November 02, 2009
Lopez is not the only one leading the minority charge. Wanda Sykes hosts a Saturday night talkshow on Fox and Mo’Nique -- currently in the Oscar race for "Precious" -- is already drawing auds for her chatfest on BET
November 02, 2009
The future of Major League Baseball has a lot to do with making baseball accessible, fun and important to inner-city kids. MLB took the unprecedented step of weaving a community-initiative theme into each of the
November 02, 2009
This year's theme is The Color of Power: Voices for Change. Join SisterSong for updates on the latest developments in the Reproductive Justice Movement, issue-based workshops for women of color and allies, capacity-building training, live performances, friends, fellowship, and fun!
November 02, 2009
The $21.4 million federal grant will make the difference between just finding the cures in the lab and actually putting the cures into action, said Dr. Wayne Riley, president and chief executive officer for Meharry.
November 02, 2009
Since 1957, Brown Trickey hasn't stopped her crusade for civil rights on multiple fronts. As one of the “Little Rock Nine,†she defied death threats, hostile
November 02, 2009
No one will ever know if villagers planted those hatchets as a peace ritual, Wheelersburg said. But the concept is central to American Indian and frontier mythology.
November 02, 2009
Municipal elections tomorrow in Boston, Newton, Lawrence, and Springfield could produce a number of "firsts" as changes in local government
November 02, 2009
“The interests of the state tribes should be just as important as the interests of the federal tribes,†said the Rev. John Norwood, president of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation.
November 03, 2009
Children, parents, grandparents and other child advocates are taking their walking shoes and baby strollers to converge on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol to demand that Congress ensure health reform
November 03, 2009
High rates of premature birth are the main reason the United States has higher infant mortality than do many other rich countries, government researchers reported Tuesday in their first detailed analysis of a longstanding problem.
November 03, 2009
During the program, small groups of participants take on the roles of fugitive slaves traveling along the Underground Railroad, risking everything for freedom. Every moment is filled with uncertainty, with new
November 03, 2009
Nearly half of American children – including 90 percent of black children and 90 percent of children who spend their childhoods in single-parent households – will eat meals paid for by food stamps at
November 03, 2009
Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem, Congressman John Lewis Among Honorees. The medals honor the legacy and accomplishments of Johnson, the legendary writer, journalist, civil rights leader, musician and humanitarian.
November 03, 2009
Findings Suggest Hispanics Most Affected by Physical Symptoms of Stress, Indicating Stress May be a Serious Health Concern for Hispanics, Say Psychologists
November 03, 2009
Two American Indian tribes have joined the fight to stop Cape Wind, the controversial plan to install 130 windmills in Nantucket Sound.
November 03, 2009
The Black Barbershop Health Outreach program, sponsored by a grant from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, will offer free diabetes and high blood pressure screenings to African American
November 04, 2009
It could be easy to overstate Obama's impact on black men. Few would say that a black man sitting in the Oval Office is going to wipe out the challenges black men have faced for generations. But black leaders say something across the nation seems to be stirring.
November 04, 2009
The American Diabetes Association reports that if current trends continue, one out of three Americans, and half of all minorities born in the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime. It is estimated that
November 04, 2009
A study by the local NAACP in the wake of recent police shootings of two black youths concludes "there is a general perception that Chattanooga/Hamilton County has a major race problem."
November 04, 2009
An individual living in a predominantly Black neighborhood is less likely to get approved for a credit card than the individual in a White neighborhood, even when the
November 04, 2009
Children, parents, grandparents and champions rally for children across the country in stroller brigades to ensure that millions of uninsured and underinsured children are not left behind in health reform legislation.
