Ph.D., 2003, mass communication, Indiana University
M.A., 1994, journalism, University of Mississippi
B.A., 1990, print journalism, Southern University at New Orleans

Chair, Division of Communications, Miles College, Fairfield, Ala., 2010-present. Duties:

1. preparing planning and assessment reports

2. creating the division and radio station WMWI-FM budgets

3. creating course schedules and assigning instructors

4. recruiting faculty, staff and students

5. supervising faculty

6. representing the division at on-campus and off-campus functions

7. managing the college radio station

8. serving on the Miles College planning and assessment team

9. advising undergraduates

10. verifying prospective graduates' coursework

11. authorizing purchases of equipment and supplies

12. performing tasks as directed by the College president and provost

Interim Chair, Communications, Miles College, 2008-2010. Duties:

• same as above

Professor, mass communication, Miles College, 2020-present. Courses: 

1. Intro to Media Writing 

2. Print News Reporting 

Associate Professor, mass communication, Miles College, 2008-2020. Courses: 

1. Media Research Methods 

2. Media Law and Ethics 

3. Senior Project 

4. Internship 

5. Other courses as needed 

Assistant Professor, mass communication, Miles College, 2005-08. Courses: 

1. Advertising 

2. Public Relations 

3. Introduction to Mass Communication 

4. Milean Lab 

5. News Reporting 

6. Advanced Media Writing 

7. Introduction to Public Speaking 

Coordinator of Journalism, Communications, Miles College, 2005-08. Duties: 

• monitoring the media profession and discipline and recommending curriculum updates 

Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Ill., 2003-05. Courses: 

1. Media and Society 

2. News and Feature Writing 

3. Editing 

Chair, M.A. thesis committees, SIUE, 2003-05. Duties: 

• guiding graduate students through the qualifying exam and thesis

Instructor, SIUE, 2001-03. Courses: 

1. News and Feature Writing 

2. Editing 

Associate Instructor, School of Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., 1996-99. Course: 

• News and Feature Writing 

Advisor, Indiana Daily Student, newspaper, IU, 1996-99. Duties: 

1. critiquing the newspaper 

2. establishing incentives for improved student journalists' performance 

3. awarding weekly honors for exceptional work 

Teacher Assistant, Graduate School, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss., 1991. Duties: 

• assisting African-American students with improving their writing

Graduate Assistant, student newspaper proofreader, The Daily Mississippian, UM, 1990-93. Duties: 

• critiquing the newspaper before publication 

Baptiste, B. (2019). Race and radio: Pioneering black broadcasters in New Orleans, University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, Miss. 

Baptiste, B. (2024), “Sabotage of the first black New Orleans Journalist,” Times-Picayune’s Historical Use of the N-Word,” Black Perspectives, January 16, https://www.aaihs.org/sabotage-of-the-first-black-new-orleans-journalist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sabotage-of-the-first-black-new-orleans-journalist

Baptiste, B. (2023), “The Times-Picayune’s historical use of the n-word,” Black Perspectives, September 8, https://www.aaihs.org/the-times-picayunes-historical-use-of-the-n-word/?fbclid=IwAR15m8VGrDLfsZDlucHrqMTCFmy-syLNRdLqPx5gL81LpsErmDQ_b8kald0 

Baptiste, B. (2022), “How African Americans entered mainstream radio,” Black Perspectives, December 6, https://www.aaihs.org/how-african-americans-entered-mainstream-radio/ 

Baptiste, B. (2022), “Race and local television news: The emergence of black journalists in New Orleans,” American Journalism, 39, no. 1, 1-23. 

Baptiste, B. (2022), “Oral memories, The Black Press, and the emergence of local black television journalists: A teaching exercise based on historical research,” American Journalism, 39, no. 1, https://www.american-journalism.org/teaching-our-journal-bala-james-baptiste/ 

Baptiste, B. (2022), “Ideological hegemony: A precursor to institutional racism,” Black Perspectives, May 25, https://www.aaihs.org/ideological-hegemony-a-precursor-to-institutional-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ideological-hegemony-a-precursor-to-institutional-racism 

Baptiste, B. (2022) “Racism as theory: A historiography of white supremacy ideology,” Black Perspectives, April 1, https://www.aaihs.org/racism-as-theory-a-historiography-of-white-supremacy-ideology/ 

Baptiste, B. (2022) “Radio journalism and civil rights,” Black Perspectives, January 13, https://www.aaihs.org/radio-journalism-and-civil-rights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=radio-journalism-and-civil-rights. 

