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title: African American Male Presidents at PWIs Start Tenures Amid Black Lives Matter Flashpoint (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
date: 2020-08-19T03:00:00-04:00
author: Mei Lu
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# African American Male Presidents at PWIs Start Tenures Amid Black Lives Matter Flashpoint (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)

*August 19, 2020* — by Mei Lu
Originally appeared in Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Drs. Darryll J. Pines, Jonathan Holloway and Gregory Washington, three Black leaders in higher education, discuss the challenges they face at predominantly White institutions during a time of two crises: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and protests over racial injustice in the United States.

<div>[<span>Read the original article in Diverse Issues in Higher Education</span>](https://www.diverseeducation.com/home/article/15107604/african-american-male-presidents-at-pwis-start-tenures-amid-black-lives-matter-flashpoint)</div>