By Charlotte Young Columbia University’s Teacher College education experts know what it takes to provide educational equity to all students in New York State—more money. The amount that the state spends on its students is not enough, they declare. The Campaign for Educational Equity, an institute of the college, plans to voice its concerns at [...]

A true revolution, or any version of change, cannot and should not be carried out by those who were once comfortable with the power structures when it was in their favor.

By J. Smith Should Gov. Rick Perry of Texas have to answer to a past that isn’t completely his own? According to The New York Times, Perry’s early upbringing in a once racially oppressive town and his education at a then-racially insensitive university are environments that he didn’t create, but he certainly was a part [...]

(Chicago Sun-Times) — Amid a national debate about the federal government’s job-creation strategies, a Chicago consulting firm has doubled its technology-centric work force as it helps the U.S. Navy and U.S. Department of Energy cut costs and improve their operations. The company, Kairos Consulting Worldwide, just won the No. 10 spot among the top 25 contractors [...]

(Politics365) — While there’s outrage in Washington and beyond over unbearable Black unemployment rates, recent jobless numbers show a new tale White House spin doctors are sure to push. For the second straight month, the number of African Americans in the labor force increased as the unemployment rate slightly decreased.  The U.S. Department of Labor [...]

(PR Week) — Appealing to a multiethnic community takes more than simply printing brochures in different languages or hiring a bilingual salesperson. It takes a commitment and a willingness to adjust business practices to meet the unique needs of Hispanics, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and others. The combined buying power of racial minorities (African-Americans, Asians and Native Americans) [...]

(CBS) – Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain proudly touted himself as a black conservative Saturday evening, and refused to back down from comments he has repeatedly made about African Americans who vote for Democrats being “brainwashed.” In an address at the Virginia Family Foundation’s annual gala – a fundraising event that drew about 1,100 people to the [...]

CBS News — Several hundred Christians pelted police with rocks outside a Cairo hospital Monday in fresh clashes the day after 24 people died in riots that grew out of a Christian protest against a church attack. Sunday’s sectarian violence was the worst in Egypt since the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak in February. Egyptian Prime [...]

By Charlotte Young The former name of Texas governor Rick Perry’s hunting camp was certainly an alarming discovery, but it’s far from the only shockingly racist name of places across the US. Take for instance Negro Mountain in western Maryland, or Runaway Negro Creek in a state park right outside Savannah, GA. Park Rangers in [...]

(Wall Street Journal) — Small businesses received more government-backed loans last year than ever before. Even so, access to capital remains a major hurdle for a significant number of U.S. entrepreneurs, new data show.  A record $19.6 billion were issued through the Small Business Administration’s flagship program in fiscal 2011, the government agency reported Wednesday. [...]