Baptiste, B. (2021) “What Civil Rights Acts: The Times-Picayune’s editorial silence on civil rights,” Black Perspectives, December, 2, https://www.aaihs.org/what-civil-rights-acts-the-times-picayunes-editorial-silence-on-civil-rights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-civil-rights-acts-the-times-picayunes-editorial-silence-on-civil-rights 

Baptiste, B. (2019). “Black-focused radio and the Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans,” Journal of Radio & Audio Media, 26, no 1, 104-118. 

Baptiste, B. (2018). “This scholarship is important: Experiences in newspaper historical research of African-American voices on radio,” New Review of Film and Television Studies. 

Baptiste, B. (2015). “The rise of black voices on radio in New Orleans: The O.C.W. Taylor effect, 1946-1948,” Journal of Radio and Audio Media, 22, no 2, 265-278. 4 

Baptiste, B. (2013). “How disc jockey Vernon Winslow, aka Dr. Daddy-O, racially integrated radio in New Orleans and changed the culture of the medium,” Louisiana History, LIV, no. 2, 200-214. 

Baptiste, B. (2011). [Review of the book] To serve the living: Funeral directors and the African American way of death. Suzanne E. Smith. Journal of African American History 96, no 2, 262-264. 

Baptiste, B. (2010). [Review of the book] Walter White: The dilemma of black identity in America. Thomas Deejay. Journal of African American History 95, no. 2, 267-269. 

Baptiste, B. (2007). [Review of the book] Up against the wall: Violence in the making and unmaking of the Black Panther Party. Curtis J. Austin, Journal of African American History 92, no. 4, 571-573. 

Baptiste, B. (2007). Homer Bigart (1907-1991). [Entry in the encyclopedia] Home front heroes: A biographical dictionary of Americans during wartime. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. 

Baptiste, B. (2021, March). “African Americans and Civil Rights: Black-Focused Radio in Chicago vs. New Orleans,” Research-in-progress paper presented at the virtual biennial meeting, Media & Civil Rights History Symposium, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina. 

Baptiste, B. (2019, October). “Race and television news: The first black journalists in New Orleans,” Paper presented at the symposium of the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication, New Orleans, La. (The reviewers awarded the author a Top Paper distinction). 

Baptiste, B. (2013, April). “The rise of black voices on radio in New Orleans: The O.C.W. Taylor Effect, 1946-1949.” Paper presented at the meeting of the Broadcast Education Association, Las Vegas, Nev. (The paper won the first place award in the history division debut category). 

Baptiste, B. (2013, March). “The racial integration of television news in New Orleans: influences leading to the rise of black journalists.” Paper presented at the meeting of the Louisiana Historical Association, Alexandria, La. 

Baptiste, B. (2008, October). “Multiculturalism and radio broadcasting in Post-World War II New Orleans.” Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Birmingham, Ala. 

Baptiste, B. (2008, March). “Poppa stoppa aka Dr. Daddy-O: The change agent of New Orleans black radio.” Paper presented at the meeting of the Louisiana Historical Association, Lafayette, La. 

Baptiste, B. (2007, October). “Vernon Winslow: The innovative art teacher whose radio personality, Dr. Daddy-O, changed the sound of New Orleans radio.” Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Charlotte, N.C. 

Baptiste, B. (2006, September). “The NAACP and the black press in Louisiana, circa 1945.” Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Atlanta, Ga. 

Baptiste, B. (2005, February). “Joseph Madison ‘Scoop’ Jones: The war correspondent whose stories recorded the heroics of black soldiers of World War II.” Paper presented at the Black Heritage Month Committee panel discussion, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Ill. 

Baptiste, B. (2004, April). “Prelude to Brown v. Board of Education: White supremacy, race, and radio in Post-World War II New Orleans.” Presentation at the Lovejoy Symposium, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Ill. 

