Black IssuesHomeMicrosoft Launches Research Center in IndiaMicrosoft Launches Research Center in IndiaBANGALORE, IndiaThe Microsoft Corp. opened a research lab in India last month, making it only the third Microsoft research facility outside the United States. Microsoft Research India, situated in Bangalore, will handle long-term basic and applied research in coordination with both the Indian government and Indian higher education institutions. Several […]February 9, 2005HealthUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center Launches Patient Internet PortalUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center Launches Patient Internet Portal PITTSBURGHThe University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has launched an Internet-based program for diabetes patients that allows them to communicate more effectively with their doctors from any location and to better manage their health care by using an Internet portal. The Web-based initiative, known as UPMC […]February 9, 2005African-AmericanAfricana.com Web Site Announces its ClosureAfricana.com Web Site Announces its ClosureSTERLING, Va.Founded by Harvard professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Princeton University professor Dr. Anthony Appiah, the Africana.com news and feature Web site on African-American life and culture was to formally close at the end of January, according to the Web site. “After 6 years, Africana.com is shutting its […]February 9, 2005African-AmericanThe Niagara Movement’s Powerful Fruit — 100 Years of ProtestThe Niagara Movement’s Powerful Fruit — 100 Years of ProtestBy Julianne MalveauxThe Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASAALH) was founded 90 years ago on Sept. 9, 1915. It’s founder, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, author of the scathing masterpiece, The Miseducation of the Negro (1933), was also the founder of Negro […]February 9, 2005HomeIncorporating the Ideals of Black History Month — In Our Daily LivesIncorporating the Ideals of Black History Month — In Our Daily Lives By Lydia LumI sat on the back porch of an old white clapboard house interviewing Montgomery, Ala., residents. A colleague had suggested retreating there because the outdoor music and entertainment were drowning out the voices of those I was trying to interview. The […]February 9, 2005StudentsCelebrating Black HistoryCelebrating Black History a look at how selected colleges and universities celebrate Black History MonthFebruary 9, 2005HomeMississippi EarningsMississippi EarningsAfter a 30-year battle over the Ayers case, Attorney Alvin Chambliss fights for his own settlementBy B. Denise HawkinsThe long-time lead attorney in a decades-old higher education desegregation battle that ended three months ago when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a final appeal wants to get paid for his services, but not […]February 9, 2005HomeOne Step CloserOne Step CloserSelection of Black history museum director and museum site expected in 2005 By Ronald RoachThe appointment in December of the high-profile 19-member advisory council of the National Museum of African American History and Culture marked the newest chapter in the long effort to establish a national African American history museum in Washington. Named […]February 9, 2005Leadership & PolicyBrown’s Family HistoryBrown’s Family HistoryFollowing are excerpts from the special report “Slavery, the Brown Family of Providence and Brown University”:Brown’s Family History”The histories of Brown University and the Brown family of Providence are complex and firmly intertwined. The family included both ardent abolitionists like Moses Brown and Nicholas Brown Jr. (after whom the University is named) and […]February 9, 2005Leadership & PolicyTeachable MomentsTeachable MomentsWhen protests erupted following the publication of an anti-reparations ad in a campus newspaper, Brown University President Ruth Simmons decided her community could benefit from taking a closer look at the university’s historical ties to slavery By Kendra HamiltonIt all started as a rather run-of-the-mill campus controversy over race and slavery: an anti-reparations ad […]February 9, 2005Previous PagePage 13 of 431Next Page