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Among Minorities, a New Wave of ‘Disconnected Youth’

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By Lauren Weber, WSJ.com – Men and women in their late teens and early 20s are struggling, but some are especially hard hit. According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, the unemployment rate last year among high-school dropouts between ages 16 and 24 was 29%—up from 17.7% in 2000 and seven points higher than that of […]
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CBCF Chairman Payne Creates Fellows International Community Service Project in South Africa

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Washington, DC- Today, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Fellows departed to join volunteers from Ireland and South Africa to build homes in South African townships. This is the first time CBCF Fellows will travel abroad to complete their community service project. Rep. Donald M. Payne of New Jersey and Foundation Chairman partnered with the […]
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Helping HBCU’s Move Students To and Through College is the Focus of the UNCF Institute for Capacity Building Conference in Atlanta this Week

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Speakers include educator, Dr. Belle S. Wheelan, civil rights leader, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, author, Jawanza Kunjufu, college president, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, and Meldon Hollis from the White House Initiative on HBCUs Atlanta, GA – This week, November 8 – 11, 2011, The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Institute for Capacity Building will host Partnerships […]
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VIDEO: OCCUPY Atlanta and Rev. Jesse Jackson occupy suntrust bank downtown Atlanta

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Racist or Not Racist? Black nurses not being allowed to take care of white patients

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According to WSBTV.com, four black nurses are suing their nursing company because they say black nurses are not being sent to take care of white patients. In their lawsuit the nurses claim that this is a violation of their civil rights. Read the full story here at wsbtv.com. In my humble opinion, I think it […]
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Razing Cain – by Raynard Jackson

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has been the talk of DC this week, but for all the wrong reasons. A political newspaper released a story about Cain being accused of sexually harassing two women while he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association (NRA) in the ‘90s. According to the newspaper, Cain reached an agreement […]
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Gospel Great Vickie Winans To Grace 2011 WOW Women International Conference

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Chicago – Darlyn C. Turner, the First Lady of Liberty Temple Full Gospel Church and the World Outreach Ministries Network and Vice President of Clifford E. Turner Ministries, takes her mission seriously. As the founder of WOW Women International and host of their annual W.O.W. Conference, she has been instrumental in bringing a powerful message […]
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Kearney-Turner Jobs Bill Would Put Ohio Back to Work – by Marc Morial

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To Be Equal #44) – On September 13th, one day after President Obama sent his American Jobs Act to Congress, he visited Fort Hayes High School in Columbus, Ohio where he told a receptive audience that passage of his bill would bring desperately needed jobs and infrastructure improvements to every state in the nation, including […]
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