Washington, Aug 29 (ANI): A new book has suggested that among the disadvantaged people in the United States, the most needy and least helped are probably African-American men.
The new book from the University of Chicago's School of Social Service ...
Posted Sunday, August 29th 2010 at 2:56PM
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Saturday that he plans to recruit more African-American and Latino teachers in a bid to narrow achievement gaps among students.
African-American males make up less than 2 percent of teachers nationwide, D ...
Posted Sunday, August 29th 2010 at 2:51PM
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This sign was posted outside a club in New Orleans where a lot of college students hang out. Is this DISCRIMINATION or what? (Click on photo to enlarge and check out the hair rule)... ...
Posted Saturday, August 28th 2010 at 6:20PM
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By Louise Radnofsky
Some African-American leaders are criticizing talk show host Glenn Beck for the date and location of his planned rally in Washington this weekend. The rally will be at the Lincoln Memorial, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered ...
Posted Friday, August 27th 2010 at 12:38PM
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Author, scholar and national news/talk radio show host, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson hosted the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan in an in depth and powerful interview which touched on his decision to release Volume 2 of The Secret Relationship Between Bl ...
Posted Thursday, August 26th 2010 at 2:11PM
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The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release August 26, 2010
Background on the President's Event in New Orleans for the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sunda ...
Posted Thursday, August 26th 2010 at 1:57PM
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Latino and African-American homeowners have a disproportionate share of foreclosures nationwide compared with their percentage of homeownership, according to a new study.
The study, conducted by the Center for Responsible Lending, shows that Lati ...
Posted Thursday, August 26th 2010 at 1:46PM
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There are times when quoting rap verses are apropos, then there are times when they are not. Dr. Tyrone Hayes, a biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, opted for the latter, finding himself under an ethics investigation for sending taun ...
Posted Tuesday, August 24th 2010 at 1:31PM
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A startling number of Gulf coast area children displaced by Hurricane Katrina still have serious emotional or behavioral problems five years later, a new study found.
More than one in three children studied – those forced to fle ...
Posted Tuesday, August 24th 2010 at 1:26PM
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