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Gender Dilemmas

Authors examine how race and sex affect the lives of men and women in society.

June 14, 2010

Students

Arizona State Forum: Fixing U.S. Education

Taking the uncommon step as a public flagship university to help stimulate the national conversation on education reform, Arizona State University convened a panel of education experts for a forum titled “Getting Back in the Race: Fixing American Education” this past Friday.

June 6, 2010

African-American

Interracial Marriage Still Rising But at Slower Pace Than 1990s

The number of interracial marriages in the U.S. has risen 20 percent since 2000 to about 4.5 million, according to the latest census figures. While still growing, that number is a marked drop-off from the 65 percent increase between 1990 and 2000.

May 27, 2010

African-American

Arizona Gov. Signs Bill Targeting Ethnic Studies

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill targeting a school district’s ethnic studies program, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure.

May 12, 2010

Sports

Report: Advancement for Black Football Coaches Tied Heavily to Diverse Contacts

In the world of college football coaching, it’s not just “who you know” and how well you know them that factor in career advancement opportunities but what’s their race, according to a new study by North Carolina State University researchers.

May 6, 2010

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Appreciation: John Paul Stevens, Retiring Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Serving on the bench with such giants as Thurgood Marshall and William Brennan, John Paul Stevens may be the last Supreme Court justice who witnessed the raw, unvarnished history of discrimination that precipitated the passage of equal opportunity laws.

April 14, 2010

Leadership & Policy

Lone Black Trustee Retained on University of South Carolina Board

State lawmakers voted to retain the only Black member of the University of South Carolina’s board of trustees Wednesday in a vote that drew attention to the board’s lack of diversity and threatened the school’s football recruiting.

April 14, 2010

African-American

Howard University Hosts John Hope Franklin Tribute

Scholars who convened last week at Howard for a three-day symposium on Dr. John Hope Franklin’s career agreed that his memory will forever live through his scholarship.

April 11, 2010

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Report: Judiciary Decision Making Swayed by Race and Ethnicity

Comprehensive study reveals judges’ race affects outcomes in workplace racial harassment cases.

April 5, 2010

African-American

Virginia College To Examine Its Racial History

The College of William and Mary is examining its role as a slave owner and its discrimination against Black people for decades after the Civil War and will look at current race relations.

April 1, 2010

Sports

Breaking Color Barrier Not Unique to Auburn’s First Black Head Basketball Coach

Auburn University’s Tony Barbee has impressive credentials as a Memphis assistant and a four-year head coach at UTEP, where he led the Miners to the Conference USA regular-season title and NCAA tournament appearance this past season.

March 28, 2010

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Once a Leader in School Diversity, N.C. Retrenches

When North Carolina’s Wake County decided to do away with race-based busing to desegregate schools, local officials came up with a novel solution to maintain balance.

March 3, 2010