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Howard or Morehouse: Battle of the Alumni
Both Howard and Morehouse boast some very notable alumni, professors and, well, dropouts. In honor of the Nation’s Football Classic game, we’ve created a list of famous and important people associated with the two schools, separated by categories such as civil rights, film, sports and politics. As the two schools duke it out on the…
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Daily Job Lead: Senior Analyst Programmer
The Mayo Clinic’s Information Technology division in Rochester, Minn., is currently seeking a senior analyst programmer to help create and fine-tune applications and information systems for the company’s internal affairs as well as for the convenience of patients. The ideal candidate has strong technical skills and around three years of professional technical experience. Candidates should…
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Despite Obama's Worst Month, He Can Still Win
The last month has been about the worst in Barack Obama’s presidency. For the third time in the last year he got left naked at the poker table by Republicans as Eric Cantor walked off with his Bears hat in the debt ceiling negotiations, his resident haters are running around the country telling his base…
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High-Level Departures at Columbia Cast Doubt on Diversity
For a short while, it seemed that Columbia University President Lee Bollinger, an ardent defender of affirmative action and diversity, had backed his beliefs with action. He could boast of having African Americans in two key positions: Claude Steele was provost and Michelle Moody-Adams was undergraduate dean. Then Steele resigned in June to take a…
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High-Profile Resignations Shake Up Columbia University
Alan Schwarz of the New York Times is reporting that several Columbia University professors said this week that the recent resignations of two high-ranking black administrators have shaken their confidence in the institution’s president, Lee C. Bollinger, and reignited concerns among their colleagues about other aspects of his leadership. Fredrick C. Harris, a professor of…
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Black Companies Among Fastest Growing
The annual Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies for 2011 includes the Top 10 Black Entrepreneurs. It is a diverse group. Eight of the companies are engaged directly in some aspect of science or technology. They include an innovative dental firm, three management-consulting companies, a real estate settlement services firm, a telecom and technology…
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Daily Job Lead: IT Application Analyst
Health care company Amerigroup is currently looking for an IT application analyst in the Virginia Beach, Va., area. Amerigroup’s IT analyst is responsible for researching and evaluating third-party and proprietary software, information systems and other IT components for the company. The entry-level position is also in charge of finding and implementing IT solutions for the…
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The World's Most Powerful Black Women
First Lady of the United States It is no revelation that Michelle Obama is more popular than President Obama. While she has the intellect to make policy, as first lady she doesn’t have to. Instead Mrs. Obama concentrates on youth, applying style and insight in the Let’s Move! campaign, promoting new nutritional standards with Choosemyplate.gov…
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Wrongful Convictions: You Can't Believe Your Eyes
Adam Serwer, in a blog post for the American Prospect, discusses the recent landmark ruling by a New Jersey judge that calls for a modification in the admissability of eyewitness evidence. Eyewitness misidentification is a leading factor in wrongful convictions — according to the Innocence Project, more than 75 percent of DNA exonerations involved cases of…
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NIH Bias No Surprise to Black Scientists
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins said that he was “deeply dismayed” and it was “simply unacceptable” that a study, “Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards,” reported that black NIH-grant applicants were 13 percentage points less likely than whites to get NIH investigator-initiated research funding. Winning such grants is crucial for young scientists who…