Baptiste, B. (2004, March). “Newspaper inserted Negro racial label in the title of a program that launched African-American voices in New Orleans radio.” Paper presented at the joint-national meeting of the American Journalism Historians Association and the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, New York, N.Y. 

Baptiste, B. (2004 March). “The racial integration of radio stations in Post-World War II New Orleans.” Paper presented at the meeting of the Louisiana Historical Association, Hammond, La. 

Baptiste, B. (2000). “Emergence of radio broadcasting and the transformation of the black public sphere in Post-World War II New Orleans.” Paper presented at the meeting on African American History, University of Memphis. 

Baptiste, B. (2000), “Afrocentricity and the racial integration of radio stations: A case study.” Paper presented at the Cheikh Anta Diop Conference, African American Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia. 

Baptiste, B. (2000) “Reparations for slavery and unconstitutional racial discrimination: A content analysis of The New York Times coverage.” Paper presented at the forum of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Monroe County Branch, Bloomington, Ind. 

Baptiste, B. (1997, November). “Juneteenth: A brief oral-intended discussion.” Paper presented at Juneteenth: A Family Reunion in the Park, Bloomington, Ind. 

Baptiste, B. (1996). “New Orleans second line: An afrocentric, interpretive social science analysis.” Paper presented at the American Folklore Society, Pittsburgh, Penn. 

Baptiste, B. (1996). “Proposal to study graduate journalism and mass communication programs in regard to mission, curricula, and policies affecting students.” Paper presented at the Graduate Education Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Philadelphia, 1996. 

Research Associate, African American and Civil Rights Radio Caucus, Radio Preservation Task Force of the U.S. Library of Congress, 2017-present. 

Member, editorial board, New Encyclopedia of American Journalism, M.E. Sharpe, publisher, 2004-05. 

Research Assistant, Office of African-American Affairs, Indiana University, 1993-98. 

Research Assistant, School of Journalism, IU, 1995-96. 

Researcher, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), New Orleans, La., 1988-89. 

Co-producer, “The parks, the circus, the Klan, the press: A Benton mural in Woodburn Hall, video recording,” Indiana University, Radio-TV Services, and the Commission on Multicultural Understanding, 1998. 

General Manager, WMWI-FM, Miles College, 2011-present. 

Recruitment Consultant, Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, 2000. 

Assistant to the Publisher, Indiana Daily Student, IU, 1994-96. 

Assistant to the Editor, Atumpan, Department of Afro-American Studies, IU, 1993-95. 

Reporter, Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, Miss., 1993. 

Program Coordinator, Graduate School, University of Mississippi, 1992. 

Air Personality, “U-92 Raps,” WUMS-FM, UM, 1991-92. 

Columnist and Reporter, The Daily Mississippian, UM, 1990-92. 

Chair, Radio Talk Show Committee, UM Association of Black Journalists, 1991-92. 

Reporter, Cox Newspapers, Washington, D.C., 1991. 

Editor-in-Chief, SUNO Observer, Southern University at New Orleans, 1989. 

Reporter, Birmingham Post-Herald, Birmingham, Ala., 1989. 

Editor, Black Pages, New Orleans, 1983-85. 

Reporter, Gambit, N.O., 1983-85. 

Reporter, Spectator News Journal, N.O., 1982-83. 

Features, Neal-Marshall Newsletter, Indiana University Alumni Association, 1995. 

News and Features, New Orleans Tribune, 1985-90. 

Features, Times Picayune, New Orleans, 1988-89. 

News and Features, Louisiana Weekly, N.O., 1984-89. 

News and Features, Data Newsweekly, N.O., 1982-89. 

News, Guardian, New York, NY, 1982-89. 

Business News and Features, Crain’s Detroit Business, 1986-87. 

News and Features, Michigan Citizen, Detroit, 1987. 

Features, Driftwood, University of New Orleans, 1981. 

Baptiste, B. (2009, September) Race and radio: A historical perspective. Multimedia presentation at the Honors Forum 2009, Miles College, Fairfield, Ala. 

