With the United States topping the world’s obesity charts — the most current figures of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development show 30.6 percent of the U.S. population is “ob
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With far too many contracts eluding minority- and women-owned enterprises in New York City’s construction industry, a Hispanic real estate and construction group launched an initiative to better pos
As the U.N.-proclaimed “2011, International Year for People of African Descent” enters its second half, efforts are intensifying to educate African-Americans about the 150 million or so people of
Half (49 percent) of African-American New Yorkers age 50 years and older will delay retirement if the economy doesn’t improve, according to an AARP survey. Among respondents who planned to delay ret
Half (49 percent) of African-American New Yorkers age 50 years and older will delay retirement if the economy doesn’t improve, according to an AARP survey. Among respondents who planned to delay ret
The number of Black-owned businesses increased by 60.5 percent to 1.9 million from 2002 to 2007, more than triple the national rate of 18.0 percent, the latest U.S. Census Bureau’s “2007 Survey of
In December, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released two briefing reports whose findings and recommendations some consider “dangerous.” The reports, “The Educational Effectiveness of Histor
Some pundits contend that the immediate future of the Congressional Black Caucus is inextricably tied to the fate of its venerable leader, Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y. The House of Representatives voted
As the Black Retail Action Group Inc. celebrates 40 years of advocacy for diversity and inclusion in the multibillion-dollar fashion industry, its president, Gary L. Lampley, is already looking to the
Amid all the gnashing of teeth over the paucity of minorities in science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) careers, one organization is tackling the problem by reaching into inner-city high sch
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