Black IssuesHomeWhat’s NewJournalism School To Review Statistics Course RequirementEVANSTON, Ill.Many aspiring journalists enter the field for several reasons, often to avoid dealing with numbers. Not so at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, which is assessing options this year to restructure the statistics requirement to make it more applicable for aspiring reporters in response to […]December 1, 2004HomeRome University Introduces Mafia StudiesRome University Introduces Mafia StudiesROMEThe Mafia has been the subject of countless films, books and even museums in Italy. Now it is also the subject of a university course. The class, which opened last month at the Faculty of Law of the Roma Tre University, looks at the birth and development of organized crime in […]December 1, 2004HBCUsNorth Carolina HBCU Working to Produce Textbooks for BeninNorth Carolina HBCU Working to Produce Textbooks for BeninRALEIGH, N.C. With a little help from a boy named Bio, educators and students at historically Black St. Augustine’s College are trying to improve education in the West African nation of Benin. They are part of a U.S. Agency for International Development program called Textbooks for a […]December 1, 2004HomeU.S. Supreme Court Debates Use of Racial Segregation in PrisonsU.S. Supreme Court Debates Use of Racial Segregation in PrisonsWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court took up a racial segregation case last month that asks if Black California inmates are being unconstitutionally bunked together for months at a time, in the name of keeping prisons safe. The Bush administration has sided with a Black convicted killer who claims […]December 1, 2004SportsIowa’s Black Athletes Lag Behind in Graduation RatesIowa’s Black Athletes Lag Behind in Graduation RatesDES MOINES, IowaBlack athletes at three of Iowa’s largest colleges graduated at rates far below the national average for Division I schools, The Des Moines Register reported. Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa reported that 33 percent of Black athletes at the schools graduated within […]December 1, 2004Asian American Pacific IslanderBlack Journalists Association Concerned About ImpactBlack Journalists Association Concerned About Impact Of Downsizing on Newsroom DiversityWASHINGTON The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is troubled over the impact on newsroom diversity as the news media industry continues its steady pace of layoffs, buyouts and downsizing. At least five Black journalists were among more than 60 newsroom staffers recently let go […]December 1, 2004HomeSouthern University Regains Teacher Training AccreditationSouthern University Regains Teacher Training AccreditationBATON ROUGE, La.Southern University’s teacher training program has regained full national accreditation. About 90 percent of would-be teachers at the Baton Rouge campus now pass the Praxis exam, a test that assesses their prowess in their subject and their teaching abilities in the classroom. In 2001, 33 percent of Southern […]December 1, 2004HomeHeart Drug for Blacks Sparks Controversy Over Target MarketingHeart Drug for Blacks Sparks Controversy Over Target MarketingNEW ORLEANSThe largest study ever done solely on Blacks with heart failure raises the controversial prospect of the first drug that might be marketed to a specific racial group. The experimental drug, BiDil, dramatically improved survival and cut hospitalizations for heart failure, a problem that affects 5 […]December 1, 2004HomeEducation Groups Push for Greater Diversity in Teaching ForceEducation Groups Push for Greater Diversity in Teaching ForceWASHINGTON A glaring lack of racial and cultural diversity among teachers is hurting the chances of success for minority students, a coalition of school groups contends. A small but growing body of research shows minorities tend to do better in class and face higher expectations when taught […]December 1, 2004HomeFormer FAMU Band Member Wins $1.8 Million Verdict in Hazing SuitFormer FAMU Band Member Wins $1.8 Million Verdict in Hazing SuitTALLAHASSEE, Fla.A former Florida A&M University marching band member who was badly beaten during a 2001 hazing incident won a $1.8 million verdict in a civil battery case. Marcus Parker, now 21, was beaten so badly with a paddling board during a Marching 100 initiation […]December 1, 2004Previous PagePage 30 of 431Next Page