November 04, 2009
And, as expected, voters certified the election of John Liu, 42, as city controller, making him the first Asian-American to win a citywide office in the Big Apple
November 05, 2009
In higher education Black males have lagged behind Black women and their counterparts for decades. Since 1990 Black women have increased their four-year college graduation rate by 14 percentage points
November 05, 2009
The Urban Network looks to offer marketers a single cross-platform opportunity to reach Chicago's African-American audience through radio, digital and event marketing even as programming on WGCI, V103 and
November 05, 2009
During its first year, the multi-faceted relationship will include grants to selected National Urban League affiliates for foreclosure counseling , technical assistance for foreclosure prevention programs, staff
November 05, 2009
The Black is Back Coalition aims to draw upon the support of many of the leading anti-imperialist organizations, journalists, organizers, artists and scholars of the
November 05, 2009
Targeting more than twenty historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the tour will inspire and motivate youth to use their education not only to enhance their professional growth opportunities, but to
November 05, 2009
People are talking about the website set up for the launch of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum. When you visit the website, the homepage makes users choose between the "White Entrance" or the "Colored Entrance" to enter the website. Both entrances go to the same page.
November 05, 2009
It has been 20 years today since more than 6,000 people witnessed the dedication of a memorial to martyrs of the civil rights movement. Now, between 20,000 and 30,000 people visit the Civil Rights
November 06, 2009
The economy shed another 190,000 jobs in October, bringing the number of jobs lost since Obama was sworn in to 3.8 million. Worse still, the unemployment rate rose from 9.8% to 10.2% percent. With only
November 06, 2009
Largely regarded as the first African-American filmmaker to produce and distribute feature films, he began his career in 1919 in the infancy of the American movie industry at a time when theaters across the nation were still segregated
November 06, 2009
Dr. Joy Lawson Davis, a diversity educator at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, considers Push a powerful story that addresses many secrets that the African
November 06, 2009
They were men who served their country more than six decades ago in World War II. And Dixon, who came from a family where generations of men served in the military, thought that those old men - and women, as well - deserved to be recognized for their sacrifices.
November 06, 2009
But nothing could have prepared BYU's football players and coaches for what they would encounter on Oct. 18, 1969 when they arrived at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo.
November 06, 2009
Staggeringly high unemployment among black middle class wipes out a generation of wealth. The landscape is so bleak that some laid-off workers are using this time as a sort of sabbatical, living off unemployment while they go back to school or into training programs.
November 06, 2009
Safety fears, misinformation and a distrust of doctors hamper efforts to persuade members of minority groups to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu strain, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials told ethnic media leaders Nov. 5.
November 06, 2009
"[The symposium will] highlight civil rights activism in Georgia and across the United States," said Derrick Alridge, director of the Institute for African American Studies. "We want to look beyond [the civil rights movement] and look at civil rights issues globally and in the present."
November 09, 2009
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., co-founder, president and CEO of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, will speak LIVE from Purdue University
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November 09, 2009
The sweet sound of home run after home run—crack, crack, crack—attracted the attention of Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard, two Negro League players preparing for a game at Hinchliffe later that day. Irvin was introduced to the two stars,
November 09, 2009
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) has hosted a series of meetings with the new Cabinet Secretaries and Agency Heads of President Obama’s Administration to ensure that the concerns of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are well represented throughout federal agencies.
November 09, 2009
They’re attempting to create “A No-DCF Zone,†referring to the Department of Children and Families, to draw attention to what they say is a lack of minority input into a state agency whose clientele are more often black and Hispanic than not.
November 09, 2009
The Willie Gary Classic Presents the 7th Annual Willie Gary Classic College Fair at Raines High School on Saturday November 14, 2009 from 11am - 3pm
November 09, 2009
Representative Anh Cao, a freshman from New Orleans, is a Vietnamese-American who represents a largely African-American district that had been the fiefdom of Democrat William Jefferson, was under indictment when Cao ousted him last November.
November 09, 2009
Some mark the start of the modern civil rights movement with the Montgomery bus boycott. Some, closer to correct, mark it at the murder of Emmett Till. But no mass movement starts big, all of a sudden. In the 1940s and early ’50s, many years before the movement made the pages of the white press and then television, there were brave souls at work, in the north and in “the belly of the beast,†Mississippi.
November 09, 2009
Last week she and a group of women from The Black Star Project -- an advocacy group that mentors and tutors black and Latino students -- approached three Paul Robeson High School juniors, each 17, to offer them mentoring services.
