Saturday, May 21, 2011

African-American - News

African-American - News May 21, 2011

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Grant Aids Recruitment Of African American Ph.D. Students
Grant Aids Recruitment Of African American Ph.D. Students (WDBZ-AM Cincinnati)
The University of California-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Initiative has awarded UC Riverside a $156,417 grant to mentor and encourage more African American undergraduates to enroll in UC graduate programs.

BaseRoots Theatre sings the glories of African-American poetry (OregonLive)
Bobby Bermea, artistic director of BaseRoots Theatre Company. "When you say 'black theater company,' people tend to think that's an exclusive or narrow concept, whereas we see it as an expansive and inclusive concept," Bobby Bermea told The Oregonian last year.

First Black Female CEO: "We Lost Focus In American Schools" (WTLC-AM Indianapolis)
Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, the first African American woman to head a Fortune 500 company, believes it is time to get back to basics when it comes to American schools.

5 Songs For Malcolm X On His Birthday
5 Songs For Malcolm X On His Birthday (WCKX-FM Columbus)
"Self Destruction" starts off with a Malcolm X sample and carries his message of stopping the violence in the Black community.

Diet high in vegetables and fruit associated with less weight gain in African-American women (Science Blog)
Investigators from the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University have reported that African American women who consumed a diet high in vegetables and fruit gained less weight over a 14-year period than those who consumed a diet high in red meat and fried foods.

Editorial: Tough luck, kids (NY Daily News)
The UFT, NAACP are hitting back at Education Department plan to overhaul abysmal schools.

Don Barden set business milestones African American businessman
Don Barden set business milestones African American businessman (Detroit Free Press)
Don Barden was the first African American to own a Las Vegas casino and the first to own a major cable TV franchise.

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