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Book Review: Black Women, United and Hell-Bent on Doing God’s Work

In Jesus, Jobs, and Justice: African American Women and Religion, Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas, a professor of history at Temple University, has labored diligently to craft a comprehensive history of Black women in the U.S.

Dr. Bettye Collier-Thomas is a professor of history at Temple University

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Experts Say Feds vs. State Conflict in Arizona Rooted in U.S. Founding

The federal lawsuit against Arizona’s tough new immigration law focuses heavily on a question that has been in the spotlight repeatedly the past decade and dates back to the Founding Fathers.

Kris Kobach is the University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor who helped draft the Arizona immigration law.

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Census Undercount Feared in Poorest U.S. Areas

As the U.S. Census Bureau prepares to wrap up its door-to-door count across the country next week, there are some who worry many may have been missed.

U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. (photo courtesy of Center for American Progress)

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S.C. Lawmakers Seeking Review of HBCU-based Transportation Center

A dozen years after the project was announced, some state lawmakers want a review of how money has been used for a yet-to-be-built research center at South Carolina State University named for House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.

S.C. State Sen. Robert Ford, D-Charleston

Native Americans

New Mexico Librarian Enlivens the Research Experience Among Native Students

Paulita Aguilar is the curator of the University of New Mexico’s Indigenous Nations Library Program (INLP), mandated to increase information literacy and research skills among tribal students, who make up 6 percent of the flagship campus in Albuquerque.

Paulita Aguilar (left) is the curator of the University of New Mexico’s Indigenous Nations Library Program.

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Coast Guard Cadet Diversity Surges With Minority Wave

Swabs, or cadets, from racial and ethnic minority groups make up 24 percent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2014—the second highest percentage in the school’s history, surpassed only by one class that was a percentage point higher.

Cadets participate in flag ceremony at the Coast Guard Academy.

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Grambling’s President Orders Review of School Spending

Grambling State University’s new president has hired the former president of Virginia’s largest historically Black university to review “every dime” of GSU’s budget. Last week, a state audit found that the university bought stock with money supposed to be used for buildings and grounds and lost $1 million on the deal.

Dr. Frank Pogue is president of Grambling State University.

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Scholarship and Activism Help Cultivate Community Farming Movement

Often assisted by local colleges, farming initiatives in small-town and urban communities teach residents to combat their lack of healthy food resources by growing their own nutritious produce.

Dr. Owusu Bandele is a retired professor of sustainable agriculture and animal production at the Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La.

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South Carolina HBCU Board Reinstates Fired President

The South Carolina State University trustee board has rehired the president it ousted on June 15.

Dr. George E. Cooper was reinstated as president of South Carolina State University.

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President Obama Calls for Bipartisan Immigration Reform

At American University, President Barack Obama called for bipartisan action on immigration reform, outlining essential elements of a comprehensive reform package, without setting timetables or introducing new policies.

President Barack Obama at American University (photo by Arelis Hernandez)

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Report: Harvard Scholar’s Arrest at Home Avoidable

A Harvard scholar and the police sergeant who arrested him last July after a confrontation outside his home both missed opportunities to “ratchet down” the situation and end the encounter more calmly, according to a review of the case released Wednesday.

Henry Louis Gates

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Affirmative Action Advocates Consider Recession’s Impact on Diversity

At a national meeting of affirmative action advocates, higher education and corporate officials agreed that institutions of all types must be proactive to prevent the faltering economy from overly impacting one or more underrepresented groups.

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