Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from December 2006

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from December 2006

Risking it all.(editor's note)(Editorial)
December 14, 2006... When we first began reporting on the situation at Texas Southern University in April, "Texas Southern President Placed on Leave While Investigation Into Spending Continues," the article and subsequent articles got the attention of many of our...

Diverse poll.
December 14, 2006... Following are results from the Nov. 16th edition's poll question. Q: Do you think women generally face more obstacles than men while seeking out the opportunities that can lead to a scholar or administrator becoming a college president?...

Building a community of mathematicians: Dr. William A. Massey, an applied mathematician at Princeton University, considers numbers at a conceptual and a personal level. By doing so, he has helped to make notable progress in adding color--and valuable talent--to his profession.(Spectrum)
December 14, 2006... "If you want to draw more minorities to the sciences, you have to create a minority science community;' says Massey, the Edwin S. Wilsey Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering. Massey was recently awarded the coveted...

College costs are on the rise.(Diverse Digits)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... 65 Percent increase in average inflation-adjusted tuition, fee, room, and board (TFRB) charges at private, four-year institutions between 1986 and 2006 69 Percent increase in average inflation-adjusted TFRB charges at public, four-year...

Word of the week.(identity dissonance amongs students)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... Identity Dissonance: A condition affecting students when they try to reconcile their new professional identities with their preexisting personal identities. Dr. Carrie Yang Costello, assistant professor of sociology at the University of...

Spellings gets left behind.(Spectrum)
December 14, 2006... U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings was trounced on the Celebrity Jeopardy edition of the game show by Michael McKean, the actor who played "Lenny" on the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley." Among the questions Spellings answered correctly?...

Who said what?(spectrum)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this month heard challenges to voluntary desegregation plans in school districts in Seattle and Kentucky. Can you guess who said what prior to the arguments? 1. "In view of the Constitution, in the eye of the...

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama joins Education Committee: appointment provides forum for possible presidential candidate to talk about one of his chief priorities.
December 14, 2006... The Democratic takeover of the U.S. Senate promises to bring student aid issues to the forefront and to give Blacks a stronger voice, especially now that U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is set to join that chamber's education panel. By...

Ed Department faulted for low HBCU loan participation: approximately $200 million remained unused as of August.(United States Department of Education, historically Black colleges and universities)
December 14, 2006... About half of special federal loan money for historically Black colleges and universities sits untapped because of numerous problems with the U.S. Department of Education's administration of the loan program, including failure to market the...

New nursing Ph.D. recommendation rankles some: program officials argue new requirement may prevent low-income, first-generation minorities from advancing in the field.(American Association of Colleges of Nursing)
December 14, 2006... In an effort to raise the standards for advanced-practice nurses--a select group who work as practitioners, midwives, specialists and anesthetists--the American Association of Colleges of Nursing has approved a policy that recommends nursing...

AAMC launches new campaign to increase medical school diversity.(Association of American Medical Colleges)
December 14, 2006... WASHINGTON, D.C. The Association of American Medical Colleges has launched a new marketing campaign to encourage an untapped pool of minority undergraduate biology majors to consider a career in medicine. The association, which represents...

Professor suggests survival of the fittest strategy for AME Colleges: closing some campuses and reallocating funds to others could be best option for struggling institutions.(African Methodist Episcopal Church)
December 14, 2006... CHARLESTON, S.C. Like Morris Brown in Atlanta, a number of African Methodist Episcopal Church-sponsored colleges are in financial trouble. A College of Charleston history professor says AME could improve its colleges if it closed weak...

Flagship institutions serve Whiter, wealthier student body, study says.(public universities turning away from low-income and minority students)
December 14, 2006... WASHINGTON, D.C. The leading public flagship universities are disproportionately serving a Whiter and wealthier student body than in the past, according to a report by the Education Trust. The report, "Engines of Inequality:...

Out of Africa: Kenya and Nigeria remain the only African countries to rank in the top 20 places of origin for international students studying in the United States.(noteworthy news)(Statistical data)
December 14, 2006... Of the top 20 countries of origin for international students studying in the United States, only two--Kenya and Nigeria--are located in Africa. Kenya ranked 17th and Nigeria 18th in the latest figures released by the Institute of International...

Turning up the heat on affirmative action policies: Asian American student claims his race kept him out of Princeton.(noteworthy news)
December 14, 2006... Conservatives were already basking in the affirmative action ban approved by Michigan voters last month when they scored another national publicity coup in their campaign against racial preferences: A Chinese-American student says he was...

