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College Graduation Rates Among the nation?s flagship state-chartered universities, the University of Virginia has the highest Black student graduation rate...

Worst Performance In four of six cities surveyed in a report from the Service Employees International Union, Bank of America...

Hoop dreams in Charlotte BET’s founder and chief executive officer, Robert L. Johnson, was approved by the National Basketball Association...

Citigroup Foundation Gives $750,000 Grant to Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. The Citigroup Foundation gave a $750,000 grant to the Neighborhood Reinvestment...

Black Doctor Search Engine New York City Dermatologist Dina Strachan launched a free Internet service that allows the public to...

AETNA to track racial disparities in care One of the nation’s largest insurance providers will investigate and track racial and...

Obesity balloons in African-American communities Lack of exercise and unhealthy eating habits, combined with a genetic predisposition to heart disease...

Trillion-Dollar Losses Goldman Sachs forecasts global credit losses stemming from the current market turmoil will reach $1.2 trillion, with Wall...

Columbia?s Vendors A Columbia University initiative expands purchasing from local businesses to include temporary staffing services and maintenance supplies. Of...