Black IssuesHomeShould You Buy an Internet Appliance?Should You Buy an Internet Appliance?Let’s say you’re not yet online and want to get there but don’t want to mess with a complicated computer. Or let’s say your parents or grandparents fit this description. What should you do?This question has spawned an entire category of simple Internet access devices called Internet appliances. Yet these […]October 24, 2001HomeTSU Makes ‘Most Wired’ List for Second YearTSU Makes ‘Most Wired’ List for Second YearFor the second consecutive year, Tennessee State University garnered a spot on the Yahoo! Internet Life’s top 100 “Most Wired Colleges” list. Last year, the Nashville, Tenn.-based campus, along with Hampton University and Morehouse College, became the first historically Black colleges to win places on the Most Wired […]October 24, 2001HBCUsHCBUs Awarded Federal Digital Divide GrantsHCBUs Awarded Federal Digital Divide GrantsWASHINGTONNorth Carolina Central University and Grambling State University are among 74 nonprofit organizations, which include colleges, universities, local governments and community development groups, receiving $42.8 million in grants from the Technology Opportunities Program (TOP), which is coordinated by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).The TOP grants, […]October 24, 2001MSIsThe Road From Bowie to Indianapolis: Sharing the IT ExperienceThe Road From Bowie to Indianapolis: Sharing the IT Experience For information technology professionals, administrators and faculty members at American colleges and universities, technology conferences provide useful forums for teaching and learning about the latest trends in computing and other technologies. Among those professionals in positions to share knowledge about their school’s technology experiences, there’s […]October 24, 2001Community CollegesBlack College Reunion Brings MillionsBlack College Reunion Brings Millions To Daytona Area, Expert SaysDAYTONA BEACH, Fla.The Black College Reunion generates $145 million in economic activity for the Daytona Beach, Fla., region, according to an economist’s studies. The three-day event, which brings as many as 100,000 spring breakers from historically Black colleges across the nation, also supports the equivalent of […]October 24, 2001StudentsDow Chemical, Kansas State Team Up For DiversityDow Chemical, Kansas State Team Up For DiversityNEW YORKThe Dow Chemical Company has committed $1.5 million to the Kansas State University Foundation to establish the Dow/KSU Diversity Partnership.“We are very grateful for Dow’s generous support of this partnership,” said Kansas State President Jon Wefald. “Supporting a broad base of diversity initiatives is key to our […]October 24, 2001SportsSupreme Court Declines to Hear Confederate Flag-Waving AppealSupreme Court Declines to Hear Confederate Flag-Waving AppealWASHINGTONA legal effort to resurrect the waving of Confederate battle flags at college football games in Mississippi died earlier this month in the Supreme Court. The court declined to take the appeal of a flag-carrying spectator who had been asked to leave a University of Mississippi football game […]October 24, 2001HomeN.C. A&T, Senegalese University Sign Collaborative AgreementN.C. A&T, Senegalese University Sign Collaborative AgreementGREENSBORO, N.C.Senegal’s largest university and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have signed a memorandum of understanding, which will entail student and faculty exchanges, as well as possibilities for collaborative research and outreach.University Cheikh Anta Diop, a Senegalese university with an enrollment of 26,000 students, and N.C. A&T […]October 24, 2001HomeAttorney to Pursue Racial Profiling Case, Despite High Court RulingAttorney to Pursue Racial Profiling Case, Despite High Court RulingONEONTA, N.Y. An attorney says a group of young African American men will pursue their legal battle accusing the police and State University of New York at Oneonta officials of racial profiling. Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not hear the 1993 […]October 24, 2001HomeRacial Discrimination a Reality for Black Tourists, Researcher FindsRacial Discrimination a Reality for Black Tourists, Researcher FindsGAINESVILLE, Fla.Travel for college-educated Blacks is often tainted by “the inescapable realities” of racial discrimination, new University of Florida research finds.Black tourists perceived racial discrimination when they stayed in hotels or motels, dined out, traveled by airplane or private vehicle and participated in activities such as shopping, […]October 24, 2001Previous PagePage 273 of 431Next Page