Trouble at Texas Southern: the campus murder of a TSU student sets in motion a chain of events that would eventually, bring down President Priscilla Slade and members of her administration.
December 14, 2006... Houston On the night of Dec. 4, 2004, a Texas Southern University student named Ashley Sloan was gunned down near campus, struck in the temple by a bullet Her leaving a party with her friends. A fight inside the party had reignited...

Taking a stand: more than 300 men of Japanese descent refused U.S. government orders to enter the military in the 1940s. Only in recent years have these men gained recognition for their actions.
December 14, 2006... Every December, the nation pauses to remember Pearl Harbor, the site of the 1941 Japanese surprise attack that propelled the United States into World War II. Now, as the GI generation fades away, the stories of their battlefield accomplishments...

An unlikely scholar: Iraq War veteran and law professor Christopher Cooper's path to the academy has been anything but traditional.(Biography)
December 14, 2006... The only outward sign that Dr. Christopher Cooper is sick is a small round patch behind his right ear. It looks like a bandage you might put on after being nicked by a razor. It isn't. The patch contains medicine that keeps Cooper from...

Dreams of motherhood: women's studies professor examines the maternal aspirations held by many single women.(Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women Are Choosing Parenthood Without Marriage and Creating the New American Family)(Book review)
December 14, 2006... Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women Are Choosing Parenthood Without Marriage and Creating the New American Family By Rosanna Hertz Oxford University Press, 2006 304 pp., $26.00; ISBN: 0195179900 There are few human endeavors...

New England College of Optometry.(on the move)(appointed Elizabeth Chen)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... ELIZABETH CHEN has become the sixth president of the New England College of Optometry. She is the founding CEO of Marathon Biopharmaceuticals and the head of Circe Biomedical. Chen earned a bachelor's from Yale University and an MBA from the...

College Language Association.(on the move)(appointed Booker T. Anthony)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... DR. BOOKER T. ANTHONY has been named president of the College Language Association. He is currently an associate professor of English at Fayetteville State University (N.C.). Anthony earned a bachelor's from St. Augustine's College, and a...

Harvard University.(on the move)(appointed Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... DR. HENRY LOUIS GATES JR., has been named the Alphonse Fletcher Jr. University Professor at Harvard University (Mass.). He is director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard. Gates earned a...

Albany State University.(on the move)(appointed Angela V. Getter)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... ANGELA V. GETTER has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Albany State University (Ga.) She had most recently been associate vice president for institutional advancement and university relations at Clark Atlanta...

Dr. Courtney H. Lyder.(on the move)(jopins University of Virginia's President's Committee )(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... DR. COURTNEY H. LYDER has been selected to chair the University of Virginia's President's Committee on Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and be director for diversity initiatives for UVa's Medical Center and School of Nursing. He earned a...

Delaware State University.(on the move)(appointed Dr. Dyremple B. Marsh)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... DR. DYREMPLE B. MARSH has been named dean of the College of Agriculture and Related Sciences at Delaware State University. He had served in an interim capacity. Marsh holds a bachelor's and master's from Tuskegee University and a doctorate from...

University of Georgia's Institute of Higher Education.(on the move)(appointed Dr. Libby V. Morris)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... DR. LIBBY V. MORRIS has been named director of the University of Georgia's Institute of Higher Education. She had been a professor and graduate coordinator at the institute. Morris earned a bachelor's from UGA and a master's and doctorate from...

University of Alabama.(on the move)(appointed Dr. E. Douglas Rigney)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... DR. E. DOUGLAS RIGNEY has been appointed vice president for student affairs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He had been serving in an interim role. Rigney earned two bachelor's, a master's and a doctorate at UAB.

Manhattan College.(on the move)(appointed Lui Torres)(Brief article)
December 14, 2006... LUI TORRES has been appointed registrar at Manhattan College (N.Y.). She had served in a similar position at Marymount Manhattan College. Torres holds a bachelor's from Fordham University and a master's from Baruch College.

Diverse calendar.(Calendar)
December 14, 2006... JANUARY Jan. 3-6 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2007 Annual Meeting "Expanding Knowledge and Serving Our Communities: Academic, Civil and International" Marriott Wardman Park Washington Web:...

Financing college diversity: is it a case Of 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'?(last word)
December 14, 2006... Many readers may be shocked to learn that some of this nation's colleges and universities practice price or tuition discrimination. They may even more stunned to learn that it's in the best interest of these institutions to adopt such a...

Tuskegee, touchdowns and more.(editor's note)(Editorial)
December 28, 2006... We couldn't go into the New Year without recognizing the contributions that Tuskegee University has made over the past 125 years. Senior writer Ronald Roach traveled to Alabama in November to report our cover story, "Tuskegee's Enduring...

