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Former S.C. Gov. Robert McNair, Who Took Heat for Deadly Race-related College Clash, Dies

COLUMBIA S.C. Former Gov. Robert E. McNair, who helped guide the state through a turbulent era of race relations, including the deadly clash between state troopers and black college students known as the Orangeburg Massacre, has died. He was 83.

November 18, 2007

On Ohio State U. Campus, Exec Prowls Streets to Keep Parties Safe

COLUMBUS OhioWillie Young can name almost any high school mascot in Ohio.

November 15, 2007

Ethiopian Theology Students Hunger Strike Over Politics, Beyonce’s Visit With Church Patriarch

ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia Students at Ethiopia’s top religious college are protesting the close ties between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the government, alleged restrictions on their speech and Beyonce’s recent meeting with their patriarch.

November 6, 2007

Back Home in Virginia, Former Norfolk State Professor to Return to Ethiopia

VIRGINIA BEACH Va. Freed from a prison in Ethiopia, Yacob Hailemariam is home in Virginia but said he will risk arrest again in his homeland to promote democratic rule.

October 22, 2007

Princeton Student Eating Clubs Taking Heat Over Underage Drinking

PRINCETON BOROUGH N.J. Local authorities are stepping up pressure to curtail underage drinking at Princeton University student eating clubs.

October 14, 2007

Why Republican Presidential Candidates Skipped the Morgan State Debate

The leading Republican presidential candidates’ inability to find their way to Morgan State University last night may have little to no impact in the short-term, but will probably hurt the GOP nominee in next year’s general election, says one leading policy expert.

September 26, 2007

Former House leader says Republican presidential candidates skipping black forum make mistake

WASHINGTON The former leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, said Tuesday that top tier Republican presidential candidates are making a mistake by skipping a forum focused on issues of importance to black voters.

September 24, 2007

Irish political party Fianna Fail starts recruitment drive in Northern Ireland universities

DUBLIN Ireland Fianna Fail, the political party that has dominated politics in the Republic of Ireland for decades, began recruiting university students Tuesday in Northern Ireland its first concrete move into the British territory.

September 24, 2007

School at center of civil rights battle celebrates 75 years

NEW MARKET Tenn. The little school tucked away in the east Tennessee mountains may have faded from the public spotlight, but it was once at the center of the struggle for civil rights.

September 22, 2007

Leadership & Policy

NYC officials asks Columbia University to cancel speech by Iranian president

NEW YORK Columbia University is providing Iran’s president with a forum for his “hate speech” and should withdraw its invitation to have Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speak at the prestigious university, the head of New York City’s City Council said Thursday.

September 20, 2007

Unconventional Wisdom

These new books from scholars defy the accepted thinking in their fields.

September 19, 2007

Turkey’s PM says ban on headscarf in state universities should be removed

ISTANBUL Turkey A ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in Turkish universities should be lifted, the country’s prime minister said Wednesday, signaling a significant change in his stance on the contentious issue.

September 18, 2007

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