The Ebonics Controversy
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The Oakland, California School Board’s resolution to incorporate Black English into its curriculum has driven an even deeper wedge between educators and the general public. Seeming to offend as many Black as Whites, h...
Killer of Dreams
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An examination of the misconceptions regarding sickle cell anemia. Guests: Dr. Clarise Reid, Dr. Samuel McElroy and Jacklyn McDonald (405)
The BlackPoor
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As founder and president of the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, Robert Woodson is considered by some to be the godfather of the movement to empower neighborhood-based organizations. Woodson discusses th...
2003 Supreme Court Decision and Affirmative Action
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What did Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor really mean in her majority opinion on affirmative action in the University of Michigan ruling? Does it signal the end of affirmative action? Michael Higginbotham, a ...
Stockpiling Black Genes
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Howard University, a historically Black institution in Washington, D.C., plans to create the largest repository of DNA from 25,000 African-Americans in order to reduce or eradicate the many diseases that plague the Bl...
Children Who Are Self Employed
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Traditionally, entrepreneurship has not been a major characteristic of the Black community. Its absence translates into generations of young people not getting the needed encouragement and assistance to become fina...
There Was A Time
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Ralph Cooper, founder of the Original Harlem Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater, was an icon of the Apollo legacy for decades. This long tradition ended at his death on August 4, 1992. During his long career, Ralph...
