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Best Buy Accused Of Widespread Profiling

Best Buy Accused Of Widespread Profiling

June 29, 2011
Best Buy Co., the nation's largest electronics retailer, faces new allegations of discrimination and retaliation barely one week after agreeing to settle ... read more
Half Of Minority Homes Headed By Single Moms

Half Of Minority Homes Headed By Single Moms

June 29, 2011
The percentage of children living with their mother without a father present varied widely among race and origin groups in 2009, from 8 percent for Asian children to 50 percent for black children. Seventeen percent of non-Hispanic white children and 26 percent of Hispanic children also lived with their mother only. ... read more
Report Reveal Effects Of Increasing Asian Population On Higher Education

Report Reveal Effects Of Increasing Asian Population On Higher Education

June 27, 2011
The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) today released, in partnership with the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, precursory findings from its forthcoming research report ... read more
New Genetic Risk Factors Of Lupus Found In Study Of Black Women

New Genetic Risk Factors Of Lupus Found In Study Of Black Women

June 24, 2011
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found four new genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that confer a higher risk of systemic lupus erythemathosus (“lupus”) in African American women. The study, which currently appears on-line in Human Genetics, is believed to be the first ... read more
Conference Touts Growth Of Charter Schools

Conference Touts Growth Of Charter Schools

June 23, 2011
According to data relesed by the National Alliance for Public Charter School (NAPCS), who recenlty celebrated its 11th annual conference in Atlanta, public charter school growth has risen by nearly 12% between 2009 and 2011. The data show public charter schools serve a higher percentage of non-white and urban students, with 63% of public charter schools being non-white, compared to 43% of that same population in conventional public schools. Roughly 55% of public charter schools are located in large cities as opposed to 25% of traditional public schools. ... read more
HIV/AIDS Worry Majority Of Blacks

HIV/AIDS Worry Majority Of Blacks

June 22, 2011
The Kaiser Family Foundation today released its eighth large-scale national survey of Americans on HIV/AIDS. Kaiser is reporting black Americans, and particularly young blacks, express much higher levels of concern about HIV infection than whites. ... read more
NY Dept Of Ed. Accused Of Mistreating Minorities

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 ... read more
First Black To Head March Of Dimes

First Black To Head March Of Dimes

June 21, 2011
LaVerne Council, a longtime March of Dimes volunteer leader and Board member, was elected as the first black chair of the organization's national Board of Trustees. Council is only the second woman to head the 73-year-old national organization. ... read more
Bank Settles With Feds Over Allegations Of Discrimination

Bank Settles With Feds Over Allegations Of Discrimination

June 20, 2011
Justice Department reaches settlement in alleged lending discrimination in St. Louis. Settlement provides $1.45M to ensure equal lending services to African-American community ... read more
Latinos Keep $169B Out Of Banks

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. ... read more
Report Looks At Health Disparities In The Age Of Personalized Medicine

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 ... read more
Feds Accuse Gang Of Targeting Blacks

Feds Accuse Gang Of Targeting Blacks

June 08, 2011
“The Azusa 13 gang waged a campaign of hate during a two-decade crime spree in which African-Americans were harassed and attacked.” ... read more
Women's Risk Of Heart Disease After Gestational Diabetes Differs By Race

Women's Risk Of Heart Disease After Gestational Diabetes Differs By Race

June 07, 2011
When they analyzed the study participants by racial-ethnic group, black race and Hispanic ethnicity predicted heart disease even after adjusting for other risk factors. ... read more
New Evidence Could Win Medal of Honor For Black WWI Hero

New Evidence Could Win Medal of Honor For Black WWI Hero

June 06, 2011
Despite federal policy that denied blacks combat roles in white American units, the Hellcats distinguished themselves in battle. ... read more
Program Brings New Class Of Latino Interns To Capitol Hill

Program Brings New Class Of Latino Interns To Capitol Hill

June 06, 2011
The program works to expose talented young Latinos to the inner-workings of Congress, while preparing them to become part of Congress. ... read more
Book Highlights History Of Women And Slavery In America