Baptiste, B. (2009, August). So you wanna be a journalist. A panel discussion organized by Birmingham Urban League Young Professionals, Birmingham, Ala. 

Baptiste, B. (2006, April). A presentation at the Senior Awards Banquet, Fairfield Civic Center Ballroom, Division of Communications, Miles College. 

Baptiste, B. (2006, January). The role of the media in characterizing multiculturalism in periods of crisis. A presentation at the Communications Division forum at Miles College. 

Baptiste, B. (1997, November). History of Kwanzaa & Kwanzaa, Inc. Paper presented at the Weekend Cultural Extravaganza, Indiana University. 

Baptiste, B. (1995, February). Success Seminar Presentation: You set your own parameters: Balance work & play to reach your objectives. Presentation at The Sunday Success Seminar, IU. 

Baptiste, B. (2003). The emergence of black on-air personalities and the transformation of radio broadcasting and community building opportunities in Post-World War II New Orleans. Accepted for publication by University Press of Mississippi. Indiana University. Committee Members: Dan Drew, Ph.D. (chair); Carol Polsgrove, Ph.D.; Lawrence Hanks, Ph.D.; and Paul Voakes, Ph.D. 

Baptiste, B. (1994) The (New Orleans) Louisiana Weekly: Among America’s oldest black newspapers. University of Mississippi. Committee Members: Jeanni Atkins, Ph.D. (chair); Samir Husni, Ph.D.; and S. Gale Denley. 

Chair, coordinated the African American and Civil Rights Radio Caucus, Radio Preservation Task Force, U.S. Library of Congress, 2020-present. 

Editorial board member, reviewed papers submitted for publication consideration in the Newspaper Research Journal. 2012-2016. 

Judge, reviewed papers submitted to the Newspaper and Online News Division for consideration for presentation at the annual conventions of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. 2011-2016. 

Chair, moderated the panel Africa, Freedom and the Black Press, at the 92nd Annual Convention of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Charlotte, N.C., October 5, 2007. 

Bala Baptiste’s Archival Collection, deposited clippings, transcripts, and recorded interviews related to black radio in New Orleans. Archives of African American Music and Culture, Bloomington, Ind., 2007. 

Reviewer, judged papers submitted to the joint-national meeting of the American Journalism Historians Association and the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, History Division, Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism. New York, N.Y., 2004. 

Discussant, led the panel, Post-Colonial Africans Society: Overviews and informed observations at the 10th Annual Conference of the Mid-America Alliance for African Studies, SIUE. 2004. 

Co-chair, MISA Collaborative (Miles College and Samford University), arts and humanities, 2020-present. 

Member of the Board of Directors, Program and Planning Committee, the Alabama Press Association Journalism Foundation, 2016. 

Judge, Kentucky Newspaper Association's annual newspaper contest hosted by the Alabama Press Association, The Huntsville Times. Huntsville, Ala., November 18, 2010. 

Judge, Telling our Stories in Alabama. Journalism awards competition. The Birmingham Association of Black Journalists, 2006. 

Chair, Bylaws Committee, Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists, 2003-05. 

Member, Executive Board, GSLABJ, St. Louis, 2003-05.

Lecturer, 2004 Minority Journalism Workshop, GSLABJ. 

Lecturer, 2002 Minority Journalism Workshop, GSLABJ. 

Advisor, student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Mass Communication, SIUE, 2003-05. 

Participant, Grant Writing USA, Birmingham, Ala., October 1-2, 2009. 

Participant, Fundraising Essentials, Cultural Alliance Technical Assistance Workshops, Birmingham, Ala., August 15, 2006. 

Conferee, Teaching Africa: New Themes, Techniques, and Technologies, Ninth Annual Conference of the Mid-America Alliance for African Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan., 2003. 

Conferee, National Writers’ Workshop, St. Louis, Mo., 2002. 

Grant, Jefferson County, Ala., Miles College black arts and humanities programs, $25,000, 2020. 

Top Paper, Race and television news: The first black journalists in New Orleans, Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication, October 2019. 

Grant, Alabama Power, HBCU Digital Network, $25,000, July 17, 2018. 