November 10, 2009
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., co-founder, president and CEO of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, will speak from Purdue University
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November 10, 2009
On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed a major health care reform bill, bringing us one step closer to ending higher premiums based on gender, denials by insurance companies for having had a
November 10, 2009
Sandra Guzman was an editor at the Post charged with running, among other things, a section aimed at Latino readers. After the paper published a Sean Delonas cartoon depicting President Barack Obama as
November 10, 2009
Sixty-five years after the end of the war, these four men were in Washington to ensure that the recognition they received that day will live on
November 10, 2009
While older patients and new patients had longer visits, non-Hispanic black patients and Hispanic patients had significantly shorter visits than whites, the researchers found. They say they were
November 10, 2009
“Congressman Stokes has broken down many barriers, first as the state of Ohio’s first African American member of Congress, then as the first African American member of the Committee on
November 10, 2009
Inspired by USA Network’s community affairs campaign – Characters Unite -- this event will bring together a diverse panel of distinguished leaders to generate fresh ideas for actions by individuals
November 10, 2009
Two months after being placed, a marker commemorating the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers has been defaced. Early Sunday the letters KKK were discovered spray painted across the sign on Highway 19, south of Philadelphia
November 11, 2009
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., co-founder, president and CEO of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, will speak from Purdue University
November 11, 2009
"Despite social, business and economic rise, Asian Pacific Americans remain absent from corporate boardrooms," said J.D. Hokoyama, LEAP's President and CEO. "This is an issue we hope to address fully in
November 11, 2009
The one time Stevenson attempted to mention it, as one of the "arbitrary features" of the distribution of life-without
November 11, 2009
It remains unclear how many African Americans have been vaccinated countywide. The county requires those who wish to be vaccinated at free clinics to complete a vaccination form that includes their age, sex, race and other demographic information.
November 11, 2009
When asked why he entered the army Louis he issued the following: "Lots of things are wrong with America, but Hitler ain't going to fix them."
November 11, 2009
2,500 administrators, teachers, and students from independent schools around the world will meet in Denver December 3-5 to attend the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) People of
November 11, 2009
The Afro-American Museum in Wilberforce, Ohio, will also receive signed photo posters of Williams and of other Tuskegee Airmen pilots. Williams had already donated one of his uniforms to the museum.
November 11, 2009
Advocates and leaders gathered for the launch of Our Families Count (www.ourfamiliescount.org) -- a new voluntary public education initiative promoting LGBT visibility and participation in next year’s U.S. Census.
November 12, 2009
Also being honored will be Actress Eva Longoria Parker, who will receive the Community Services Award; Anthony Solana Jr., who will receive the
November 12, 2009
"While charter schools have proven to be extremely effective at improving access to quality education, they face unique challenges with
November 12, 2009
ENDA, which has been introduced in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, would address discrimination in the workplace by making it illegal to fire, refuse to hire or refuse to promote an employee based on the
November 12, 2009
Representatives from the Lawndale Christian Development Corp. (LCDC) and Harris Bank will be joined today by local elected officials for the unveiling
November 12, 2009
Real Estate Billionaire and Entertainment Mogul Donald J. Trump has partnered with TV One on a groundbreaking new reality series entitled, "Omarosa's Ultimate Merger"
November 12, 2009
Worldwide, women own or operate 25-33% of all private businesses, according to the World Bank. Ernst & Young'sScaling up report highlights key barriers to growth and unique characteristics of women-owned
November 12, 2009
Assistant Secretary Mercedes M. Márquez said HUD will send a letter to the city this week stipulating that no new AIDS housing money will be awarded unless the D.C.
November 12, 2009
Retired Gen. Colin Powell, in an exclusive interview with me today on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, said he has advised President Barack Obama to take all the time
November 13, 2009
Before Tiger Woods became a household name, many African Americans viewed golf as a leisure pastime for upper-class, white people.
