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Soros Urges Investing 'In Efforts To Improve Achievement By African-American Boys And Men'

Reuters | Posted 12.01.2012 | Business
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By Manuela Badawy NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros urged charitable foundations on Mo...

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Fighting for the Future of Black Men: Southern University's Role

Marybeth Gasman | Posted 10.29.2012 | Black Voices
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Marybeth Gasman

With regard to Black men in America, their success is our success as a nation. The majority, and in fact everyone, should start paying attention to their potential and ensuring their success.

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Senate Says Prostate Cancer Among African American Men Reaches 'Epidemic' Proportions

Posted 08.03.2012 | Black Voices
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Despite ongoing debate about the benefits of PSA testing for men at risk for prostate cancer, and recent research on the best course of treatment for ...

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Why George Zimmerman Must Be Charged and Why We Should All Care

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 05.21.2012 | Politics
Read More: George Zimmerman, Race, Barack Obama, Crime, African-American Men, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman Charges, Trayvon Martin George Zimmerman, Politics News
C. Nicole Mason

The shooting of Martin should be a wake up call to our collective moral consciousness. It is not okay to criminalize and demonize children before they ever have a chance to reach their full potential.

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Dan Froomkin

How Do You Disenfranchise 1 In 8 Black Men?

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Disefanchisement, Felony Disenfranchisement, African-American Men, Voting Rights, House Judiciary Committee, Convicted Felons Voting, Felons Voting, Politics News

State laws that ban convicted felons from voting are having the unintentional (or is it intentional?) effect of disenfranchising one in eight African-...

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Reality Check: One Year after Stimulus, Blacks and Latinos Still Struggling

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Latinos, Small Business Owners, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, African-American-Men, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Barack Obama, Job Creation, African Americans, Politics News
C. Nicole Mason

On the one-year anniversary of the stimulus bill, it's going to take more than colorful pie charts and grandiose projections to ease the anxiety and angst that is gripping our communities.

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