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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Reforms Across Multiple Policy Areas Key to Eliminating Health Disparities, Experts Say
A panel of health policy experts Tuesday told congressional staff members and policy professionals that, while health care reform could play a powerful role in reducing health disparities between minorities and Whites, major policy reform in areas such as housing, transportation, agriculture and labor will also prove necessary to close the health care gap.
October 20, 2009
African-American
Vassar Professor Examines Black Women’s Film Stardom
In new book, Dr. Mia Mask recounts struggles and triumphs of African-American women in American film.
October 19, 2009
Students
Predominantly Black Sorority Empowered to Expand International Aid Work
In gaining ‘special consultative’ status from the United Nations, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority joins an elite network of organizations that provides international assistance to developing nations.
October 15, 2009
Students
Predominantly Black Sorority Empowered to Expand International Aid Work
In gaining ‘special consultative’ status from the United Nations, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority joins an elite network of organizations that provides international assistance to developing nations.
October 15, 2009
Students
SPECTRUM: FOUND IN TRANSLATION
From his small office near the Charles River, Dr. Fallou Ngom can envision the rewriting of much of African history, including the slave trade.
October 14, 2009
African-American
Scholar Leads African Language Learning Project to Recover Lost Knowledge
Dr. Fallou Ngom of Boston University oversees training of young scholars in Ajami, a modified Arabic script, so unread ancient African language texts can be translated into modern languages.
October 14, 2009
Students
Nation’s Pupils Find Few Black Men To Call Mister
Black male students at Cheyney University are among the newest recruits to the Call Me MISTER teaching program, which seeks to dramatically increase the number of African-American men teaching in U.S. public schools.
October 11, 2009
African-American
First-year Black Student Enrollment Drop Raises Diversity Concerns at University of Maryland
The institutional research office at the University of Maryland-College Park released startling numbers showing that among first-year students African-Americans experienced a 28-percent drop in the number of enrollees from 539 in 2008 to 387 in 2009 at the flagship campus.
October 11, 2009
Sports
Famed Marching 100 Band May Steal the Show at Miami-FAMU Game
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — When the final whistle blows to end Miami’s game against Florida A&M, Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon will hurry off the field. And then he’ll hurry right back out.
October 8, 2009
African-American
Wheaton College Was Underground Railroad Stop
An entry buried in a 120-year-old manuscript has confirmed what local historians long have believed: Wheaton College was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
October 6, 2009
African-American
S.F. State University Hosts Conference To Celebrate, Further Explore Ethnic Studies
At a time when some pundits and critics contend that ethnic studies are no longer needed, the dean of the only U.S. college devoted to the discipline calls the struggle to survive a collective one.
October 6, 2009
African-American
Mass. Legislation Could Authorize Study of Slavery’s Economic Legacy
Legislators in Massachusetts are considering a bill that could authorize a study to determine how much state and local institutions profited from the African slave trade.
October 5, 2009
Students
Black College Advocate Questions Funding Formula for Southern University Campuses
While serving as an appointee on a panel examining ways to overhaul Louisiana public college systems, the president of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education questioned whether state funding practices are fair to the historically Black schools
September 30, 2009
African-American
Committed to Conservation
Despite budget constraints and a backlog of maintenance projects, HBCUs strive to implement ‘green’ principles on campus.
September 28, 2009
African-American
Hampton U. Summit To Promote Marriage, Two-Parent Families
Hampton University brings together religious leaders, psychologists, public health workers and other experts to discuss the state of marriage and talk about how to reverse trends such as high divorce rates and out-of-wedlock births.
September 28, 2009
African-American
Hampden-Sydney’s Superstar President Makes Splash
Christopher Howard has taken the helm of Hampden-Sydney College as the first African-American to lead the all-male Virginia liberal arts college.
September 27, 2009
African-American
Film Review: Feeling the Power of “The Providence Effect”
More than three decades after turning a west side Chicago parochial school into a nationally acclaimed private K-12 academy that annually sends 100 percent of its high school seniors to college, Paul J. Adams has attained legendary status as an educator.
September 24, 2009
African-American
Republican Leader Says Party Must Court Blacks
RNC Chair Michael Steele told audience at historically Black college that many African-Americans are frustrated with his party and said the Republicans must reach out to the Black community to remedy the situation. He said the party would need to take “baby steps” to win over Black voters.
September 22, 2009
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