Book Highlights History Of Women And Slavery In America

June 06, 2011
The book is “an impressive selection of documents that brilliantly illustrates the many dimensions of women’s experience of slavery, from the earliest laws." ... read more
Feds Begin Official Notification Of Black Farmers Settlement Process

Feds Begin Official Notification Of Black Farmers Settlement Process

June 06, 2011
African American farmers around the country are now receiving information about their legal rights to the settlement. ... read more
Tennis Ace Serves To Help Urban Youth

Tennis Ace Serves To Help Urban Youth

June 03, 2011
Agassi, who operates an award-winning charter school in a poor area of Las Vegas, has long been a champion of charter school education. ... read more
Black Female Dean Makes History At Univ. Of Maryland

Black Female Dean Makes History At Univ. Of Maryland

June 03, 2011
She is the first woman to hold the post, and succeeds James Harris, who is stepping down after 14 years as dean. Dill’s term begins August 1. ... read more
Cholera Surges Again In Part Of Haitian Capital

Cholera Surges Again In Part Of Haitian Capital

June 06, 2011
The group is reporting that the number of new cases is more than three times what it saw back when the disease first surged in the fall. ... read more
NY Gov Opts Out Of Controversial Deportation Program

NY Gov Opts Out Of Controversial Deportation Program

June 02, 2011
Two weeks ago, a letter released by a former ICE contractor confirmed that ICE intentionally misled New York to obtain the state’s participation in Secure Communities. ... read more
House Democrats Blast Dept Of Ed. On Gainful Employment Regulation

House Democrats Blast Dept Of Ed. On Gainful Employment Regulation

June 02, 2011
DOE recently released a regulation that would make programs ineligible for federal student aid if they fail to meet one of three measures of “gainful employment.” ... read more
TX GOP Accused Of Trying To

TX GOP Accused Of Trying To "Dilute" Latino, Black Representation

June 02, 2011
Despite the fact that Texas’s minority population has grown substantially over the past decade, the Republican proposed map suppresses their influence. ... read more
Study: Cost Of College Shows Low-Income Students Have Few Choices

Study: Cost Of College Shows Low-Income Students Have Few Choices

June 02, 2011
s it stands, these financial-aid policy choices increasingly benefit affluent students instead of those with the greatest demonstrated need. ... read more
Report Shows Racial Transformation Of Philadelphia

Report Shows Racial Transformation Of Philadelphia

June 02, 2011
Philadelphia has experienced significant changes in its ethnic and racial composition over the last 2 decades, with many neighborhoods undergoing sweeping transformations. ... read more
Book Reveals

Book Reveals "Other Side" Of W.E.B. Dubois

June 01, 2011
This new book promises readers a reinterpretation of the man who pioneered the idea of the "color-line" dividing Black and white America. ... read more
Fed's Flip-Flop Over Black Police Department Test Scores

Fed's Flip-Flop Over Black Police Department Test Scores

June 01, 2011
"We are appalled to learn that the DOJ has branded our tests as "invalid," despite having been appraised openly in advance of our validation steps." ... read more
Some NY Immigrants Cite Lack Of Spanish As Barrier

Some NY Immigrants Cite Lack Of Spanish As Barrier

May 31, 2011
a sizable number of Latin American immigrants who have settled in New York in recent years and speak only indigenous languages. ... read more
Reports Give Ways To Promote Gender Diversity In Higher Education

Reports Give Ways To Promote Gender Diversity In Higher Education

May 31, 2011
While women have continued to play a greater role in higher education instruction in the last half-century, progress in faculty diversity has not kept up with student diversity. ... read more
Civil Rights Groups Urge Reversal Of Prison Censorship Decision

Civil Rights Groups Urge Reversal Of Prison Censorship Decision

May 27, 2011
“TDCJ’s censorship of these books is a transparent attempt to suppress speech that is critical of the government." ... read more
National Black Nurses Of The Year Announced

National Black Nurses Of The Year Announced

May 27, 2011
"They are the consummate professionals who demonstrate commitment and excellence…role models for all of us to follow." ... read more

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