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Minorities At Risk For Drowning

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 05.28.2012

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MIAMI -- Safety advocates urging parents to be aware of swimming pool safety before the summer heats up also say more efforts are needed to teach blac...

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NAACP Silent as Federal Contracts to Minority-Owned Small Businesses Drop

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Small Business Contracts, Small Business, Economy, President Obama, Federal Contracts, Jobs, Obama Administration, Asbl, Obama, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American Small Business League, Minority, Naacp, Small Business News
Lloyd Chapman

I'm surprised that the NAACP has been silent on an issue that strikes at the heart of the organization's mission. That is, federal contracting with small businesses owned by minorities has dropped significantly in the last year.

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Report Digs Into Teachers' Feedback And Finds Bias Towards Minority Students

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Positive Feedback Bias, Grading, Psychology, Latino, Essay, Kent Harber, Feedback, Achievement Gap, Students, Teachers, Minority, African American, Education News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Robyn Gee When white teachers were asked to give feedback on C-minus level essays, they gave more positive feedback when they believed the studen...

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I Am White

Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Unity, Whites, Treyvon Martin, Jews, Language, George Zimmerman, Latin America, Ethnicity, Pew Research Center, Mexico, Ray Romano, American., Hispanics, Rachel Welch, Minority, Race, American Family, Italians, Latino Voices News
Pedro C. Moreno

I would rather call myself an American. But if you press me, if you really want me to adopt a label, for the sake of equality and freedom I will tell you: I am white.

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What is it Like to be an Ethnic Minority in a Place Where There are None?

Quora | Posted 04.12.2012

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Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Alecia Li Morgan, American of mixed heritage It's a test of character and personal strength. W...

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Comcast To Start New Minority-Owned Cable Channels

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 04.22.2012

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NEW YORK — Comcast will launch four minority-owned networks on its cable-TV systems in the next two years, including channels spearheaded by mus...

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Investing in America's Growing Assets: Minorities

Mike Green | Posted 09.16.2011

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Mike Green

It's time to invest in those promising minority students and talented innovators who have failed to receive our focus and investment. At the rate minority populations are growing, they represent the next generation of America's leaders.

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Infographic: Minorities Becoming Majority in U.S.

Turnstyle | Posted 08.13.2011

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Turnstyle

Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered ...

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AP Testing: Minority Participation Increases But Still Has A Long Way To Go

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Minority, Advanced Placement Tests, Minority Students, Minorities, Advanced Placement, AP Tests, Education News

Ed. Note:The previous version of this story stated that 14 percent of all Hispanic and Latino students passed an AP exam. The statistics actually stat...

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The Weakest Majority in History?

Jim Worth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Worth

As an unrepresented Independent voter, I feel betrayed by the Democratic Majority.

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The First Day of Christmas: How a 3-Year-Old Boy and I Exchanged Unconventional Gifts

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Leadership, Children, Race Relations, Grassroots, Ethnicity, Christmas, Color Lines, Minority, Race, Healthy Living News
Alyson Renaldo

I had my first gift exchange this year with a three-year-old child that I don't know. It was memorable, if a little uncomfortable.

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Latoya Peterson: Media, Entrepreneurship and Birth of a New Nation

Mike Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Racialicious, Black Media, Corporate Media, Social Entrepreneurship, Racism, Racial Disparities, Racial Stereotypes, Media, Race, Entrepreneurship, Minority, Journalism, Media News
Mike Green

At the intersection where social media and entrepreneurship meet technology and racial issues, you will find Latoya Peterson hard at work changing Ame...

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Friday Talking Points [139] -- Three Years Of FTP

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Last week was a busy one, and also a pretty good one for Democrats, all around. But we'll get to all of that in a moment. First, though, we simply mu...

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Exceptional Democracy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

If America is truly supposed to be exceptional in all things, why do other countries -- almost without exception -- decide our governmental structure isn't really for them, when it comes time to choose?

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Author Of American Girl Series Returns To Yale

Yale Daily News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The characters in the American Girl historical fiction series are metaphors for the time period they live in, said Valerie Tripp '73, the main author ...

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Lighting Up the Lines on the Administration's Internet Plan

Julius H. Hollis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Broadband, National Broadband Plan, Fcc, Minority, Net Neutrality, Digital Divide, Internet, Julius Hollis, Digital Inclusion, Technology, Civil Rights, Mike-Beebe, Congressional Black Caucus, Beverly Perdue, Technology News
Julius H. Hollis

America's low-income communities cannot afford to be further disadvantaged as a result of a lack of the benefits that the digital future promises due to the rising price of Broadband.

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Southern Public School Students Are Predominantly Poor And Minorities

Posted 05.25.2011

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Southern public schools are the first in the country to have both a poor and minority student majority, The New York Times reported Thursday. A repo...

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Marriage Rights Should Not Be Determined By Popular Opinion

Fred Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fred Silberberg

Allowing marriage to become the subject of a popular opinion poll, as has taken place in this country, disturbs the very principles upon which this nation was founded.

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Turning Down $250 Million Is Not a Smart Move for ION or Minority TV Audiences

Deborah Douglas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deborah Douglas

Can you image what TV might look like if it looked like the people who watch it, often in higher proportions than the people being targeted by an overwhelming white, male corps of writers?

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GOP Fail To Overturn Order Targeting Voter Intimidation In New Jersey

AP | BILL NEWILL | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey has denied a request by the Republican National Committee to dissolve a 27-year-old court order ai...

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2010 Election: Trouble Brewing For House Democrats

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Despite sweeping Democratic successes in the past two national elections, continuing job losses and President Barack Obama's slipping...

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Sotomayor Was Right the First Time: A Wise Latina Does Know More

Charles H. Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles H. Green

People observe and believe very different things based on whether they are members of a minority, or of a majority. One group, I suggest, notices more, and knows more, than the other.

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What, Exactly, Was Pelosi Supposed to Do?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Pelosi can be defended for being in an impossible situation at the time. Even if she disagreed with the policy, there simply wasn't much for her to do about it.

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Education Reform's Big Stake

Marc Lampkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Failing, Education, Achievement Gap, Reform, Minority, Teacher, Status Quo, Union, Classroom, Lampkin, Politics News
Marc Lampkin

As we approach the 55th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the reality is there are still great inequities in the quality of education delivered to students.

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The Silent Minority

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Religion, Non-Believers, Non-Religious, Silent Minority, Minority, The Program on Public Values at Trinity College, Study, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

There is a minority group in America that is a bigger percentage of the country than blacks or Hispanics. Almost no politician would ever admit to being one, and they are given no voice in the public arena.

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