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Shirley Sherrod rebounds with 'The Courage to Hope'When Shirley Sherrod got a call from the White House requesting her resignation, her first thought was: "How can I explain to my children that I got fired by the first black president?" More » |
Report: Minority male grad rates still lagThe Schott Foundation for Public Education released last week a national report that found that only 52 percent of black males and 58 percent of Latino male ninth-graders graduate from high school four years later, while 78 percent of white, non-Latino male ninth-graders graduate four years later. More » |
Occupy the Vote: No bullies at the pollsA new report by Common Cause and Demos entitled "Bullies at the Ballot Box" took direct aim at Jim Crow-like tactics designed to challenge and intimidate voters at the polls. More » |
States must expand dental care access for poor childrenATLANTA - As states wrangle with whether or not to pursue Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they should look carefully at the serious implications for oral health, especially for poor and minority children if Medicaid services are not expanded as originally envisioned under the ACA. More » |
Florida A & M suspends band after fatal hazing incidentFlorida A & M University opened its football season earlier this month against Tennessee State University in Nashville without its fabled marching band present. More » |
US financial policies waging war on middle classEditor's Note: U.S. Census data released this month revealed troubling poverty figures, with some 46 million Americans - including one in every five children - living below the poverty line. Donald Barlett and James Steele, award-winning journalists and authors of the new book, "Betrayal of the American Dream," warn such numbers will continue to rise if more is not done to curb policies hostile to America's middle class. More » |
