Black IssuesHomeCalifornia Colleges Creating New Paths to Being a TeacherCalifornia Colleges Creating New Paths to Being a TeacherSEASIDE, Calif. Facing a wave of teacher retirements and increasing pressure to turn out new teachers, universities and school districts are looking to fight state budget cuts by finding new ways to get teachers into the classroom. Alternatives developed by districts and universities include growing their own […]June 16, 2004HomeReducing Black-White Test Score Gap Begins With Early Verbal Interaction at HomeReducing Black-White Test Score Gap Begins With Early Verbal Interaction at HomeUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. In 2003 the Supreme Court ruled in support of affirmative action in college admissions, but their ruling suggested that affirmative action should become unnecessary in the next 25 years. However, a large test score gap between Black and White students indicates […]June 16, 2004SportsStanford Names Johnson Head Basketball CoachStanford Names Johnson Head Basketball CoachPALO ALTO, Calif.Trent Johnson, a former assistant basketball coach at Stanford University, has returned to the Palo Alto university to coach, but this time he’s running the show.Stanford announced that Johnson will replace Mike Montgomery as the head coach as of last month. Montgomery left Stanford to take the head […]June 16, 2004African-AmericanMemoirs of Slave Who Died in Vermont To be Republished This FallMemoirs of Slave Who Died in Vermont To be Republished This FallBURLINGTON, Vt.The last time Jeffrey Brace saw his parents was in Africa as he headed to the river for a swim with friends. “My mother pressed me to her breast, and warned me of the dangers of the waters, for she knew no other,” […]June 16, 2004HomeSupreme Court Justice Thomas Tells Law School Graduates to Make Decisions by PrincipleSupreme Court Justice Thomas Tells Law School Graduates to Make Decisions by PrincipleYPSILANTI, Mich. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told students graduating from Ave Maria School of Law last month to make decisions by principle first and never to quit. In a commencement speech for the conservative Catholic school, Thomas said his initial difficulty […]June 16, 2004HBCUsBlack College Alumni Gifts on the RiseBlack College Alumni Gifts on the RiseATLANTAAlumni giving to historically Black colleges and universities is growing, thanks in part to the Kresge Foundation through its HBCU Initiative, which works with HBCUs to strengthen their fund raising and institutional advancement. While many media reports have questioned the strength of HBCU alumni giving, the Kresge HBCU Initiative […]June 16, 2004African-AmericanBlack Biography Project Opens the Pages of HistoryBlack Biography Project Opens the Pages of HistoryBOSTON History has not been good to Onesimus. As smallpox raged across Boston in 1721, the prominent Boston minister Cotton Mather suggested “ye Method of Inoculation” that he had learned from Onesimus, his former slave: Deliberately infect healthy people to boost their immunity. Although the first mass inoculation […]June 16, 2004HBCUsBrown Celebration Inspires Design Contest, Reveals DisparityBrown Celebration Inspires Design Contest, Reveals DisparityURBANA CHAMPAIGN, Ill. As part of a yearlong celebration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to mark the 50th anniversary celebration of Brown v. Board of Education, the graphic design program in the department of art and design sponsored “The Chance Project,” a national poster design contest. Using […]June 16, 2004HomeBrown Anniversary Speakers Say Anger Needed in Debate Over EducationBrown Anniversary Speakers Say Anger Needed in Debate Over EducationTOPEKA, Kan. Activists need to be as angry now about inadequate public schools as they were during the 1960s about Blacks being denied their civil rights, speakers at an NAACP conference on education said last month.Kweisi Mfume, NAACP president and chief executive officer, told conference participants […]June 16, 2004HomeRacial Stereotypes Influence Readers’ Memories of Crime Stories, Study FindsRacial Stereotypes Influence Readers’ Memories of Crime Stories, Study FindsUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.If asked to imagine a criminal suspect, certain mental pictures come to mind for most people. According to a recent Penn State study concerning people’s memory of news photographs, images that accentuate African American facial features would be common, particularly if the crime is […]June 16, 2004Previous PagePage 71 of 431Next Page