Civil rights vs. quotas.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
December 28, 2006... The opponents of a color-blind Michigan used intimidation to keep Proposal 2 off the ballot (see "Michigan Higher Ed Leaders Look Beyond Proposal 2," Nov. 30). Despite this, it made the ballot and it passed. Now the opponents of equal rights...

The ingredients for successful leadership.(diverse letters)(Letter to the editor)
December 28, 2006... This is a terrific article that clearly articulates what it takes to be a successful college president: courage, vision, energy and patience (see "Lonely at the Top?" Nov. 16). I was particularly impressed with the importance of risk-taking in...

Fighting the uphill Ph.D. battle.(Letter to the editor)
December 28, 2006... Your article (see "Nurturing Ph.D.s," Nov. 16) is fight in saying that most of us will not/do not graduate because of the political climate of our universities, or in my case, department. Even now, when I am in the most important phase in my...

Reinventing the outreach wheel?(Letter to the editor)
December 28, 2006... As a professor of Chicano studies, a faculty adviser to the student organization MEChA and a mentor during the Education Outreach Program's summer bridge program, I find Chancellor [Charles] Reed's remarks disturbingly anachronistic (see "A...

Sincerely "reaching out?".(Letter to the editor)
December 28, 2006... I was appalled by the fact that a column addressing "reaching and recruiting under represented students" was authored by CSU Chancellor Charles Reed and appeared as the "Last Word." Some of Chancellor Reed's actions make one question the "real"...

Diverse poll: following are results from the Nov. 30th edition's poll question.
December 28, 2006... Q: Do you think the electoral victories by Democrats that have put them in charge of the U.S. House and Senate will lead to improvements in student financial aid funding? RESULTS Yes 58% NO 23% Don't Know ...

Dr. Yvonne Haddad: professor of The History of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.(Interview)
December 28, 2006... DI: Tell me something about yourself: YH: First of all, I'm not a Muslim--a lot of people make that mistake. I grew up in Syria and my husband is Jordanian. I came to the United States in 1963. I'm a Presbyterian. DI: Are you a...

Throw, catch, score! Now study.(athlete education)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Thumbs up to Pennsylvania State University for graduating 77 percent of its Black athletes and 83 percent of its White athletes, one of the best graduation rates among college athletic departments, according to a recent study by Dr. Richard E....

Quote of note.(segregation in education)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Apparently, a country club is U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's point of reference in arguing that racial isolation in America is just fine. Below is an excerpt from the Dec. 4 oral arguments before the Supreme Court of two voluntary...

An unreported result from the midterm elections.(Spectrum)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... One of the little-reported results of the 2006 midterm elections is that almost half of all Hispanics in Arizona backed a referendum that made English the state's official language. This would put them on the same side as groups like The...

Congress fails to enact spending bill for K-12 and higher education: inaction avoided battle over pork-barrel spending.
December 28, 2006... The 109th Congress has adjourned without enacting a spending bill for K-12 and higher education--a situation that's part of a high-stakes political battle that is drawing concern from advocates. With control of the House and Senate passing...

Legal experts await Supreme Court's ruling on race-conscious admissions in public schools.(Brown v. Board of Education)
December 28, 2006... NEWS ANALYSIS Does a Black student improve educationally by sitting next to a White student in class? Should local school boards force their communities to integrate? These controversial and compelling questions are among those being...

Teacher-turned-philanthropist does her part to grow minority teachers.(Dr. Annette Rickel)
December 28, 2006... NEW YORK Dr. Annette Rickel has proven that you don't have to be Bill Gates or George Soros to make a difference. This past year, the psychotherapist, who also teaches at Cornell University's Weill Medical College, created a small...

Alabama HBCUs to get financial windfall from desegregation lawsuit settlement.(historically black colleges and universities)
December 28, 2006... When Chemeria Smith, a senior at Greene County High School in Eutaw, Ala., seeks financial aid for college next fall, she may find some of it coming from an unlikely source--her own state of Alabama, which dedicates just 1 percent of its...

Yale to create position to oversee American Indian student life.(Yale University)
December 28, 2006... With the help of private donations, Yale University is creating an endowment for a new assistant dean position to serve the campus's growing American Indian student population. Fred C. Danforth, a 1973 graduate of the university, and his...

Damage control at Dartmouth: anti-American Indian incidents at the Ivy League college create unease for Native students.
December 28, 2006... American Indian students at Dartmouth College may be enjoying their winter break more than other students after experiencing a semester marred by what many say was an onslaught of racist attacks against the school's Native community. Prior...