November 13, 2009
The Urban Campus will be centered in the heart of downtown Los Angeles' South Park business district. The 154,000 square foot building will contain a state of the art library, computer lab, modernized medical and
November 13, 2009
The Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club is a 16-year-old organization of military and law-enforcement veterans, most of them African-Americans, who ride and engage in
November 13, 2009
This year, a portion of the proceeds will be given to the scholarship fund for deserving CUNY students, with the following recipients: Melinda Gonzales and Stephanie Torres of CUNY Lehman College; Rachel Soto of CUNY Queens College; andVictoria Rodriguez of the City College of New York. These young Latina trendsetters are part of the 100 Hispanic Womenleadership program.
November 13, 2009
The All-Inclusive Awards will recognize three organizations and leaders who have paved the way for change by embracing and fostering workforce diversity and inclusiveness in the areas of Leadership, Supplier Diversity and Change Agent. Awardees will excel in recruitment and retention of diverse employees, creating opportunities, employing diverse
November 13, 2009
As the Congressional Black Caucus continues its focus to provide Opportunities for All: Pathways Out of Poverty, the caucus will hold a “Discussion on Race†Wednesday, November 18, 2009
November 13, 2009
The report paints a sobering picture of the experiences of LGBT youth in delinquency courts. A significant percentage of youth in detention facilities
November 13, 2009
Kahlenberg recommends using magnet schools that integrate students by socioeconomic status as a better approach to turning around schools. While acknowledging that there are both successful and
November 16, 2009
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November 16, 2009
The prevalence of food insecurity was more common in African-American and Hispanic households, and also in households headed by a single parent, the report said. Regionally, food insecurity was most prevalent in the south, feeding america
November 16, 2009
The Web gave her the freedom to fly creatively, she says. How many black female superheroes are on television now? How many black women are writing their own scripts
November 16, 2009
The court without comment refused to get involved in the long-running dispute. The decision essentially lets stand a lower court ruling that the activists waited too long to bring the challenge.
November 16, 2009
Perez turned his attention to civil rights, serving in the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department and as an aide to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. He also served as Maryland's secretary of labor, licensing and regulation and on President Obama's transition team.
November 16, 2009
Harlem Educational Activities Fund Celebrates 20th Anniversary With a Pledge to Help More Students Become College Bound
November 16, 2009
As part of the Chicago area participation in Global Entrepreneurship Week, The Latino Breakfast Club (LBC) and Chicago Hope Academy (Hope) present “Bridging the Gap.†On November 18th, 2009 at 3pm, the Senior Class of Hope and members of business
November 16, 2009
A former judge, Bailey is the founder of the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, the place where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in
November 17, 2009
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November 17, 2009
As racial and ethnic compositions in school populations continue to change, this data is supposed to more accurately reflect the heritage of children, which is something families want the opportunity to do, according to NFES; however, in the Federal Register
November 17, 2009
"Thanks in large part to Pitts' efforts, the House's version of health care reform now stands as the greatest threat to women's fundamental right to
November 17, 2009
Nationwide, most principals focused on multiple strategies to help students meet academic standards, such as using student data to inform instruction and increasing professional development for teachers, according to our analysis of data from a U.S.
November 17, 2009
America has its first Africanâ€American president. Yet our record for hiring football coaches of color is terrible. We do not have an Africanâ€American head football coach in the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pacâ€10, or Big East.â€
November 17, 2009
"TOMA LECHE's goal has always been to educate families about the health benefits of drinking milk," says Steve James, executive director of the CMPB. "With our awareness
November 17, 2009
Thirty-one percent of the children in foster care waiting to be adopted are African American; African American children are overrepresented in the foster care population relative to their percentage in the U.S. general population.
November 17, 2009
The workshop will help ensure participation by tribal colleges and universities in the development of response and adaptation policies and
November 18, 2009
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November 18, 2009
Lee Daniels, the expert director of this year’s likely Oscar-contender Precious: Based on the Novel “Push†by Sapphire , is in advanced negotiations to direct Selma, a piece about the 1965 march in Alabama that marked “the political and emotional peak of the civil rights movement.†Christian Colson of Slumdog Millionaire fame and Pathé U.K. are set to produce. Hit the jump for more details and my brief thoughts on Precious.