First Place, The rise of black voices on radio in New Orleans, History Division Debut Paper, Broadcast Education Association, April 9, 2013. 

Award, Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Leadership Development Program, Birmingham, Ala., December 16, 2008. 

Grant, Alabama Press Association Journalism Foundation, for The Milean, Division of Communications, Miles College, Fairfield, Ala., 2006. 

Dissertation Research Grant, School of Journalism, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., 2000. 

Fellowship, Poynter Institute of Media Studies, St. Petersburg, Fla., 1992. 

Educational Opportunity Fellowship, Research and the University Graduate School, IU, 1994-95. 

Minority Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss., 1990-93 

Mary Lynn Kotz Award, Department of Journalism, UM, 1991-92.

Assistantship, Department of Journalism, UM, 1990-93. 

Fellowship, Washington Center for Politics & Journalism, Washington, D.C., 1991. 

Representative, Birmingham Area Council of Higher Education (BACHE), 2012-present. 

Member, Institutional Planning and Assessment Team, 2011-present. 

Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2005-present. 

Member, Instructional Council, 2005-present. 

Member, Curriculum Council, 2005-present. 

Coordinator, Unit Assessment Plan and Reports, 2011-16. 

Member, Committee on Academic Protocol, 2005-16. 

Convener, Black History Committee, 2012-16. 

Chair, Faculty Policy and Procedures Committee, 2010-11. 

Member, First-Year Academy Steering Committee, 2005-07. 

Member, team for accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, 2007-13. 

Member, Committee on Grant Proposals and Outside Funding, 2005-2012. 

Creator, new course, CO 470 Mass Media and National Security, 2012. 

Member, Faculty Policy and Procedures Committee, 2005-10. 

Member, Conceptual Framework Committee of the Division of Education’s preparation for certification by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2006-07. 

Member, Human Resources Benefits Committee, 2006-07. 

Member, Advisory Committee for the Center of International Studies, 2006. 

Member, discussion group, 2007-2012, Strategic Plan, 2006. 

Head, Miles Media in the Summer, 2014. 

Founder, advisory board, Summer High School Multimedia Journalism Camp, 2010-12. 

Advisor, The Milean student newspaper, 2005-08.

Proctor, Senior Exit as well as English Proficiency examinations, 2005-08. 

Grant proposal writer, 2005. 

Host of The Birmingham News editor and Alabama Press Association Journalism Foundation executive director’s visit to the Communications Division, November 8, 2006. 

Panel Co-organizer, Mass Communication Day, 2003. 

Co-organizer, black journalists’ panel, Mass Communication Day, 2002. 

Member, Curriculum Sub-Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, 2003-05. 

Co-chair and moderator, Blacks, Radio, and History, panel discussion, Black Heritage Month Planning Committee, 2004. 

Co-chair and presenter, Black Film Series: A Historical Perspective, BHMPC, 2004. 

Member, College of Arts and Sciences, Teaching Excellence Award Committee, 2004. 

Member, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Eta Lambda Sigma, chapter, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss, 1992-present. 

Member, Commercial Development Authority, Pell City, Ala., 2012-present. 

Co-chair, board of trustees, First Missionary Baptist Church-South, Pell City, Ala., 2011. 

Incorporator and Chair, board of directors, Glenn City Community Outreach Services, First Missionary Baptist Church, 2010. 

Chair, committee to establish a non-profit corporation at the First Missionary Baptist Church, 2009-2010. 

Chair, Pastor Search Committee, First Missionary Baptist Church, 2007. 

Consultant, Kwanzaa, Inc., Bloomington, Ind., 1997-2001. 

Consultant and Member, B. G. Pollard Lodge No. 1242, Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World, Bloomington, Ind., 1998-2001. 

Chair, Indiana Shakespeare Company, Inc., Bloomington, Ind., 1997-98. 

Member, Newsletter Committee, National Association of Black Journalists, Birmingham, Ala., chapter, 1989.

Member, Newsletter Committee, Detroit Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, 1986-87. 

Chair, Newsletter Committee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, University of New Orleans, student chapter, 1983. 

Air personality, WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, 1979. 

