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...significance of this latter provision is that Utah is one of the most heavily Republican states in the Union, while D.C. is among the most Democratic sectors of the country due to its disproportionately high African-American population. In order for the bill to pass, the entailed increase in Democratic congressional representation had to be balanced by an equivalent increase in Republican congressional representation...
...most accomplished and influential African-American architect of his generation, Max Bond died on Feb. 18 at 73. In a profession with few role models of color, his career became a reference point for others to emulate...
Since meeting him, I had always had the goal of working with Max on a public commission. I was lucky to get that chance during his last few months, when we teamed up in a competition to design a new museum of African-American history and culture. The more I got to know him, the more my admiration and love for this architect, humanist and wonderful counselor increased. Max left an incredible legacy that will continue to inspire our profession and open opportunities for future generations...
...showing no signs of voluntarily giving up his seat. In fact, he has stressed that he is the victim and that the media is threatening to destroy his hard-earned reputation. On Monday, Burris made his resolve clear by visiting with his political base in the state's African-American community, which rallied behind him when senate leaders like Harry Reid were initially wary of accepting Blagojevich's appointment. "We put him in, and we're going to keep him in," Rev. Willie Barrow, a leader of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the civil rights organization where the senator served as national...
...whereas Harp sees such schools as the product of an "ugly chapter in Georgia's history," black students and educators see them as a point of African-American pride. While historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) make up just 3% of U.S. schools, they produce nearly a quarter of all African-American graduates. A 2007 study showed that black men who attend a black college as opposed to another four-year school enjoy a hefty lifetime-earnings boost. HBCU alumni include Booker T. Washington, Toni Morrison, Sean (Diddy) Combs, Oprah Winfrey and more than a third of the current Congressional...