November 18, 2009
"We believe strongly that everything we've done has been the right thing and we still have people in the community who think we're not," said
November 18, 2009
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The Youth Summit, entitled Democracy 2.0: Exploring the Millennial Generation's ROI, standing for "return on investment," will convene today's leading youth voices as well as a number of newcomers who will offer fresh perspectives and thoughtful proposals for reform and change.
November 18, 2009
Progressive groups representing millions of workers and minorities across the country assembled today to send a message to President Obama and Congress -- it's time to do more to create new jobs. The AFL-CIO, the NAACP and the National Council Of La Raza held a
November 18, 2009
Jesse Jackson first ran for The Democratic Nomination in 1984. Although he didn’t win he put up an impressive total of 450 delegates
November 18, 2009
The survey showed participation grew in all age groups under 50 and within all ethnic groups. The biggest increases were among Hispanics, with 32 percent more playing the game. Blacks had a 19 percent increase
November 18, 2009
As the 2009 season ends, only seven (7) of the 120 Football bowl Subdivision coaching jobs are filled by African American. That's one less than 12 years ago
November 19, 2009
The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats’ signature healthcare bill.
November 19, 2009
Williams marked the 47th anniversary of President Kennedy’s Executive Order 11063 by presenting a discussion paper titled “One Stroke of the Pen†to the Council on Contemporary Families, a national association of family scholars, mental health and
November 19, 2009
American Indians need their cultural roots for strength and identity, but many tribes are losing their language and religious traditions as their older
November 19, 2009
A new report from the restrictionist group, Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), Immigration and Crime: Assessing a Conflicted Issue, attempts to overturn a century's worth of research which has demonstrated repeatedly that immigrants are less likely than the
November 19, 2009
When the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high of 10.2 percent in October, it captured national attention, but little has been said about the racial disparities among job seekers.
November 19, 2009
Dr. Pickard is a 30 year serial entrepreneur who currently owns and runs one of the largest minority enterprises in the nation. He organized the Detroit partners of the MGM Grand Casino (in Detroit) as well as owning significant stake in five African-American
November 19, 2009
"It's time to get past the labeling. We're all different, and we all bring something unique to the table," said Bonnie Hammer, president, NBCU Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions. "We need our differences to unite us, not drive us apart."
November 19, 2009
The authors find that women’s entry into management occupations slowed markedly in the 1990s. Furthermore, after decreasing in the 1980s, gender
November 20, 2009
The seven-year-old Hispanic Mentoring Program helps Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies serve Hispanic children more effectively. The program provides agencies with communications strategies and tools that enhance engagement with Hispanic communities, alleviating language and cultural barriers
November 20, 2009
Join leaders from across the United States in sharing concerns about the census so that Asian American advocacy groups can develop a set of recommendations and feedback to improve the Census Bureau’s outreach to Asian Americans
November 20, 2009
The films' critics, black and white, see them as peddling black people as either helpless victims or heartless victimizers, unable to find the light without
November 20, 2009
"When she stood, there was sort of an audible gasp. There was a wave that went through the room when people realized she was with me, that that person in history was there in that room," Hoose said in a telephone interview Thursday from New York.
November 20, 2009
“These new recommendations do not consider the data we have about younger African American women who have a more aggressive form of breast cancer,†asserts Zora Brown, 30-year breast cancer advocate and survivor and director of health and cultural affairs
November 20, 2009
Driving this positive trend are Hispanic Americans and African Americans, with a total of 56 percent reporting they are more likely to make a resolution about
November 20, 2009
This "he-cession," as it's sometimes called, has hit African-American men especially hard, increasing their unemployment rate to more than 17 percent last month.
