Saturday, May 17, 2008

Racism not an issue in firing of NBA coaches

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Rodney Fort, Ph.D. Professor, Sport Management, is a recognized authority on sports economics and business, both in the U.S. and internation...
Friday, May 16, 2008

Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor PODCAST

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Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love is the first comprehensive presentation of this remarkable African American arti...
Thursday, May 15, 2008

African American Votes are Up for Grabs

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Fredrick C. Harris's research interests include American Politics with a focus on political participation, social movements, religion an...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Thurgood Marshall wins against separate but equal with Brown v. Board of Education

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Thurgood Marshall, attorney for the NAACP, 1957 Sep. 17. The Case of the Century Marshall wins against separate but equal with Brown case By...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

NASA Engineers Lorna Graves Jackson, Marceia Clark-Ingram and Tawnya Plummer Laughinghouse Honored with National Women of Color Award

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Lorna Graves Jackson, an engineer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and a native of Everett...
Monday, May 12, 2008

Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits

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Martin Luther King Jr. stands with his wife, Coretta, and daughter Yolanda in 1956. (© Sandra Weiner/National Portrait Gallery) African Amer...
Sunday, May 11, 2008

Gee’s Bend Quilters Create Art from Scraps of Fabric

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Mary Lee Bendolph quilt, 2005, features blocks, strips, strings and half squares. (The Walters Art Museum) Women descended from slaves gain ...
Saturday, May 10, 2008

NOVA documentary about Percy Julian wins AAAS Science Journalism Award

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Caption: The young Percy Julian in a laboratory. Credit: From the collection of The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest. Usage R...
Friday, May 9, 2008

More attention should be given to African American hair care needs

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Jeffrey J. Miller M.D. Associate Professor of Dermatology Hershey, Pa. -- Hair straightening, long-term braids and frequent washing may be d...
Thursday, May 8, 2008

African-American Issues in Presidential Election

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Professor Shaw received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles. National Science Foundation Awards Politi...
Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Dr. Charles Richard Drew, M.D., C.M., MED. D.Sc.

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Dr. Charles Richard Drew, M.D., C.M., MED. D.Sc. - Professor Of Surgery, Howard University, Chief Surgeon, Freedmen's Hospital, Washingt...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Closing the achievement gap in math and science

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Latest results from Math and Science Partnership program show gains for Hispanic and African-American students. The latest results from the ...
Monday, May 5, 2008

Penn State acquires important Blockson Collection

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Penn State's University Libraries have recently acquired the Charles L. Blockson Collection of African-Americana and the African Diaspor...
Sunday, May 4, 2008

Pitt Study Finds Inequality in Tobacco Advertising

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African-Americans more likely targets for pro-tobacco media messages PITTSBURGH, August 20, 2007 — Compared with Caucasians, African-America...
Saturday, May 3, 2008

Shades of black Skin tone outweighs education for African Americans seeking jobs

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Matthew Harrison (above), a doctoral student at UGA, undertook the first significant study of “colorism” in the American workplace, finding ...