Trying rimes for Bishop State: The Alabama school is struggling to overcome a string of financial aid and scholarship scandals.
December 28, 2006... Decades before segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace blocked the University of in the 1960s, Bishop State Community College was serving as a bastion of Black higher education. These days, though, the Mobile, Ma., HBCU is going through...

Education dept. plans to boost HBCU loan participation.(historically black colleges and universities, Department of Education)
December 28, 2006... If you direct facilities planning at a historically Black college or university, expect to hear from the U.S. Department of Education about financing your capital improvement needs. In response to a Government Accountability Office report...

Colin Powell Center gets $10 million to develop more black policy makers.(New York Life Foundation funds Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies)
December 28, 2006... NEW YORK The New York Life Foundation is providing $10 million to fund the Endowment for Emerging African American Issues at the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies, located at the City College of New York. The endowment will provide...

ABA criticized over diversity mandate at accreditation renewal hearing.(American Bar Association's)
December 28, 2006... The American Bar Association's effort to expand diversity at the nation's law schools was among the concerns raised during the organization's hearing to renew its accreditation authority. The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality...

Black, Hispanic male crisis focus of higher ed summit.(Black, Brown, and College Bound: A Summit on African-American & Hispanic Males Meeting the Challenge of Higher Education)
December 28, 2006... TAMPA, Fla. For Dr. James H. Ammons, the crisis confronting Black and Hispanic males is obvious, but so is the solution. "We, as leaders, have to step to the plate. [Black male] enrollment in prison cannot continue to supersede...

Plan seeks to grow enrollment at struggling Central State University.
December 28, 2006... Central State University, the only historically Black public institution in Ohio and one of the state's smallest universities, may be hitting a growth spurt if state regents adopt what local papers call a "rescue proposal" for the school. ...

Excelencia offers specific strategies for boosting Hispanic College enrollment.(collaborates with California Policy Research Center, Tomas Rivera Policy Institute )
December 28, 2006... For California to remain economically competitive, higher percentages of Hispanic students must begin attending Golden State colleges and universities, says a recently released study that provides 17 specific recommendations for making that a...

Tuskegee's time: 125th anniversary puts spotlight on the university's renewed vision.(Cover story)
December 28, 2006... TUSKEGEE, Ala. From its earliest years, Tuskegee University, known initially as Tuskegee Institute, navigated the higher education landscape with considerable skill. Shifting after its 1881 founding from a state-controlled teachers'...

A year in review 2006.(higher education)
December 28, 2006... "Summers To Step Down, Ending Tumult at Harvard" kicked off the year as one of the most talked about news stories in higher education. But only a few months later, an event involving another elite institution would grab even more headlines, and...

Headliners.
December 28, 2006... Duke Lacrosse Rape Claim Spurs Outrage | Summers To Step Down, Ending Tumult at Harvard | Tennessee Ends Historic Civil Rights Lawsuit | Clark Atlanta Engineering Professors Sue University Over Department's Closure | Southern Illinois...

The University of Virginia received a $1 million gift from twin brothers and National Football League stars Ronde and Tiki Barber.(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... The University of Virginia received a $1 million gift from twin brothers and National Football League stars Ronde and Tiki Barber. The brothers graduated from the university in 1997. The gift will support a range of programs and scholarships.

Norfolk State University (Va.) received a $1 million gift from Ernest M. Hodge, founder and co-CEO of March/Hodge Automotive Group and a 1975 alumnus of the university.(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Norfolk State University (Va.) received a $1 million gift from Ernest M. Hodge, founder and co-CEO of March/Hodge Automotive Group and a 1975 alumnus of the university, to establish the Ernest M. Hodge Center for Entrepreneurship in the School...

Gen Colin. L. Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff donated $1 million to the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies at the City College of New York.(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Gen Colin. L. Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff donated $1 million to the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies at the City College of New York. Powell, a graduate of CCNY, founded the center...

National Football League star Donovan McNabb, quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, donated $50,000 each to Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana to help the New Orleans-based historically Black institutions.(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... National Football League star Donovan McNabb, quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, donated $50,000 each to Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana to help the New Orleans-based historically Black institutions recover from the...

Dr. Walter O. Evans, a retired surgeon and noted art collector, and his wife, Linda, donated 70 works of African-American art to the Savannah College of Art and Design.(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Walter O. Evans, a retired surgeon and noted art collector, and his wife, Linda, donated 70 works of African-American art to the Savannah College of Art and Design. The college will establish the Walter O. Evans Center for African-American...

Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, agreed to donate her private jet to transport four rare Stradivarius string instruments from their home at the Smithsonian in Washington. D.C.. to the University of Illinois, Johnson's alma mater.(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, agreed to donate her private jet to transport four rare Stradivarius string instruments from their home at the Smithsonian in Washington. D.C.. to the University of Illinois, John...

