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Researcher: Residential Segregation Declines In U.S. Cities
September 01, 2011
According to University of Michigan research the ideal of equal housing opportunities is closer to becoming a reality in most major U.S. metro areas, "While black-white segregation remains high in many places, there are reasons to be optimistic that 'apartheid' no longer aptly describes much of urban America," said Reynolds Farley, an investigator at the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR) who studies racial segregation in the United States. ...
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Study Looks At Mental Health Of Gay Black Men
August 31, 2011
The harassment, discrimination and negative feelings about homosexuality that Black gay and bisexual men often experience can contribute significantly to mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, a new study finds. “Racism, homo-negativity and the experience of violence and discrimination contribute significantly to mental disorder burden and morbidity in this community,†said Louis F. Graham ...
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96% Of Latinos Want College For Children
August 25, 2011
A new impreMedia/Latino Decisions poll reveals when it comes to their children’s education, Latino voters have clear and high aspirations. The poll shows that 96% of Latino parents would like to see their kids earn a college degree, whether it is a bachelor’s, master’s or professional degree. What is not so clear ...
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VOTING RIGHTS HEATING UP
August 25, 2011
Citing evidence that the State of Michigan is failing to provide low-income residents with a legally-mandated opportunity to register to vote, attorneys from Demos, Project Vote, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), and the NAACP sent a pre-litigation notice letter to Secretary of State Ruth Johnson ...
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Poll: Civil Rights Advancements Is MLK's Most Important Legacy
August 23, 2011
-Most Americans believe the "most monumental" facet of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, legacy is the advancement of civil rights in the U.S, according to the Northwestern Mutual Foundation's "Monumental Legacy" survey, The survey was presented prior to the dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., monument on the National Mall in Washington this weekend. When asked "which aspect of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy is most monumental," half of respondents (47%) chose "his advancements in civil rights ...
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Minorities Worry About Children's Health More Than White Counterparts
August 22, 2011
The top 10 children’s health concerns among people of all races include childhood obesity, drug abuse, and smoking and teen pregnancy, according to a recent poll by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll of Children’s Health. The annual poll, released August 15, asked Hispanic, Black and White respondents to rank the importance of 23 health concerns for children in their own community. Different ethnicities indicated varying levels of concern for specific health issues. Overall, Blacks and Hispanics were more likely than Wwhites to rank children’s health issues ...
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U of N. Dakota Faces Deadline To Change Fighting Sioux Nickname
August 15, 2011
The University of North Dakota faces a deadline today to comply with the NCAA's policy on mascots "deemed hostile or abusive toward Native Americans." Now the school is one step closer to retiring its nickname and mascot, but changing the school's 90-year-old Native American moniker -- the Fighting Sioux -- has not been without complications. School officials were in the process of coming up with a new name and mascot this year until North Dakota legislators passed a law ordering them to stop, according to UND spokesman Peter Johnson. The rock and the hard place the school finds itself between marks the last gasp of a decades-long fight not just in North Dakota, but in all of college sports ...
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Civil Rights Icon Eleanor Josaitis Dies at 79
August 09, 2011
Eleanor Josaitis was a stay-at-home mom, raising five kids in Taylor, Michigan in the 1960s, when she decided she wanted to help build racial harmony in Detroit's segregated communities. So she packed up her family and moved them to Detroit's Sherwood Forest neighborhood after the 1967 riots. ...
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ACLU Challenges "Pay Or Stay" Prison Policy
August 04, 2011
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan said today that they are challenging “pay or stay†sentences imposed on five persons across the state who were illegally jailed for being too poor to pay court fines. ...
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Major Companies Woo Latino Consumers
August 04, 2011
Some major companies are developing marketing strategies that target Hispanic consumers, a fast-growing and lucrative market in the U.S. According to the U.S. Census, one in about every six U.S. residents is now Hispanic. Hispanics also accounted for more than half of the nation’s population increase over the last decade. ...
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THE NAACP HEADS TO LOS ANGELES
July 21, 2011
With the theme of "Affirming America's Promise," the NAACP-- the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization--- opens it 102nd annual convention in Los Angeles tomorrow. The four-day gathering is expected to generate an economic impact of $11.4 million citywide, with a total of nearly 13,000 hotel rooms expected to be booked for the occasion. ...
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Policy Change Increases Minority Transplant Access
July 21, 2011
A new University of Michigan study reveals that since the elimination of the kidney allocation priority for matching for HLA-B in May of 2003, access to kidney transplantation for minorities has been improved. Improvement is a result of a policy that reduced the requirements for tissue matching. Prior national kidney allocation ...
