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Leaders Seek to Close the Achievement Gap for Black Males

Black male education and employment success was the agenda for a gathering of senior-level public and private-sector leaders and decision makers at the National Press Club in Washington on Friday.

March 11, 2007

African-American

Empowering the Black Masses

Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia joins a growing body of literature on the civil rights and Black power movements…

February 7, 2007

Job Corps National Director

Dr. Esther R. Johnson, the national director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps program…

November 29, 2006

Michigan Voters Ban Affirmative Action

California conservative Ward Connerly chalked up another victory Tuesday in his assault on affirmative action programs, as Michigan voters approved a ballot initiative that bans affirmative action in state contracting and employment and public university admissions.

November 7, 2006

Faculty & Staff

The End of a Journey

Tennessee’s desegregation case comes to a close with all parties in agreement that the state has finally eliminated all vestiges of racial segregation in its higher ed system.

October 18, 2006

Study: Immigrants Don’t Take Jobs from Americans

Rapid increases in immigration since 1990 have not generally hurt employment of American workers, according to a study released by the Pew Hispanic Center on Thursday.

August 9, 2006

Welfare-to-Work Proposal Would Limit Vocational Training

People who are receiving welfare may have a harder time attending college if proposed regulations …

August 9, 2006

Perspectives: Welfare Recipients Told They’re Not Wanted In College

Taking classes toward earning a bachelor’s degree would no longer counts as “work” under newly proposed welfare-to-work rules. Why would Congress and the Bush administration want to discourage college enrollment among people who arguably would most benefit by it?

July 25, 2006

France Will Continue to Mirror Apartheid-Era South Africa, Says Law Professor

After weeks of debilitating protests and strikes, French President Jacques Chirac last month succumbed to pressure from students and unions and…

May 3, 2006

France Will Continue to Mirror Apartheid-Era South Africa, Says Law Professor

French President Jacques Chirac succumbed to pressure from students and unions on Monday and has withdrawn the controversial youth labor law that triggered massive protests and strikes across the country…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, 2006

French Students Plan More Nationwide Protests Against Labor Law

French students mobilized last week for renewed nationwide protests against a new labor law, as the government sought to keep its ranks from fracturing and university presidents urged negotiations…

March 19, 2006

African-American Teen Unemployment Increases to Almost 7 Times National Rate, Report Says

While 193,000 new jobs were created in January and overall unemployment dropped to 4.7 percent…

February 12, 2006

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