November 20, 2009
As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from big-city
November 23, 2009
"It is more effective to facilitate wide participation and let everyone into the discussion and then support increased levels of critical thinking, rather than to let a few students dominate at a high level and pretty much freeze everyone else out. We will need to do research
November 23, 2009
Academic researchers are expressing concerns over a new survey about "don't ask, don't tell" that the Military Times has distributed to some of its subscribers. The poll is expected to play a role in upcoming debates over whether to lift the ban on
November 23, 2009
The research finds the digital divide is associated with differences in how well hospitals address racial and ethnic disparities in care and highlights the importance of helping hospitals go electronic. Researchers surveyed 2,368 hospitals about their use of electronic
November 23, 2009
Three large projectors placed on neighborhood rooftops will light up Coit Tower with a film about American Indians' two-year occupation of Alcatraz, which began 40 years ago this month.
November 23, 2009
Miami's poorer residents have long complained that the city's meager public-transit system makes it harder for them to get to work. So when the Obama Administration announced the $787 billion stimulus plan earlier this year, many hoped some of
November 23, 2009
"To tell the rest of the story, you have to have her emerging from the seat and becoming the quiet leader that she was," said Dwight
November 23, 2009
Rex Lee -- who plays Lloyd on the show -- was out in L.A. yesterday, where he claimed certain members of the crew "occasionally" make fun of his ethnicity and sexuality on set. Rex added, "I try not to let it bother me."
November 23, 2009
"Ironically, Jackson is acting like a slaveowner trying to keep blacks on his ideological plantation, where they are required to support government programs that increase public dependency on a bureaucracy," Borelli added. "In Jackson's world, it appears a black man cannot have independent thought. They must follow Jackson blindly or face lashes from his tongue."
November 23, 2009
The new website in Spanish mirrors the English version of HomePath.com featuring an interactive search tool of Fannie Mae-owned properties nationwide, details about HomePath® financing, a
November 24, 2009
Johnson incorporates the story of the Buffalo Soldiers and his own Native American heritage - both his parents are part Indian - into the tales he weaves for youth groups and tourists. He explains that many of the Buffalo Soldiers also had Indian blood. They
November 24, 2009
The purpose of the projects is to "highlight the disproportionate environmental burdens placed on low-income and minority communities all across the nation
November 24, 2009
Last week, the Public Policy Institute of California released its latest report, “Californians & Higher Education,†which reflects a spectrum of perspectives on California’s higher education among different ethnic groups. PPIC polled 2,502 adults in five
November 24, 2009
The jobless rate for young black men and women is 30.5 percent. For young blacks — who experts say are more likely to grow up in impoverished racially isolated neighborhoods, attend subpar public schools and experience discrimination — race statistically
November 24, 2009
“It’s deeply disturbing to think that nearly one in four children and African Americans live on the brink of hunger in this country,†said Rev. Beckmann. “It’s a scandal for us as the richest country in the world.â€
November 24, 2009
A strong accountability system can help to reverse the appallingly low graduation rates of students of color, Native students, and low-income students. The group also believes that the early warning system in the proposed bill can help to improve student proficiency
November 24, 2009
As part of the company's recognition of Dr. King's vision and its own commitment to volunteerism, Allstate is also honoring four African-American volunteers who generously serve their communities through extensive volunteer efforts and continuously make a positive impact in their neighborhoods.
November 24, 2009
"New Jersey's minority populations are growing, and so too is the state's need for a diverse health professional workforce," Health Commissioner Heather Howard said
November 25, 2009
“It’s unheard of that we no longer have a policy in place to level the playing field,†with respect to minority/women & His-panic business enterprises, she said, adding that statistics originally showed that “less
November 25, 2009
Study shows discrimination persists in mortgage application process. Investigators used 50 pairs of black and white applicants to gauge the prevalence and types of
November 25, 2009
African Americans - are at serious risk of developing cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver failure and will add billions of dollars in unnecessary costs to our health care system every year.
November 25, 2009
Today there are 72 minority players in the NHL, and 19 of the players on opening night rosters were black. Evander Kane, who was named after ex-heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield, was the fourth player picked in last year's draft. He has seven goals for the Atlanta Thrashers, second among rookies.
November 25, 2009
When DePaul University student Ian Kos and his MBA classmates did volunteer work in New Orleans last year, they kept hearing the same plea over and over from residents of the city's hurricane-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward: We need a grocery store.
