Smith to appear on ESPN’s Outside the Line

The controversy regarding allegations of racial bias among African American athletes at BYU has gone primetime. ESPN is dedication an entire show, Outside the Line, the to issue. Please join me on  June 26th on ESPN and watch the panel … Continue reading

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Chicago Tribune Op Ed

Recently written opinion piece for the Chicago Tribune. Please visit: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-oped-0502-byu-20110502,0,2868469.story

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These House-Negroes Still Think We’re Cursed

THESE HOUSE-NEGROES STILL THINK WE’RE CURSED Struggling against racism in the classroom by Darron Smith Journal of Culture Studies published Vol. 19, No. 4 July 2005 pp. 439-454 Handmade oil painting reproduction of Custom House Negroes Rio de Janeiro, a … Continue reading

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BYU Studies Review, Black and Mormon reviewed by Emmanuel Abu Kissi, 2007

The subject of this publication is blacks and the priesthood, specifically the former priesthood ban by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This compilation contains eight articles that “explore the varied issues affecting African Americans in the LDS … Continue reading

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