Posted on May 10, 2007 by thestateofblog
Blacks at Ivy League schools are over three times more likely to be immigrants than blacks in America’s general population, a study published in February’s American Journal of Education and coauthored by Princeton researchers suggests.
The study offers three possible explanations for immigrant blacks’ overrepresentation at American universities. The first is that admissions [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2007 by thestateofblog
When capable black college students fail to perform as well as their white counterparts, the explanation often has less to do with preparation or ability than with the threat of stereotypes about their capacity to succeed. Educators at Stanford who tested this hypothesis report their findings and propose solutions.
“Steele first outlined the theory behind stereotype [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2007 by thestateofblog
“Throughout his career, has stood toe to toe with a number of rappers during various battles.But now, the G-Unit leader has a new opponent in the form of a Christian group that wants him to stop wearing his diamond-covered cross.
“The Resistance, a nationwide Christian organization focused on preserving Christian values in the media, is taking [...]
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