Baptiste, B. (2001-2002). Art, history & spirits. Poem in Break Word with the World IX, X, XI: A commemorative collection, poems/anecdotes/commentary (Department of English Language and Literature, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Ill. 

Baptiste, B. (1989). Sounds sing the unsung. Poem in The Gallery Mirror. New Orleans, no. 4, May 1989, 5. 

Baptiste, B. (1985). Street corna brother. Poem in Cricket: Poems and Other Jazz, vol. 1, no. 3 New Orleans: Cricket Publications. 

Member, Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club, East St. Louis, Ill., 2001-04. 

Member, African Ink, the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Writers, 2001-04. 

Member, Congo Square Writers Union, New Orleans, 1983-89. 

Academic Advisor, Division of Communications, Miles College, 2005-present. 

Coordinator, Senior Awards, Communications, Miles, 2006. 

Coordinator, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Communications, Miles, 2005-08. 

Chaperon, Student Job and Internship Fair, Alabama Press Association Journalism Foundation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, November 2, 2006. 

Chaperon, tours of The Birmingham News, Communications, Miles, 2006. 

Chaperon, Better Watchdogs: Investigative Reporting on the Beat, Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. UAB, November 5-6, 2005. 

Member, board of directors, Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2001-05. 

Advisor and founder, student chapter, National Association of Black Journalists, Mass Communication, SIUE, 2003-05. 

Advisor, Mass Comm., SIUE, 2002-05.

Advisor, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Epsilon Pi chapter, SIUE, 2001-03. 

Founder, Indiana University Association of Black Journalists, 1994-98. 

Advisor, Indiana Daily Student newspaper, IU, 1996-99. 

Chair, Advisory Board, Indiana Daily Student, 1993. 

Graduate assistant, proofreader, The Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, 1990-93. 

Chair, World Music Committee, UM, 1992. 

Vice-President, Black Graduate & Professional Students Association, UM, 1991-92. 

Chair, Social Committee, BGPSA, UM, 1991-1992. 

Founder and Chair, Colloquium Series Committee, BGPSA, UM, 1991-92. 

Senator, Associated Graduate Student Body, UM, 1991-92. 

Member, Government Operations Committee, AGSB, UM, 1991-92. 

Chair, Radio Talk Show Committee, University of Mississippi Association of Black Journalists, 1991-92. 

Founder and Host, U-92 Raps, WUMS-FM, UM, 1991-92. 

The Louisiana Weekly, Ethiopian Theater: A smashing success with 'A Soldier's Play,' July 21, 1985, p. 10, sec. 1. 

The Louisiana Weekly, Photo exhibit tells story of River Road, Dec. 15, 1984, p. 4, sec. 1. 

The City, The new zoo: Pride of Audubon Park, Nov. 1983. p. 5. 

The Daily Mississippian, Lyrical jumble at the root of Rap, Hip Hop, Jan. 30, 1992, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Lady Rebs finally got their deserved respect, Jan. 23, 1992, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Hip Hop hype; makin' moola with a message, Jan 23, 1992, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Take caution when budget cutting, Oct. 31, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, The beginnings of Rap, East coast, West coast, Oct. 24, 1991, p. 2.

The Daily Mississippian, Looking for the future of Rap through its past, Oct. 17, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, The enemy strikes black," Oct. 10, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Graduate students getting beside themselves, Oct. 9, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Grandmaster was more than a Flash in the pan, Oct. 3, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Black organizations fill void on college campuses, Oct. 2, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Berry-Diggs gets fellowship, Oct. 1, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Chuck D.: Rap is not black enough, Sept 26, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Despite the heat, Ice won't melt, Sept. 19, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Professors split on confirmation of Thomas, Sept. 18, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Too cool for hype, too slick for tripe, Sept. 13, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Street-wise Rap sound paints lyrical portrait, Sept 5, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, University 101: Positive for UM, Aug. 28, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Conference shrinks Faulkner down to size, July 31, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, A scholarly army is descending on the state, July 10, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Accreditation reports should not be hidden, June 26, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Race neutral terminology becoming the norm, June 19, 1991, p. 2. 

The Daily Mississippian, Give the English department your input, June 12, 1991, p. 2.