By The Admin on May 26, 2010
Melting pot or racial divide? The growth of interracial marriages is slowing among U.S.-born Hispanics and Asians. Still, blacks are substantially more likely than before to marry whites.
The number of interracial marriages in the U.S. has risen 20 percent since 2000 to about 4.5 million, according to the latest census figures. While still growing, that [...]
Posted in Race
By The Admin on May 26, 2010
Lonnie King, Mamie Darlington? and Charles Black, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Ten days ago, some of our board members, including two of us, attended the hearing in Fulton County Superior Court where seven public school boards and superintendents sought to continue their monopoly power and control over public education in Georgia by obtaining a ruling that House [...]
Posted in Education
By The Admin on May 26, 2010
Kwame Kilpatrick spent his first night in prison after the former Detroit mayor known for his exceptional speaking skills failed to persuade a judge to show him compassion and send him home to his family.
All Kilpatrick’s swagger and professions of love for family, God and the city did not sway Wayne County Circuit Court Judge [...]
Posted in Michigan, State & Local News
By The Admin on May 26, 2010
Kwame Kilpatrick’s attorney will request an emergency stay from the Michigan Court of Appeals, which could spring the former Detroit mayor from prison.
Michael Alan Schwartz on Wednesday is expected to announce that he will file the appeal. If granted, Kilpatrick could be free pending a decision.
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner sentenced Kilpatrick to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized
By The Admin on May 25, 2010
Kristi E. Swartz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- The reaction from last week’s Lumpkin County High School history project was “blown way out of proportion,” said students who gathered at the school Tuesday afternoon.
“I think it’s ridiculous,” said senior Kevin Moore. “I think people are just making things up to get a little bit of attention out of [...]
Posted in Education
