The formation of a new black philanthropy group

I would like to see more of this on HBCUs.
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Brown University grads create the Ethel Tremaine Robinson Foundation Inc. to encourage Black philanthropy among fellow alumni.
New York, NY (PRWEB) April 18, 2006 — When a group of New York City area Brown University graduates decided to launch a local chapter of the Inman Page Black [...]

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Do you remember…?

Scary!

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Sergeant Re-Enlists After Losing Hand in Iraq IED Attack (FoxNews.com)

I know this story doesn’t follow the “official” talking points sheet in any dialogue about blacks and the current war in the Middle East, but oh well…
“Returning to her camp near Baghdad, Sgt. 1st Class Juanita Wilson’s last supply run turned out very differently than the other missions in her seven-month tour in Iraq.
“We got [...]

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Great website on school accountability for those who live in CA

Even if you do not live in California, this website should help you raise a lot of questions about your local school district and how it is being administered. I will be a regular visitor to this site.
Website: http://www.schoolwisepress.com/index.html
About:
From website
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to help parents become school-smart and to assist education leaders in making [...]

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A quick snapshot on illegal immigration and black opinion

“At the barbershop on a recent afternoon, warehouse manager Forrest Hall Jr., 60, expressed frustration with the sympathy immigrants have drawn, after days of televised marches across the country.
”They broke the law,” he said. ”If they give them amnesty, they should give every black man and woman in America amnesty for what happened in slavery. [...]

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Black students who are achieving

The following was printed last year in Ebony magazine, but it is something that you do not hear too often in the daily chatter surrounding black American issues.
Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to catch Tony Brown’s Journal where he featured a young man (Asa Wynn Grant). First, here is a little about him:

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Darfur’s children deserve our protection (William Hague)

We’ve seen the evidence of ethnic cleansing. We must act now or be condemned for our inhumanity
April 16, 2006 — ’We send our grandmothers to collect the firewood. We know they will be beaten. But we have no choice; if we send our men, they will kill them. If we send our women or our [...]

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The African-American online boom

This is just for reference. Similiar postings like this are filed under “Research”. The sole purpose of the next few postings is to centralize researched data on this site. I have been collecting information like this for years, but I usually keep it on my own PC.

“African Americans say they’re more likely than the general [...]

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The Hispanic online boom

Here is another study that I am posting soley for the reason to add under “Research”. I guess you can say that this is my own personal data wherehouse. I’ll leave the commentary up to you.

Hispanics Are the Fastest Growing Ethnic Group Online, According to Nielsen//NetRatings
NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Nielsen//NetRatings (Nasdaq: NTRT), the [...]

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Media usage patterns amonst men

Men From Key Ethnic Groups Show Markedly Different Media Use Patterns
MultiMedia Mentorâ„¢ service, based on single-source data, provides guidance for more effective media targeting
Cranford, NJ, and Menlo Park, CA - October 16, 2002: New Knowledge [...]

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