November 25, 2009
Blacks' support for Obama has averaged 93% during his time in office, and has been at or above 90% nearly every week during his presidency. Thus, part of the reason Obama's support among nonwhites has
November 25, 2009
At a time of the year when we traditionally give thanks and prepare to share generously with those around us, the American people are both frustrated and disappointed. When the financial industry was hemorrhaging, there was great urgency in devising
November 25, 2009
Across the country, in fact, a number of Indian tribes are seeking to construct casinos well away from their reservations or other tribal lands. And the trend
November 25, 2009
The hearing will examine whether the PPM technology and methodology accurately measure radio audiences and look into the disproportionate impact PPM has had on radio stations owned by minorities or targeted toward minority listeners.
November 27, 2009
Cincinnati business leaders formed the Minority Business Accelerator in the aftermath of the 2001 riots with the goal of helping to grow sizable, black-owned businesses so they, in turn, could create jobs and new wealth in the black community.
November 27, 2009
The recession, like a hurricane, was an equal-opportunity leveler, sparing no one. Asian, Hispanic, European, Middle Eastern and African shopkeepers across metro Atlanta cut costs, slashed prices and boosted advertising to hold on to newly tight-fisted
November 27, 2009
The film offered the opportunity to embody American Indians in a positive, modern-day fashion. "We’re very fortunate to be here and to represent our people in a
November 27, 2009
Teen hopes to be one of few black pilots. As a young black man with a passion for flying, Colin is an anomaly. The senior at South County Secondary School in Fairfax County, Va., has his sights on the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and dreams of
November 27, 2009
Alexandria is a majority-minority school system, except in its gifted program. White students, 25 percent of the total enrollment, are 58 percent of those labeled "gifted." Hispanics and African Americans, 25 and 40 percent of enrollment, respectively, account for about 10 and 20 percent of those in gifted classes.
November 27, 2009
School officials must do their best to make most elementary schools and one high school reflect the racial makeup of the school district as part of the agreement in the system's 46-year-old desegregation
November 27, 2009
"Anything that anybody from the outside says about our past, we probably deserve," Sparky Reardon told FanHouse this week. He is the Ole Miss vice chancellor for student affairs and the Class of 1972. "But I tell you what," Reardon said, "our present and our future
November 27, 2009
Formerly all-White areas have changed over the last couple of decades. Over half of new homeownership in the last 10 years was by people of color: “Whether people want
November 27, 2009
Nationally, 1,300 McDonald’s restaurants are Black-owned. BMOAhas long stood out as an example of how to diversify a company, said William
November 30, 2009
New research from North Carolina State University shows that many of those infected are minorities and do not have health insurance, and highlights the need for a national strategy to facilitate education and prevention efforts in minority and low-income
November 30, 2009
Low income housing and homeless advocates are calling on Congress to put at least $1 billion in the National Housing Trust Fund before the end of the year. This will support the immediate construction of 10,000 rental homes, creating 15,100
November 30, 2009
“We consumed your resources, dehumanized your people, and disregarded your culture, along with your dreams, hopes and great love for this land … We the Collegiate Church recognize our part in your suffering,†said Reverend Robert Chase of the
November 30, 2009
In 1999, Steinberg founded San Bruno-based nonprofit Sojourn to the Past. The organization offers teens a 10-day journey through the Deep South and some of the
November 30, 2009
Hispanics are the nation's fastest-growing minority group. The government projects they will account for 30 percent of the population by 2050, doubling in size from today and boosting their political power.
November 30, 2009
Harness was among the 395 or so American Indian children forcibly adopted into white families as part of a national social experiment conducted from 1958 through 1967.
November 30, 2009
Hispanics make up 15% of the U.S. population and by 2050 are expected to make up almost 30%, at 128 million people, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Their purchasing power, which doubled over the past decade, will expand a further 36% by 2014 to $1.3
November 30, 2009
Traditionally, that has proven especially devastating to black-owned businesses, says Robert Fairlie, professor of economics at the University of California at Santa Cruz and author of "Race and Entrepreneurial Success: Black-, Asian-, and White