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A Perfect 10?

If history repeats itself, Florida A&M University’s famed Marching 100 Band will add another drum major and change…

March 7, 2007

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An Institution of the People

It may have produced one of the most contentious fights ever in U.S. higher education

February 21, 2007

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Outrage Over College Party Accused of Mocking Hispanics

SANTA CLARA, Calif. A “South of the Border” theme party has stirred outrage at a Silicon Valley university after students showed up at the bash dressed as Hispanic janitors, gardeners, gangbangers and pregnant teens.

February 18, 2007

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Clemson University Probes Racist Party

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University President James Barker on Tuesday decried a party where White students mocked Black stereotypes by drinking malt liquor and at least one student dressed in black face.

January 30, 2007

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Perspectives: King Holiday Opportunity For Change

As we know, America will celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 15th. On that day, we will pause to reflect on the greatness of the man and to re-commit ourselves to his principles of fairness and justice. Many of us have found his philosophy to be quite simple. He wanted all of us to treat one another with great dignity and respect. Turning talk into action, however, causes us the trouble.

January 11, 2007

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An Unreported Result From the Midterm Elections

One of the little-reported results of the 2006 midterm elections is that almost half of all Hispanics in Arizona…

December 27, 2006

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Facing Off On Political Diversity

Does the quest for diversity extend to the politics of the faculty? Earlier this year…

October 18, 2006

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Voter Intimidation and Fraud Examined by U.S. Civil Rights Commission

With concerns about past election disputes and waning public confidence in the electoral process, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a briefing on Friday to investigate voter fraud and voter intimidation.

October 15, 2006

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Drawn Out of the Game

The way today’s legislators draw political boundary lines reminds Deralyn Davis of the kinds of obstacles that kept Blacks from voting back…

October 11, 2006

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The School of Spellings

Tough, passionate and perhaps “terrifying,” U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has been described…

October 4, 2006

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Perceptions and Realities

Tension may exist between Blacks and Hispanics over jobs and political power in the United States…

October 4, 2006

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The School of Spellings

Tough, passionate and perhaps “terrifying,” U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has been described…

October 4, 2006