Black IssuesHomeWar Criminals And DesegregationWar Criminals And DesegregationMay 17 was the 47th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court finding in Brown vs. Board of Education. That finding was, of course, more than a simple court ruling. It was a finding that the court said should be implemented “with all deliberate speed,” as if words like deliberate and speed should […]June 7, 2000HomeCorrectional Education: Books Give Prisoners’ PerspectivesCorrectional Education: Books Give Prisoners’ PerspectivesCurrently, some 70 percent of the 2 million people in U.S. jails, prisons and detention centers are people of color; approximately 1 million are African American. With the highest incarceration rate in the industrialized world, the United States is one of the few developed countries with capital punishment and one […]June 7, 2000HBCUsEliminating the Last Vestiges of SegregationEliminating the Last Vestiges of SegregationI was recently asked to speak at the annual President’s Leadership Summit of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and provide the group with an update of federal higher education desegregation activity. The question-and-answer period that followed my presentation impressed upon me the need for broader clarification regarding federal policy on […]June 7, 2000HomeBuilding A Better Web Site Through Free AssociationBuilding A Better Web Site Through Free AssociationHow good is free?The no-cost Internet bandwagon continues to accelerate, with Web sites, Web storage space, Web-based software programs, and Internet service providers offering services completely free of charge.Some Web sites even let you build your Web site for free, then host it for free as well.I’ve tested […]May 24, 2000HBCUsTech BriefsHobsons HBCU Guide To Include Atlanta University SchoolsATLANTA — The four historically Black schools that make up the Atlanta University Center are the latest institutions to sign up for inclusion in Hobsons Publications “The Guide to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” The interactive CD-ROM will feature detailed information about Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris […]May 24, 2000HomeYahoo! They Made ItYahoo! They Made It For first time in years, two Black colleges named ‘most wired’HAMPTON, Va. — As the only historically Black institutions to make the Yahoo! Internet Life “Most Wired Colleges” year 2000 list, officials at Hampton University here and Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn., say the recognition helps bring attention to the progress […]May 24, 2000DisabiltiesDue Process: Florida A&M, Florida International Finally Get Law SchoolsDue Process: Florida A&M, Florida International Finally Get Law SchoolsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two months ago, more than 11,000 angry protesters marched here on Florida’s Capitol to protest Gov. Jeb Bush’s plan to end affirmative action in university admissions and state contracting.Now the Florida governor is poised to sign legislation that would create two new law […]May 24, 2000HomePanel Offers Diversity Goals For Texas HBCUsPanel Offers Diversity Goals For Texas HBCUs Austin, Texas — A Texas panel has recommended ways for the state’s two historically Black public universities to erase findings by federal officials that traces of segregation linger in Texas higher education.Called “Priority Plan 2000,” the panel capped six months of talks by suggesting that Texas Southern and […]May 24, 2000HomeBI What’s NewThe Association of American Medical Colleges, in collaboration with Pfizer Inc. and the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative, has established a new institutional grant program entitled “Caring for Community.”The program’s purpose is to encourage the development of medical student-initiated services and programs to local communities. The association will manage the Community Service Fund, a philanthropy created […]May 24, 2000African-AmericanBI News BriefsMorgan State Blocks Competing Doctoral ProgramsBALTIMORE — New doctoral programs at Baltimore-area public universities have been put on hold at the urging of Morgan State University officials, prompting critics to claim the school is using its historically Black status to block competition from other schools. The first doctoral programs at Towson University and the University […]May 24, 2000Previous PagePage 380 of 431Next Page