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February 24th, 2014

Strengthening Black Family Unit Is Key to Better Future

Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Publisher's Note, Race Relations with 1 Comment
The future well-being of African Americans is to refocus efforts to build strong family units with strong family values.
Strengthening the black family unit must be of highest priority if there is hope for a better future. As we come to a close of Black History month, one of the most worthwhile things we can do for the future legacy of African Americans is to refocus efforts to build strong family units with strong family values. Sociologists proclaim that many forces bombard the family unit in contemporary society...
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February 22nd, 2014

Black Teens Gathering in Upscale Urban Venues

Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Race Relations with 3 Comments
The crisis of black teens gathering in upscale shopping centers during the hot summer months got off to an early start in Kansas City, MO.
The challenge of what are black teens to do in the summertime came early in Kansas City this year on Valentine weekend. A crowd of more than a hundred teens strolled along the main street of a prime piece of Kansas City's real estate, the Country Club Plaza, proclaiming, "We are back, only earlier this time." Really, Kansas City, what do you expect? Several years ago, the scene was Westport where...
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January 16th, 2014

Work of Martin Luther King, Jr. Remains Unfinished

Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Race Relations with 0 Comments
As much as Martin Luther King, Jr. achieved, much of the work he died for remains unfinished.
As we pause to commemorate the work of Martin Luther King, Jr., I am sure he would be the first to acknowledge that it remains unfinished. If King were among us, he would no doubt be flattered and appreciative of all the celebration and commemoration of his life's work that have already begun as we approach the holiday set aside in his honor. But, chances are, he would much prefer that we live...
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January 8th, 2014

Affirmative Action Challenged by University of Texas Lawsuit

Written by Chris Tomlinson in Education, the Great Equalizer, Race Relations with 0 Comments
A three-judge federal appeals court heard arguments for a second time in November 2014 week after the U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back for a closer look at the affirmative action case. Court observers believe conservative justices may be ready to reconsider past affirmative action decisions.
A federal appeals court is again judging the school's fairness and drafting a ruling that could change college affirmative action programs nationwide, sixty-seven years after the first lawsuit over who gets to attend the University of Texas. On one side, officials at the flagship campus in Austin insist they've developed a system that subtly includes race as one of seven factors for considering...
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January 7th, 2014

Black and Latino Voters Discriminated Against

Written by John Rogers - Associated Press in Race & Politics, Race Relations with 0 Comments
Black and Latino voters were discriminated against in Palmdale, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.
Black and Latino voters were discriminated against in a citywide election in Palmdale, California. Palmdale has been ordered to hold a new election for City Council members next year after a Superior Court judge concluded there was discrimination against black and Latino voters in citywide races involving the panel in the Los Angeles suburb. "The current members of the Palmdale City Council were...
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