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MI Vows To Appeal Affirmative Action Ruling
July 13, 2011
The debate over racial preferences in higher education admissions could be headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a ban on the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which was approved by the state’s voters in 2006. ...
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Decision Day For CA Affirmative Action Ban
July 08, 2011
The deadline for Governor Jerry Brown to file his brief in the Ninth Circuit in the case challenging Proposition 209’s ban on affirmative action at the University of California is Friday. In 2009, as Attorney General, Governor Brown told the California Supreme Court that Proposition 209 violated ...
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Black Men Place Family, Community Above Personal Health
July 08, 2011
A new study from the University of Michigan School of Public Health says black men place a higher priority on fulfilling social roles such as family provider, father, husband and community member than they do on physical activity---and their health suffers because they don't often find time for both. The study looks at why ...
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Treasury Expands Small Business "Main Street" Program
July 07, 2011
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that six community banks received a total of $123 million as part of the first wave of capital provided by the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF). The SBLF, which was established as part of the Small Business Jobs Act that President Obama signed into law ...
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Black Activist Gets Kudos For Helping Immigrants
July 06, 2011
Lumumba was recognized for serving a different community. He is one of this year’s recipients of the Freedom from Fear Award, produced by the nonprofit group, Public Interest Projects. The honor recognized accomplishments made on behalf of immigrants and refugees. Among other accomplishments, Lumumba’s citation notes that last summer he introduced a Jackson City Council measure preventing the city’s police from making “unwarranted inquiries into a person’s immigration status.†...
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BLACK POLITICAL CLOUT MOVING SOUTH
June 28, 2011
African-Americans once were clustered so heavily in urban areas that the terms "black" and "inner city" came to be used almost synonymously. According to the 2010 U.S. Census results, that time is history. While blacks have by no means vanished from cities, unprecedented numbers have headed for the suburbs or left the ...
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Black And Jewish Leaders Meet In Motown To Tackle Mutual Concerns
June 27, 2011
Black and Jewish leaders from across the country are in Detroit this week to bond while finding ways to fight poverty at a time when the problem is growing. Sponsored by the national office of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the program involves ...
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Black Heart Attack Victims Wait Longer For Specialized Care
June 21, 2011
Black patients having a heart attack wait longer at hospitals than white patients to get advanced procedures that will restore blood flow to their hearts, according to a University of Michigan Health System study. The differences in care may be explained by hospital quality, rather than the race of individual patients. ...
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Demographic Factors Linked To Black Mental Health
June 07, 2011
The study found that lower socioeconomic position was associated with poorer mental health status. ...
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Study Shows Hate Crimes Against Latinos On The Rise
May 27, 2011
“The Justice Department study which I asked be carried out has a very disturbing message: Latinos are increasingly under violent attack in our nation.†...
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Study Looks To Explain Trends In Hate Crimes Against Immigrants And Hispanics
May 25, 2011
NIJ was directed by Congress to evaluate trends in hate crimes against immigrants and Hispanic-Americans and to assess the underlying causes. ...
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Black Men 'In control' Less Likely To Experience Depressive Symptoms
May 24, 2011
A sense of control over one's life, also referred to as "perceived mastery," facilitates positive mental health. ...
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CHINA BLASTS US OVER MINORITIES
May 20, 2011
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SBA Honors National Small Business Champions
May 20, 2011
These small business owners and leaders of small business support organizations were recognized today for their outstanding support of entrepreneurs. ...
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US Labor Dept. Awards $75.8M For At-Risk Youth Programs
May 18, 2011
"Every day in America, 7,000 students drop out of high school. Our nation cannot afford to lose these young people," said Secretary Solis. ...
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Mobile Internet Access Among Minority Teens High, Expensive
May 18, 2011
"The willingness of poor people to pay for Internet access underscores the idea that net access is not just "nice to have" but that it is increasingly seen as a necessity." ...
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Hospice Care Linked To Local Area's Household Income
May 10, 2011
The building of community hospices is often funded through charity and this is one possible explanation for the disparities seen in the study. ...
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Justice Dept. Settles Detroit Lending Discrimination Case
May 05, 2011
"This type of discrimination is part of the web of intolerable practices that stripped vast amounts of wealth from communities of color in the last decade." ...
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Black Churches Teach Kids About Safe Sex, Disease Prevention
April 28, 2011
Such open discussion about sexual health in the African-American church where Scott learned this information would have been unthinkable even a few years ago. ...
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