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Toronto Black-focused school gains ground E-mail
Black Education News
Friday, 09 November 2007

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

 
The Spectacular Progress of Blacks in Master’s Degree Attainments E-mail
Black Education News
Thursday, 08 November 2007
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
 
What Are the Lyrics Saying? E-mail
Black Commentary and Views
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
 
Blacks must drop victimhood and reclaim dignity E-mail
Black Commentary and Views
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
 
Black writers take places on picket lines E-mail
Black Business News
Thursday, 08 November 2007
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
 
Outstanding Women Business Owners Share their Keys to Success E-mail
Black Business News
Wednesday, 07 November 2007
Diversity Edge Honors Outstanding Women Business Owners Who Share their Keys to Success...  Click to continue at DiversityEdge.com
 
A Monument At Last - The African Burial Ground, N.Y.C. E-mail
Black Community Issues
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
 
The impact of high Black male incarceration rates E-mail
Black Commentary and Views
Wednesday, 07 November 2007

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

 
Black mayor of US city, Iraqi founder of women's group win JFK award E-mail
Black Community Issues
Wednesday, 07 November 2007
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
 
Rev. Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks receives Presidential Medal of Freedom E-mail
U.S. Black News
Wednesday, 07 November 2007
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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