By: Henry-Louis Taylor, Jr. In March 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan released his report, The Negro Family: The Case for National Action. The report argued that the breakdown of the Black family was the core...
In a closed-door meeting with top U.S. military leaders, Donald Trump reportedly urged them to prepare for a “war from within.” This speech was not political theater. It was a call to arms—a declaration...
This past Friday, I re-read Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic 1963 “I Have a Dream Speech.” On that hot, muggy August day, King noted with bitter irony that 100 years after the signing of...
In his recent op-ed in the New York Daily News, Leonard Greene argues that the Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU), an HBCU marching band, should not be criticized for accepting an invitation to perform...
UB professor outlines “radical” challenge to traditional neighborhood redevelopment. What do you like about your neighborhood, the interviewer asked. What are your concerns? How optimistic are you that things will get better? There was...
Fifty years ago, the University at Buffalo was in the midst of a violent student rebellion, which involved pitch battles with the Buffalo police. On Sunday afternoon, March 15, a group of 45 U.B....
A News March 17 editorial stated that “housing is an urgent need.” A key element of this need is facilitating the transformation of the East Side into a thriving community of neighborhoods by implementing an...
How We Change the Black East Side: A Symposium M&T Auditorium JSMBS – Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (JSMBS) Feb 26, 2024 The Harder We Run report indicated that Black Buffalo had...
Beth Kwiatek & Henry-Louis Taylor September 11, 2023 How should we remember 9/11? It is a day for remembering and honoring. It is a day for learning lessons from the past. It...
People should be very concerned about the impact this might have on Chinese-Americans and all other Asian-American, Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. and Beth Kwiatek, May 2, 2023 Tension between the United States and China...