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May 13, 2024
HEI Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
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Hillsdale College Hosts 172nd Annual Commencement Ceremony, Welcomes Keynote Speaker Pat Sajak
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Ørsted and Shipbuilder Edison Chouest Christen First-Ever American-Built, Offshore Wind Service Operations Vessel
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Canadian Canoe Museum Reveals New Location at Water's Edge
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So Many ‘Dicks’ So Few of Everyone Else: e.l.f. Beauty Encourages More Diversity Across U.S. Corporate Boards
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In Honor of Mother's Day, LILYSILK Proudly Supports Baby2Baby by Helping The Organization Provide 250,000 Diapers to Mothers and
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National Institute for Innovation and Technology™ Announces Groundbreaking Pre-Apprenticeship Program During Youth Apprent
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University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies Releases Mother’s Day White Paper on Skills Findings of Mothers Overcome
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Celebrate Mother's Day with Baleaf: Experience the Comfort of the Freeleaf Collection
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Prominent Female Sales Leader Sues Cynosure And Numerous Executives For Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, And Gender Discrimina
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Baby on Board: Nissan Engineer Documents Pregnancy Using Car Parts
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University of Phoenix Announces 2024 Faculty of the Year Award Recipients
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"The Tax Master" CARLOS RAMÍREZ PRESENTS FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR USA TAX CONVENTION, THE PREMIER EVENT FOR HISPANI
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Salem Media Group Announces the Sale of its Principal Office in Camarillo, CA
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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Mildred L. Oberkotter: Inspiring Thousands of Children with Hearing Loss to Achieve Their Dre
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Supporting Mothers with $10-a-day child care
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Tickets Now on Sale for the 56th Bell Ringer Awards Ceremony
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Three Hillsdale College Graduating Seniors Commissioned by U.S. Marine Corps
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Keeping Canadians safe from wildfires
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Young and old, Jew and Gentile Gather in Texas Cities to Remember the Millions Murdered During the Holocaust (1939-1945)
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No Child Left Behind Law And Minority Kids
June 23, 2011
Nearly a decade after the No Child Left Behind law was enacted, studies have shown little progress in reducing the number of teachers of low-income students who are inexperienced or teaching classes outside their subject areas. The law, which was supposed to stop school districts from putting less qualified teachers in classrooms with low-income students, is best known to the public for requiring more standardized testing. According to studies, considerable progress has been made in reducing the number of uncertified teachers ...
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Tuskegee Airmen Mark 70 Years
June 23, 2011
The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. (TAI) will hold its 40th Annual Convention next month in Maryland. The dates of the gala are August 3-7. The convention theme "70 Years of Aviation Excellence: Then, Now, the FUTURE" will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the start of the Tuskegee Airmen Experience in 1941 and honor the men and women who carry the torch and fight today's wars. ...
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MINORITY BABY BOOM OUTPACES WHITES
June 23, 2011
The latest census numbers reveal ethnic minorities now make up the majority of babies in the United States. Currently, non-Hispanic whites make up just under half of all three-year-olds, which is the youngest age group shown in the Census Bureau's most recent survey. It is the first time that this has been the case and the change reflects a growing age divide ...
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Nation's Mayors Speak Out On "Failed" War On Drugs
June 22, 2011
According to the mayors’ resolution, the Criminal Justice commission will produce recommendations to “reduce crime and violence, improve cost-effectiveness, ensure the interests of justice at every step of the criminal justice system…reduce incarceration, reform U.S. drug policy, eliminate racial and gender disparities ...
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The Ugly Politics Behind Alabama's New Anti-Immigrant Law
June 22, 2011
Despite soaring deficits, cuts in social services, worker layoffs and tornado-devastated communities, Alabama's first Republican-controlled government in 136 years has turned its focus on undocumented immigrants ...
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Sharpton Vs. West Round Two
June 22, 2011
Rev. Al Sharpton and Cornel West will continue their heated debate on President Barack Obama and the Black community this Saturday in Chicago at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual conference. ...
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LATINOS DISPUTE POLITICAL MAPS
June 22, 2011
The citizens commission charged with drawing new political boundaries for seats in California's House of Representatives, state Legislature and Board of Equalization has extended until June 28 the time it will accept written testimony on its first round ...
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House Rejects GOP Bill To Terminate Election Assistance Commission
June 22, 2011
The Congressional Tri-Caucus members denounced Republican efforts to terminate the Election Assistance Commission, the agency Congress created in the wake of the debacle in Florida during the 2000 Presidential Election. Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Elections Subcommittee Ranking Member and Congressional Hispanic Caucus ...
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Feds Begin Major Police Racial Mis-Conduct Case
June 22, 2011
Almost six years after police fatally shot two people and injured four others on the Danziger Bridge, amid the chaos after Hurricane Katrina, the trial of five current and former New Orleans police officers is set to begin today in federal court. The defendants are Sgt. Kenneth Bowen, Sgt. Robert Gisevius, officer Anthony Villavaso, former officer Robert Faulcon ...
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NY Dept Of Ed. Accused Of Mistreating Minorities
June 22, 2011
The New York Civil Liberties Union is urging the Department of Education to continue its ongoing efforts to include positive-discipline practices in the city’s schools. In testimony provided on the disciple code for New York City public schools the NYCLU cautioned that the DOE’s disciplinary code and zero-tolerance policies criminalize ...
