by Mike Cassidy | Nov 10, 2017 | Articles
If blacks and whites were similar in all (measurable) ways but race, black unemployment would still be about 5 percentage points higher. As protests continue to rage this morning over the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York—and the...
by Charles S. Corprew, III | Nov 10, 2017 | Articles
School is often challenging and frustrating for African American males. Too often, they fall behind their peers, get poor grades, and fail to take advanced courses – or even graduate from high school. They are also more likely to be expelled or disciplined for various...
by Christie Manisto and Adam Stubbendick | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
Problem: Urban Food Deserts and Their Impact on Children A food desert is a community with little or no access to grocery stores and quality, nutritious food choices. In urban areas these deserts are compounded by easy access to non-nutritious food located in...
by James Alan Fox, Ph.D. | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
Summary of Findings While overall homicide levels in the United States have fluctuated minimally in recent years, those involving young victims and perpetrators—particularly young black males—have surged. From 2002 to 2007, the number of homicides involving black male...
by Kimberly Suzette Peterz, Chicago, Illinois | Jun 18, 2012 | Articles
Abstract The purpose of this research was to evaluate the degree to which Black students are overrepresented and misplaced in special education, as a result of current testing and placement practices, insufficient parental knowledge of special education rights and...
