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Black Education News
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Friday, 09 November 2007 |
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Some called it segregation, "the very thing Martin Luther King marched against," said retired teacher Winston Clement. Others
hailed African-centred schools as the best hope for black teens –
"that would give our kids a vision of their own history, it should have
happened a long time ago." Click to continue at thestar.com
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Black Education News
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
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The number of blacks earning a master’s degree was up 8 percent
from the previous year. Since 2000 the number of African Americans
earning master’s degrees has increased by more than 51 percent. Click to continue at The Journal of Black in Higher Education
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Black Commentary and Views
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
 We all hear about degrading hip-hop lyrics. And we hear about the
lyrics that promote violence and illegal acts. But what about the songs
that we think are totally innocent? A Hilltop staffer spoke about her church choir doing the "Crank That
(Soulja Boy)" dance, during a service in hopes of intriguing their
younger attendees of the service. Click to continue at BlackCollegeWire.com
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Black Commentary and Views
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
 We know there are forces that make the ability to escape poverty
seem bleak: overburdened single-parent homes, a high dropout rate,
joblessness, gangs, drugs, crime, incarceration.... Yet we in the black community must look at ourselves and understand our own responsibility. Click to continue at CSMonitor.com
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Black Business News
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
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Black writers in this entertainment capital, who make up about three
percent of 9,000-member Writers Guild of America, are voicing
unequivocal support for a work stoppage against movie studios and
television production companies. Click to continue at WaveNewspapers.com
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Black Business News
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
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Diversity Edge Honors Outstanding Women Business Owners Who Share their Keys to Success... Click to continue at DiversityEdge.com
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Black Community Issues
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
 Scattered throughout the crowd gathered to celebrate the dedication
of the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan
were community activists who remember arriving at the site in
1991 when steam shovels had disinterred more than 400 graves. Click to continue at The Network Journal
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Black Commentary and Views
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
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When America embarked on its aggressive
campaign to “get tough on crime” by swelling the nation’s prison ranks,
it’s now clear that not enough emphasis was put on creating healthy
prison environments or considering the impact that incarcerating so
many people would have on the families and communities that they left
behind. Click to continue at FinalCall.com
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Black Community Issues
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
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Williams, 36, became the youngest and the first black mayor in
Youngstown, Ohio, when he left a banking career and won election in
November 2005. Williams ran on a platform that called on the city to
acknowledge its shrinking population and poor economic health...Click to continue at IHT.com
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U.S. Black News
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
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The NAACP is proud of the latest accomplishment by one
of its own. Rev. Dr. Benjamin Lawson Hooks was among eight who received
the Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush yesterday. The
Presidental Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor.
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