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Black Health News
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 |
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A new model for calculating invasive breast cancer risk, called the
CARE model, has been found to give better estimates of the number of
breast cancers that would develop in African American women 50 to 79
years of age than an earlier model which was based primarily on data
from white women.
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Black Community Issues
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 |
An
increasing number of Black women are marrying interracially.
Digital Correspondent Mara Schiavocampo talks to some women who are
seeking - and in some cases finding - love outside their race. Click to contine at MSNBC.com
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Black Business News
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
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In 1996, the NAACP launched the Economic Reciprocity Initiative (ERI) as a sustained consumer movement to measure corporate America’s financial relationship with the African American community. Over the past eleven years, the ERI has expanded its scope and has continued to highlight on an annual basis the diversity efforts made in a number of leading industries. Click to continue at NAACP.org
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Black Education News
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
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Given that results for black and Latino students are improving, is the achievement gap something we should be trying to solve at all? Isn't there a danger of doing more harm than good? All this week, Russlynn Ali and Richard Rothstein debate the achievement gap. Click to continue at latimes.com
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Black Education News
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
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The law school at North Carolina Central University, the historically
black educational institution in Durham, was recently designated by preLaw magazine as the law school in the United States with the “best value.” Click to continue at JBHE.com
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Black Political News
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
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...In a move that is unusually early and specific, a group of prominent historians on Monday issued a joint endorsement
of Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency. The endorsement, released
through the History News Network, was organized by Michael Kazin, a
professor of history at Georgetown University, and Ralph E. Luker... Click to continue at InsideHigherEd.com
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Black Community Issues
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
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One of Latasha Norman's professors described the junior accounting
major as one of her most dedicated students and "an independent
thinker" in an interview with Black College Wire. Click to continue at BlackCollegeWire.com
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U.S. Black News
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
 If, God forbid, your child goes missing, you’d better hope she’s cute. And it would help if she’s blond. Oh, and white. Otherwise, if history is any indicator, you may wait a while for the
outpouring of media attention that could result in the crucial tip to
crack the case... Click to continue at pajamasmedia.com
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Black Education News
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
Twenty percent of the U.S. citizens awarded
research doctorates from American universities in 2006 were ethnic
minorities, according to a recent report released by the National
Science Foundation in conjunction with the National Opinion Research
Center and an assortment of government agencies. Click to continue at DiverseEducation.com
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Black Entertainment & Sports News
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
 Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died early Tuesday morning
after being shot Monday by intruders at his home in Miami, the National
Football League club confirmed Tuesday. The 24-year-old
National Football League defender died in a Florida hospital where he
underwent nearly seven hours of emergency surgery Monday... Click to continue from the AFP
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