News Wire ReportsHomeRacial Pill Maker’s Sales Drop in Wider-than-expected-lossLower-than-expected sales of a new heart-failure drug approved only for use by Black patients should not signal doom for racially tailored drugs, says a medical expert. Despite low sales affecting stock market shares of the drug’s maker, NitroMed Inc., racially tailored drugs might be here to stay.May 30, 2006HomeProfessor: Black-Latino Coalition Needed to Counter Anti-Immigration ProtestorsThe 12-city tour the Minuteman Project began this week to build support for tighter border security, including stops in predominantly Black neighborhoods, suggests that now is the time to build an alliance between Hispanics and Blacks, says a University of California-Davis professor.May 11, 2006HomeFrance Will Continue to Mirror Apartheid-Era South Africa, Says Law ProfessorFrench President Jacques Chirac succumbed to pressure from students and unions on Monday and has withdrawn the controversial youth labor law that triggered massive protests and strikes across the country…April 10, 2006StudentsUtah State Office Outlines Ethnic Affairs StrategyUtah’s Office of Ethnic Affairs has drafted a two-year strategy to publicize, develop and support services to the state’s ethnic…October 10, 2005HomeStudy Provides Early Indicators Of High-School Drop Out RisksA new study finds that information on students’ freshman year course credits and failures can be used to predict whether they will graduate from high school Story:July 27, 2005HomeNEA Study Reveals Teacher Salaries Remained Stagnant for Last DecadeDespite the rise in school enrollments and the chronic teacher shortage faced by many school districts Story:July 27, 2005Page 1 of 1