When Charlie Johnson, president of the board of trustees at Benedict College won $200,000 dollars by picking the first five numbers in Kentucky's Powerball lottery, he had the check made out directly to the college.(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... When Charlie Johnson, president of the board of trustees at Benedict College won $200,000 dollars by picking the first five numbers in Kentucky's Powerball lottery, he had the check made out directly to the college. If he had picked the sixth...

Dr. Carlton E. Brown.(president of Savannah State University resigns)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Carlton E. Brown, president of Savannah State University, stepped down to run a special initiative of the University System of Georgia.

Connecticut State University System.(Dr. David G. Carter appointed)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. David G. Carter was named chancellor of the Connecticut State University System. He was formerly the president of Eastern Connecticut State University. (See pg. 34)

Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole.(president of Bennett College to retire)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, president of Bennett College, announced she will retire in June 2007.

Gallaudet University.(Dr. Jane Fernandes fired)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Jane Fernandes, president-designate of Gallaudet University, was fired by the board of trustees following student protests.

Adam Herbert.(Indiana University president to step down)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Adam Herbert, the embattled Indiana University president, announced that he will leave office at the end of his contract in July 2008.

Walter Massey.(MOVING IN, MOVING ON)(will resign from Morehouse College)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Walter Massey, president of Morehouse College since 1995, announced he will step down at the end of the academic year.

Morehouse School of Medicine.(MOVING IN, MOVING ON)(appointed Dr. John E. Maupin)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. John E. Maupin, president of Meharry Medical College, was named president of the Morehouse School of Medicine.

California State University-East Bay.(MOVING IN, MOVING ON)(appointed Mohammad Qayoumi )(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Mohammad Qayoumi was named president of California State University-East Bay, making him the first Afghan-American to lead a major American university.

University of Maryland School of Medicine.(MOVING IN, MOVING ON)(Donald Wilson retires)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Donald Wilson, longtime dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, retired. Appointed in 1991, he was the nation's first Black dean of a predominantly White medical school.

North Carolina A&T State University.(MOVING IN, MOVING ON)(appointed Stanley F. Battle)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Stanley F. Battle, president of Coppin State University, was appointed chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University.

Norfolk State University.(MOVING IN, MOVING ON)(appointed Carolyn Myers)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Carolyn Myers, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at North Carolina A&T State University, was named president of Norfolk State University.

American Council on Education.(appoints Dr. James Renick)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. James Renick, president of North Carolina A&T State University, was named senior vice president for programs and research at the American Council on Education.

Gerald M. Boyd.(New York Times Co.)(Obituary)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Gerald M. Boyd: The first Black managing editor of the New York Times, Boyd was instrumental in coverage that won the newspaper three Pulitzers: for articles about the first World Trade Center bombing, for a series on children of poverty, and...

Ed Bradley.(CBS Inc. CBS News)(Obituary)
December 28, 2006... Ed Bradley: The first Black White House correspondent for CBS News, Bradley also broke the color barrier as the first Black correspondent for "60 Minutes," where he spent the past 25 years. His news pieces ranged from interviews with Oklahoma...

Dr. William O. Bright.(University of California (Los Angeles))(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. William O. Bright: A longtime professor of linguistics at UCLA, Bright studied American Indian languages and worked to preserve the language of California's Karuk tribe. He was the author of more than 200 books, articles and reviews and...

Dr. Clinton Bristow.(Obituary)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Clinton Bristow: The president of Alcorn State University in Mississippi, Bristow was also president of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. He has been credited for doubling the percentage of Alcorn students attending graduate/...

Octavia Butler.(Obituary)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Octavia Butler: Widely considered the first and best Black female science fiction writer, Butler became the first such writer to earn a "genius" grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (1995). Her book, Parable of the...

Bebe Moore Campbell.(Obituary)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Bebe Moore Campbell: A best-selling author, Campbell often set her novels in Los Angeles covering race relations, relationships and mental illness. Some of Campbell's most popular books include Brothers and Sisters and Your Blues Ain't Like...

Dr. Mayme Clayton.(Obituary)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Dr. Mayme Clayton: The Los Angeles librarian amassed a valuable and eclectic collection of Black history, including a signed copy of the first book published by a Black person: Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral...

Yen Ngoc Do.(Obituary)(Brief article)
December 28, 2006... Yen Ngoc Do: Founder and publisher of the Nguoi Viet Daily News, the longest-running Vietnamese newspaper in the country, Do used his journalism experience to help his countrymen start a new life in America. Twenty-five years ago, he began...