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Community Colleges

Barack Obama Visits Prince George’s Community College

LARGO, Md. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama was in Maryland Wednesday for a campaign rally in Prince George’s County.

October 10, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Living With a Majority-Minority Mindset

While race relations have improved over the years, a lack of understanding regarding inequalities still exists.

September 5, 2007

Students

The Evolution of a Texas HBCU

Now majority Hispanic, the historically black st. philip’s college has positioned itself to serve an increasingly diverse San Antonio population.

August 15, 2007

Students

The Evolution of a Texas HBCU

Now majority Hispanic, the historically black st. philip’s college has positioned itself to serve an increasingly diverse San Antonio population.

August 8, 2007

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Judge says Shelby County schools still unfair to blacks

MEMPHIS Tenn. A district judge has ruled that Shelby County schools still are not ready to have a 1963 desegregation order lifted.

July 26, 2007

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Sample-minded: scholars of color support new counting strategy for Census 2000

Dr. Robert B. Hill knows the consequences that result when the national census undercounts a community’s population. A locality stands to lose millions of dollars in federal funding for social services, job training education, and other programs if the Census Bureau undercounts the locality’s population, he explains.

July 12, 2007

African-American

African American professors propose creation of institute to help developing countries

BRUSSELS, Belgium Professors at Howard and Fisk universities are proposing that an institute without walls be established by America’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to assist developing nations in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific islands.

July 6, 2007

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Undocumented Students Urge Passage of DREAM ACT

WASHINGTON, DC Illegal immigrants told a sympathetic U.S. House panel on Friday what life is like for immigrants struggling to get a college education with the threat of deportation hanging over their heads. A bill before Congress, the DREAM ACT, offering a path to citizenship, is part of the immigration reform bill the U.S. Senate is set to vote on this week.

May 20, 2007

Students

University of Tennessee Creates Scholarship To Attract More Black Students

MEMPHIS, Tenn. In an attempt to increase minority enrollment, the University of Tennessee is providing a new scholarship that will be available to students from 35 selected, majority Black high schools in the state.

October 25, 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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Drawn Out of the Game

The way today’s legislators draw political boundary lines reminds Deralyn Davis of the kinds of obstacles…

October 4, 2006

Students

Black Colleges Diversifying By Recruiting More Hispanics

ATLANTA Squeezed by stiff competition for their traditional students, historically Black colleges are making a push to recruit Hispanics.

August 2, 2006