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CA Latinos Pressure Governor To Sign Farm Workers Act
June 21, 2011
A prominent group of Latina leaders today joined the 12-day drive urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign SB 104, the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act. Among those participating at the state Capitol in Sacramento are Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Executive Secretary-Treasurer Maria Elena Durazo, former San Jose Vice Mayor and South Bay Central Labor ...
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Is A Post-Racial America Possible?
June 21, 2011
As the field of candidates for President grows, some in the Black community are being forced to accept the hard reality that race relations in America have not improved. Still others never thought a post-racial America ever had a chance to begin with. ...
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Settlement Over Indian Land Royalties Approved
June 21, 2011
Federal judge Thomas Hogan yesterday approved a $3.4 billion settlement in a class action that alleged U.S. officials mismanaged Indian royalties. The class-action settlement, the largest ever approved against the U.S. government, generated more than 20 published judicial opinions and numerous appellate-court hearings. ...
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First Lady Visits Nelson Mandela At Home
June 21, 2011
US First Lady Michelle Obama arrived for her 6 day visit in South Africa late last night. Accompanied by her mother Marian Robinson, her daughters Malia and Sasha and her niece Leslie and her nephew Avery, Mrs Obama met members of Nelson Mandela’s family and his wife Graca Machel today. Sello Hatang and Sahm Venter ...
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Top Scores In Diversity For NBA
June 20, 2011
As the 2011 Racial and Gender Report Card shows, the National Basketball Association had the best grade among the men’s leagues for race and gender as it has for two decades. The NBA remains the industry leader on issues related to racial and gender hiring practices. ...
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ICE Immigration Program Under Fire
June 20, 2011
ICE director John Morton has announced changes to the embattled immigration-enforcement program Secure Communities, which allows local law enforcement agencies to check the fingerprints of people they arrest with FBI and Department of Homeland Security databases to make sure they are not undocumented criminals. ...
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Minority Group Moves To Block Mobile Phone Merger
June 20, 2011
The national civil rights group ColorOfChange.org today launched a campaign urging the FCC to block the proposed AT&T and T-Mobile merger, arguing that the merger will have hugely negative consequences, especially for African Americans. ...
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Court Throws Out Wal-Mart Gender Bias Case
June 20, 2011
The women pressing the suit claim they and colleagues across the country were victimized by Wal-Mart’s practice of letting local managers make subjective decisions about pay and promotions. ...
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Latinos Keep $169B Out Of Banks
June 20, 2011
A new study released by the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and its Tayloe Murphy Center outlines specific steps for how banks and credit unions can capture billions of dollars in deposits by reaching out to Latino and other "unbanked" households across the United States. ...
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Mercury Levels In Fish Major Concern For Latinos
June 20, 2011
An analysis of several studies conducted among Latinos reveal that this community faces a disproportionate risk from toxic mercury pollution because of a combination of cultural, economic and linguistic factors. ...
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Historic Negro Baseball Stadium On Road To Restoration
June 21, 2011
On The heels of the unveiling of the 2011 America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places (NTHP) by the non-profit National Trust for Historic Preservation, comes an update on one of last year's sites. Hinchcliffe Stadium, home of the Negro Baseball League's New York Black Yankees, fell into disrepair since it's closing in 1997. ...
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Minority Homeless Rate Drops
June 20, 2011
HUD’s annual report reveals how the Recovery Act’s Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) helped to mitigate homelessness in America. ...
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Report Looks At Health Disparities In The Age Of Personalized Medicine
June 22, 2011
Science Progress, a project of the online magazine Center for American Progress, released “Addressing Race and Genetics: Health Disparities in the Age of Personalized Medicine,†a report that studies how personalized medicine can potentially alleviate racial and ethnic health disparities. Personalized medicine, which is the development of medicines and therapies tailored to patients’ unique genetic traits and risks ...
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Latino Farmers Unhappy With Settlement
June 22, 2011
There is growing unrest among Hispanic farmers over a $1.3 billion federal program created to settle discrimination comlaints against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). At issue is the difference between settlement amounts received by black farmers ...
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ACLU Alleges Bias In Illinois Police Searches
June 08, 2011
"Years of data make clear that consent searches by the ISP are conducted in a racially disparate manner," said Harvey Grossman, legal director for the ACLU of Illinois. ...
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Battle Brewing Over New Fla. Voter-Registration Law
June 08, 2011
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), reacting to outrage voiced by her constituents, this week asked the Department of Justice to block the new law. ...
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How Minority-Owned Small Businesses Benefit From Health Care Reform
June 08, 2011
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act will make a real difference to the competitiveness of minority-owned small businesses. ...
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Liberals Vs. Cornel West, What's The Beef?
June 08, 2011
For the last few weeks, journalists, liberal bloggers and academics have been piling on the Princeton professor and best-selling author with one vicious attack after another. ...
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Bottled Water Use High Among Minorities
June 08, 2011
Although higher rates of bottled water use among minorities have been reported previously, the reasons have remained largely unexplored. ...
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Northwestern Study Finds Minority Kids Use Media More
June 08, 2011
"In the past decade, the gap between minority and white youth's daily media use has doubled for blacks and quadrupled for Hispanics. ...
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Minority-Owned Firms Doubled In Recent Years
June 08, 2011
Receipts of minority-owned employer firms totaled $860.5 billion, an increase of 54.3 percent from 2002. ...
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