http://uhbsa.osu.edu/feeds/articles/ The latest news from Black Student Association at OSU Copyright 2001 - 2013, Office of Student Life. All rights reserved Viviette Applewhite, a 93-year-old African-American woman from Philadelphia, suddenly cannot vote. Although she once marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr... http://uhbsa.osu.edu/articles/u-s-voting-rights-under-siege/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:19:06 GMT Rudolph Byrd, a prominent scholar of African-American studies at Emory University in Atlanta, died Friday after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was 58... http://uhbsa.osu.edu/articles/prominent-african-american-studies-scholar-dies/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:17:03 GMT February is Black History Month. How much do you know about the ways in which African-Americans have shaped U.S. history? Take this quiz to find out. 1... http://uhbsa.osu.edu/articles/quiz-black-history-month/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:13:43 GMT Acura found itself in a bit of hot water this week when it was revealed that a casting agency in Los Angeles only desired light-skinned African-American actors for the company's Super Bowl commercial featuring Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld... http://uhbsa.osu.edu/articles/dark-skin-is-also-a-problem-among-african-americans/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:11:56 GMT Would you get upset if you witnessed an act of racism? A new study published Thursday in the journal Science suggests many people unconsciously harbor racist attitudes, even though they see themselves as tolerant and egalitarian... http://uhbsa.osu.edu/articles/you-may-be-more-racist-than-you-think-study-says/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:10:20 GMT A Mississippi man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal hate crime charge in connection with a group of young men and teenagers who carried out racial attacks against African-Americans in 2011... http://uhbsa.osu.edu/articles/mississippi-man-pleads-guilty-to-hate-crimes-charge/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:08:30 GMT I don't trust cops and I don't know many black people who do. I respect them. I sympathize with them. I am appreciative of the work they do... http://uhbsa.osu.edu/articles/why-black-people-dont-trust-the-police/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:02:41 GMT LONDON From his old school in Indonesia to a Japanese beach town that happens to share his name, many around the world cheered President Barack Obama's re-election Wednesday while others said stubborn conflicts and deepening economic and environmental w... http://uhbsa.osu.edu/articles/obamas-re-election-what-the-world-thinks/ Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:06:34 GMT The first time Priya Merrill, who is Indian, brought her white boyfriend home for Thanksgiving in 2007, the dinner was uncomfortable and confusing. She still remembers her family asking if Andrew was the bartender or a family photographer... http://uhbsa.osu.edu/articles/interracial-marriages-at-an-all-time-high-study-says/ Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:31:56 GMT It is no secret that for decades, tobacco companies have filled disadvantaged communities with advertising and marketing attracting generations of young people of color to the products they peddle... http://uhbsa.osu.edu/articles/alcohol-companies-target-african-american-youth/ Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:27:52 GMT