by Monty Self | Feb 9, 2022 | Opinion
A private equity firm is buying the data core divisions of IBM’s Watson Health. You’re likely wondering, “why does this matter, and why should I care?” So let me explain. Watson Health was put together in 2015 with the acquisition of Phytel and Explorys, two leading...
by Wendell Griffen | Feb 8, 2022 | Opinion
Bomb threats were made against at least eight historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the United States on Jan. 4, 2022. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (formerly Arkansas AM & N College) was one of the institutions targeted. On Feb....
by Starlette Thomas | Feb 7, 2022 | Opinion
What is history teaching us? Does the lesson need to be repeated? Who is listening if we are witnessing the same old divisive tactics, wordplays and assertions? I have lots of questions for those who are afraid to talk about America’s history. I am always suspicious...
by Colin Harris | Feb 7, 2022 | Opinion
Among the colloquial expressions that I remember from my background is a response to some assertion of an idea or opinion – “I reckon.” Most of the time, as I recall, its meaning was something along the line of “I agree,” perhaps with a bit more nuance: “I hear what...
by Fred Guttman | Feb 7, 2022 | Opinion
Whoopi Goldberg’s serious misstatements about race and the Nazi Holocaust, and her resulting two-week suspension from “The View,” brought to mind two incidents from years’ past. There was a serious incident of antisemitic bullying at a local middle school in...
by Ed Hogan | Feb 3, 2022 | Opinion
It is hard to unravel all the implications of COVID-19, divisive politics and racial divisions in the U.S., and the impact on public schools will be something educators will be navigating for years to come. Teachers like me have been too busy on the front lines of...
