Mayors nationwide, fed up with under-performing schools, now want to place the responsibility for those schools performances in the hands of parents. The U.S. Conference of Mayors unanimously endorsed “parent trigger” laws which would allow parents to usurp the authority of elected school boards and take immediate action, typically if a majority of the families […]
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Low Academic Progress Knocks Hampton, North Carolina A&T from Post-Season Athletics
Three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division-I schools, including two among the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), have been disqualified from competing in any postseason activities in 2012-13 after posting Academic Progress Rates (APR) below the NCAA’s required standards, according to reports. The Daily Press reports that Hampton University and North Carolina A&T, both of the […]
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Split Among Minority Journalists Remains Unresolved
The schism between the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and Unity will likely remain unresolved, according to news from the NABJ convention, which was held in New Orleans this week. NABJ left the alliance of minority journalists in April 2011 over financial and governance issues, and an NABJ commission on Tuesday recommended that it […]
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DeWayne Wickham Reported to Head New Communications Department at Morgan State University
DeWayne Wickham, USA Today and Gannett Co. columnist, is set to create a school of communications at Morgan State University next month, according to an influential media online source. Journal-isms, an online news column on journalism diversity issues, reported June 22 that Wickham, interim chair of the North Carolina A&T State University’s department of journalism […]
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N.C. Senate Republicans Block Payments to Sterilization Victims
The North Carolina Senate dashed the hopes for compensation to victims of a government program that, for nearly 50 years, sterilized its residents by passing a budget June 20 without funds to compensate victims. Senate Republicans refused to support a measure cleared by state House members to earmark $10 million in the state budget that […]
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Promoter Offers $1 Million Each for Chris Brown, Drake to Fight in Televised Bout
(June 28, 2012) The headlines from the brawl between rappers Chris Brown and Drake at a New York City nightclub were too much to pass up for one boxing promoter, who has offered the men $1 million each to go toe-to-toe in a boxing match. Celebrity boxing promoter Damon Feldman says he has the financial […]
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Gold Teeth Stolen from California Teen’s Mouth
There are often cases of people being robbed for their jewelry, but a Sacramento street crime has people in California’s capital city buzzing. That’s because a 17-year-old robbery victim’s losses June 24 included the cash in his pocket cash and the gold teeth in his mouth. One man has been arrested and the teeth have […]
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Wealth Gap Between Minorities and Whites Widens
(June 22, 2012) The economic downturn continues to show the dire straits minorities in America have been facing as the wealth gap between Whites and people of color widened dramatically with the housing market crash as the culprit. A report issued by the U.S. Census Bureau says that between 2005 and 2010, Hispanics lost 50 […]
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Maryland: No Juneteenth
A Juneteenth Day celebration at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro on June 16 drew more than 1,500 enthusiasts and featured something for everybody–face painting for children, miniature golf for families, R&B and blues concerts for grown ups and food, food and more food. But even as Prince George’s residents celebrated, Maryland remained one of […]
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Local Students Put a Face on the Plight of Homelessness and Domestic violence
Some of the youngest activists against homelessness and domestic violence in the District of Columbia spent an afternoon in the spotlight as crusaders for the disadvantaged. Washington, D.C.’s Xi Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., held its annual Youth Service Awards June 10, 2012 at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus […]
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Former NFL Player Warren Sapp to Star as Judge in New Television Show
(June 23, 2012) Former Super Bowl champion Warren Sapp made headlines this season for a myriad of disappointing reasons. He was reportedly released from his contract as a sports analyst on NFL Network and he later declared bankruptcy to quiet a host of bill collectors. But Sapp isn’t sitting still. The former defensive tackle will […]