Current News New Reports Illustrate Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice System Marking the 35th anniversary of New York’s controversial Rockefeller drug laws, the tough mandatory minimum sentencing laws for drug offenders, three new reports were issued by the Human Rights Watch (HRW), The Sentencing Project (TSP) and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) that highlight the alarming racial disparities that exist in drug-related arrest and imprisonment. May 9, 2008, 22:49
Current News Report Measures Levels of Campus Inclusivity at Three Colleges and Universities Intolerance, threats and verbal insults pervaded the campuses of three predominately White institutions, the University of California, Berkeley, Michigan State University, and Columbia College, according to a student survey in the recently released report, “If I’d Only Known.” May 8, 2008, 21:42
Community College News Perspectives: A2MEND Addressing Issues Facing Black Males in Higher Education Since its founding in 2005, the African American Male Education Network and Development (A2MEND) organization has grown from an organization that identified the main component of their mission to “create an affirming academic and professional environment for African-Americans,” to an organization that is actively achieving this mission through providing workshops and presentations throughout California and the United States. May 8, 2008, 12:29
Current News Authorities arrest 75 students in drug bust at San Diego University Authorities arrested 96 people, most of them students, as part of an undercover drug investigation at San Diego State University that began after a student’s fatal cocaine overdose last spring, authorities said Tuesday. May 7, 2008, 21:39
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Current News Conference Highlights Successful Schools When Ricardo Esparza became principal of Granger High School in South Central Washington state nine years ago, he walked into an environment where gangs roamed the halls, fights were common and academic performance was less than impressive. May 7, 2008, 10:54
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Current News Survey: Nearly 60 Percent of Hispanic and Black Children Can’t Swim Nearly 60 percent of Hispanic and African-American children cannot swim, almost twice the figure for White children, according to a first-of-its-kind survey that USA Swimming hopes will strengthen its efforts to lower minority drowning rates and draw more minority children into the sport. May 7, 2008, 10:43
