Black IssuesHomeTuskegee Airmen Site Dedication Draws More than 1,500Tuskegee Airmen Site Dedication Draws More than 1,500TUSKEGEE, Ala.History is at home in Tuskegee, where Tuskegee Institute’s endeavor to build an airfield led to trained African Americans who dared to become combat airmen in World War II.History was made again last month on the grounds of Moton Airfield, when more than 1,500 people crowded into […]September 11, 2002HomeNational Average on ACT College Test Down SlightlyNational Average on ACT College Test Down SlightlyIOWA CITY, IowaScores dipped for the high school class of 2002 on the ACT college entrance exam, breaking a five-year streak during which results remained unchanged, the test-maker announced last month.ACT Inc., a nonprofit based in Iowa City, Iowa, said the drop was to be expected because Illinois […]September 11, 2002HomeUtah Medical School Accused Of Favoring Women, MinoritiesUtah Medical School Accused Of Favoring Women, MinoritiesSALT LAKE CITYThree members of a legislative committee have accused the University of Utah of favoring women and minority applicants to its medical school despite legislative opposition to the practice. “You deny using quotas. But it seems there’s a real commitment to ratios,” said Rep. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, […]September 11, 2002SportsStudy: Number of Black Head Coaches Declines in Last Six YearsStudy: Number of Black Head Coaches Declines in Last Six YearsLINCOLN, Neb.The number of Black head coaches at major college football programs declined in the past six years, even though a majority of players are minorities, according to a new study released last month. In 1995-1996, Black head coaches made up 5 percent of Division […]September 11, 2002HomeAttorney Says State Is Holding Up Mississippi’s Desegregation MoneyAttorney Says State Is Holding Up Mississippi’s Desegregation MoneyJACKSON, Miss.An attorney representing those opposed to Mississippi’s college desegregation settlement says opposition could end if the state gave majority Black schools what they deserve. “It is disingenuous to say Al Chambliss is causing the problem,” Alvin Chambliss Jr. said last month. “It is the state of […]September 11, 2002SportsAn Opportunity to FlourishAn Opportunity to FlourishUnable to offer ‘red carpet’ treatment to recruits, Bethune-Cookman football coach provides players with much more.By Tim PovtakDAYTONA BEACH, Fla.As a kid, Alvin Wyatt used to walk seven miles on Saturday mornings, for the chance to ride 90 minutes in the back of a boys-club pickup truck that would take him to […]September 11, 2002HBCUsD.C. Tuition Program Gains FundingD.C. Tuition Program Gains FundingThe Senate would provide full funding of $17 million next year for the college tuition assistance program for District of Columbia residents.In a tight budget year, full funding is critical because of a recent expansion in the project’s scope, says Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. The Senate’s recommendation is “especially welcome […]September 11, 2002Home‘Border Commuter’ Students to Face Increased Scrutiny‘Border Commuter’ Students to Face Increased ScrutinyStudents from Mexico who travel across the border regularly to attend college classes in the United States soon will face increased scrutiny unless Congress acts quickly.The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has said it will begin enforcement of an existing statute that, in effect, would require these so-called border […]September 11, 2002SportsBush Administration Panel to Review Title IX PolicyBush Administration Panel to Review Title IX PolicyA Bush administration panel reviewing all aspects of Title IX policy is planning a series of public hearings nationwide this fall and winter.Cynthia Cooper, former WNBA basketball star and coach, is co-chairing the Secretary’s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics, which is to review all facets of Title IX, […]September 11, 2002HBCUsSenate Rejects National Science Foundation CutbacksSenate Rejects National Science Foundation CutbacksProposal calls for increased funding for minority-serving programsA new Senate plan rejects the Bush administration’s proposed cuts in minority-serving programs at the National Science Foundation.Instead of making cuts, the Senate would increase spending for the HBCU-Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) and the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program. Each program would […]September 11, 2002Previous PagePage 204 of 431Next Page