Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Texas Southern University's
former president, accused of misspending more than half a million
dollars of school money to lavishly furnish and decorate her homes. Read more at chron.com
The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People and NBC Entertainment today announced the
first recipient of the newly established NAACP/NBC Fellowship in
Screenwriting at UCLA's School
of Theater, Film and
Television.
The age-specific sections here feature everyday parents sharing
personal stories about the challenges and rewards of raising children
in today's diverse world. The sections also offer practical advice from
psychologists, educators and parenting experts to help parents
integrate lessons of respect and tolerance into daily activities. Read more at Tolerance.org
When it comes to knowing the basics of economics, such as how banks use
money deposited into checking accounts to fund loans and what the
nation’s primary source of revenue is, Black students are the most
clueless, according to the Nation’s Report Card on Economics. Read more at DiverseEducation.com | View 2006 Economics Report Card Online