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USC Researchers Find Racial Differences in Smoking-Related Risks of Lung Cancer

For years, scientists have argued about whether genes or smoking habits are responsible for the disparities in lung cancer rates among smokers of different ethnic backgrounds…

January 29, 2006

Students

Cultural Collisions

Much has been written about the sometimes contentious relationship between international teaching…

November 16, 2005

African-American

Spike Lee Says Educated Blacks Should be Icons

Filmmaker Spike Lee told a college audience that the value of education is being overshadowed by the images gangsta rap glorifies…

November 6, 2005

Health

New Study Shows African-American Senior Citizens Receive Fewer Life-Saving Surgeries Than Whites

A new study examining health care disparities during the 1990s and up to 2001

October 5, 2005

HBCUs

Standing in Katrina’s Wake

Thousands of college students have been affected by Hurricane Katrina. Students who attended Dillard University

October 5, 2005

Health

New Study Shows African-American Seniors Receive Fewer Life-Saving Surgeries Than Whites

A new study examining health care disparities during the 1990s and up to 2001, has found that Blacks received significantly fewer

September 14, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Stopping the Stereotypes

I am in my third year as a professor at one of the most ethnically diverse campuses in the nation. In the college of education… Story:

August 10, 2005

Sports

Crying Foul

In recent years, scholars have increasingly joined with activists to challenge marketing aimed at children. Story:

April 6, 2005

Health

Cultural Attitudes And Body Dissatisfaction

Cultural Attitudes And Body DissatisfactionMorgan State researchers find that perceptions of body image among young African Americans may be life threateningBALTIMOREYoung African Americans don’t appear to perceive obesity in the way the medical community does, putting them at greater risk for developing chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cancer, says a first-ever study led […]

January 26, 2005

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Bill Cosby and Minority Education: The Truth of the Matter

Bill Cosby and Minority Education: The Truth of the MatterBy Laverne Lewis GaskinsBy now, many people are familiar with the May 17, 2004, controversial comments of Bill Cosby during Howard University’s Brown v. Board of Education commemorative event wherein he spoke about the shortcomings of lower socioeconomic Blacks. While Howard University has not released a […]

December 29, 2004

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Research Looks at Stereotype Vulnerability Among Black Students

Research Looks at Stereotype Vulnerability Among Black StudentsNEW YORKStudents who felt they were being racially stereotyped were more likely to show difficulty in assessing their academic skills and performance than those who hadn’t felt the stigma, according to New York University research. “The Ups and Downs of Attributional Ambiguity: Stereotype Vulnerability and the Academic Self […]

December 29, 2004

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Hip-Hop Images Blamed for Seducing Minority Youth Into Smoking

Hip-Hop Images Blamed for Seducing Minority Youth Into Smoking ATLANTA The colorful images on the boxes of Kool cigarettes depict the urban nightlife. On one, a disc jockey scratches a record. On another, people are captured dancing mid-bounce. Other trendy cigarette brands feature a blend of menthol tobacco with flavors like berry, mocha, coconut or […]

September 8, 2004