color photo, to: Joan Morgan, Black Issues In Higher Education, 10520 Warwick Ave., Suite B-8, Fairfax, Va., 22030 or e-mall Joan@cmablccw.com DR. GERALD GIPP has been named executive director of...

CORRECTION.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
March 15, 2001... In the Feb. 15 "On the Move," Greer Diane Saunders' name was misprinted. BLACK ISSUES regrets the error.

GRANTS & awards.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... * Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., received $22.2 million from alumnus Dr. Robert A. Vukovich to help develop and build a new theater and arts complex. * The American Indian College Fund received a $25,000 grant from Morgan Stanley...

Calling Upon HBCUs to Grow Their Own IT Professionals.(Brief Article)
March 15, 2001... The morning that I saw my 3-year-old grandson, Darrion, walk sleepily down the steps, pull the stool from under the x kitchen work desk, climb up and try to open the laptop computer sitting on the desk, I realized (as I ran to catch the falling...

A Long, Protracted Struggle.(need for better colleges for African Americans, African American art)(Brief Article)
March 29, 2001... The long and protracted struggle to bring Black colleges up to speed with their White counterparts is one of those stories that just will not go away. And why should it given the fact that higher education so effectively mirrors our society as...

GOP, Democrats Settle Education Subcommittee Dispute.(Brief Article)
March 29, 2001... Subcommittees to share responsibility of minority institutions Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives have reached a bipartisan agreement that ends a testy debate on the oversight of Black and Hispanic-serving colleges....

Bush Budget Includes Gains for HBCUs, Pell Grants.(Brief Article)
March 29, 2001... Historically Black colleges and universities, along with Hispanic-serving institutions, are in line for moderate funding gains under President Bush's education budget for 2002. A bare-bones budget plan for the Department of Education calls...

Lawmaker Seeks Action on Special Education Report.(Chaka Fattah)(Brief Article)
March 29, 2001... A House Democrat is asking President Bush to investigate reports that African American children are almost three times more likely than Whites to be assigned to special education classes. The issue of mislabeling is of "enormous concern" to...

As Admissions Standards Rise, Southern University Prepares for Falling Enrollment.(Brief Article)
March 29, 2001... Desegregation settlement mandates selective admissions for some of Louisiana's public colleges BATON ROUGE, LA. Officials at Southern University's Baton Rouge campus are bracing for a 27 percent drop in freshman enrollment this fall...

Study Questions Merit of Georgia's Popular Scholarship Program.(Georgia's Hope Scholarship program aids Black students)
March 29, 2001... Hope program boosts in-state Black student enrollment, but does little to increase access to postsecondary education overall Georgia's Hope Scholarship program, which provides up to $3,000 a year in college aid to high school students...

Rensselaer Receives Record Gift: $360 Million.(Brief Article)
March 29, 2001... TROY, N.Y, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received earlier this month a gift of $360 million, the largest gift ever to a single U.S. college or university. The anonymous donor who pledged $130 million to RPI in December replaced the...

Bush to Nominate William Hansen as Deputy Education Secretary.(Brief Article)
March 29, 2001... WASHINGTON President Bush has nominated William D. Hansen to be Deputy Secretary of Education. He is presently the executive director and CEO of the Education Finance Council. He served in the Department of Education from 1981 to 1993,...

Toni Morrison Society Honors Nobel Laureate With 70th Birthday Tribute.(Brief Article)
March 29, 2001... NEW YORK In what turned out to be a who's who in academia, the literary community and the entertainment industry, the Toni Morrison Society, together with Alfred A. Knopf publishing company, hosted a 70th birthday tribute for Nobel...

History Professor Creates Database of African Genealogy.(Brief Article)
March 29, 2001... STORRS, CONN. Dr. G. Ugo Nwokeji, an assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut, is attempting to help people of African descent form a clearer picture of their collective past. Nwokeji and a fellow researcher are...

University of Wisconsin Students Protest Reparations Advertisement.(Brief Article)
March 29, 2001... MADISON, WIS. University of Wisconsin students marched to the offices of one of the campus newspapers earlier this month to protest an advertisement that criticizes calls for slavery reparations. The ad, which said reparations for...