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Careers For Graduates With A Degree In African American Studies
Careers for graduates with a degree in African American studies are found throughout the United States, but with the greatest concentration in metropolitan areas or regions that are home to large minority populations. African-American studies is a relative newcomer in the academic arsenal of many colleges and universities. Like degrees...
Tags: Study, Degree, Associated Content, African-American Study, Professional Development, Career
White papers 2006-10-16

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A new study by The Screen Actors Guild found that African Americans on television are "ghettoized" and underrepresented on both Fox and NBC.(Brief Article)
The SAG study says African Americans are overly cast in situation comedies and relegated to shows that are only on Monday and Friday nights. The study, conducted by University of Southern California professor Dr. Darnell Hunt, examined 384 episodes The SAG study says African...
Tags: African, African-American, NBC Universal Inc., Screen Actors Guild, TV
Research articles 2000-02-28
SOUTH AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS PRAISED FOR HIV/AIDS RESPONSE.
World Economic Forum survey of 1,552 companies in 19 sub-Saharan African countries shows South African companies lead the way in best practice. Cape Town, South Africa 1 June 2005 - Based on a World Economic Forum study of 1,552 African based compani World Economic Forum survey...
Tags: African, company
Research articles 2005-06-01
WSU physician receives grant to study African Americans' stroke risk: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation awards $74,000
Michigan Chronicle 09-26-2000 WSU physician receives grant to study African Americans' stroke risk: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation awards $74,000 Seemant Chaturvedi, M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine associate professor of neurology and director of the acute stroke unit...
Tags: Michigan Foundation Co.
Research articles 2000-09-26
Yale research to study environmental degradation and land use of African savannas and rainforests.
M2 PRESSWIRE-27 April 2000-YALE UNIVERSITY: Yale research to study environmental degradation and land use of African savannas and rainforests C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26042000 New Haven, Conn. -- Yale researchers are using state-of-the-art satellite imagery to study the environmental...
Tags: African, Manufacturing, NETWORKING, researcher, satellite, Yale University
Research articles 2000-04-27
The University of Maryland's David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora
The UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora has received a $100,000 Ford Foundation grant to help advance the field of Black art.
Tags: Ford Motor Co., University of Maryland
Research articles 2008-08-07
SURVEY ON EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS ON AFRICAN COMPANIES
A World Economic Forum study of 1,620 companies in Africa, released to coincide with the African Economic Summit 2004 in Maputo, has found that nearly two-thirds (60%) envisaged significant adverse impacts on their business as a result of HIV/AIDS. NearlyA World Economic Forum study of 1,620 companies in Africa, released...
Tags: survey
Research articles 2004-06-03
NASA to set up Cape Verde weather station to study African storms
LISBON AFP — NASA reportedly plans to set up a weather research station in Cape Verde which will study the impact of African monsoons on the world's climate during one year, a local official said. A technical team from the US space agency is in the west African archipelago...
Tags: African, Agence France-Presse, MARKETING, NASA
Research articles 2006-01-31
AFRICA: SURVEY ON EFFECTS OF HIV/AIDS ON AFRICAN COMPANIES.
A World Economic Forum study of 1,620 companies in Africa, released to coincide with the African Economic Summit 2004 in Maputo, has found that nearly two-thirds (60%) envisaged significant adverse impacts on their business as a result of HIV/AIDS. Nearly half (48%) of the firms reported...
Tags: absenteeism, Africa, survey, World Economic Forum
Research articles 2004-06-03
An African exploration of the East Asia's education experience
An African exploration of the East Asia's education experience. (CD-ROM included) Ed. by Birger Fredriksen and Tan Jee Peng. The World Bank 2008 374 pages $60.00 Paperback LA1141 Ten education and development specialists from the World Bank and the countries of Singapore,...
Tags: African, CD-ROM, East, FINANCE, Singapore, Vietnam, World Bank
Research articles 2008-08-01
UCLA study: growing mismatch between African Americans and job locations increases racial inequality
LOS ANGELES A new study conducted by a UCLA researcher and published by the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program indicates that the distance between African Americans and the location of employment opportunities has increased over the last several decades, exacerbating racial inequality in major cities within the United States....
Tags: job, University of California at Los Angeles
Research articles 2005-03-24
African Americans May Face Greater Mortality Risks After Common Surgery To Prevent Stroke, JNMA Study Suggests
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- African Americans may be significantly more likely than whites to die shortly after undergoing a common surgical procedure to prevent stroke, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association. Byron Kennedy of the Yale University...
Tags: Consumer Electronics Association, HEALTHCARE, stroke, surgery
Research articles 2002-01-22
UCLA study examines minority representation in network television - noteworthy news - Brief Article
LOS ANGELES Despite calls for more diversity on prime-time network television, African Americans continue to be overrepresented and concentrated in situation comedies while other ethnic groups remained underrepresented, according to a new UCLA study. African Americans and Anglo Americans represented 92 percent of all prime-time characters in the...
Tags: network, NETWORKING, TVs, University of California at Los Angeles
Research articles 2002-07-04
Smoking linked to TB infection: South African study
PARIS AFP — Smoking seems to boost the risk of tuberculosis, possibly by weakening the lungs' resistance to the TB bacterium, a South African study says. Researchers at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town asked 2,400 local adults about their smoking habits and got them to undergo a skin test...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, infection, researcher
Research articles 2005-06-29
An Analysis of the Three Types of Carriers in the European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) IP Market - A new Study by Frost & Sullivan; Sharp surge in demand for IP cajoles retailers aboard the wholesale network services bandwagon.
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 October 2000-FROST & SULLIVAN: An Analysis of the Three Types of Carriers in the European, Middle Eastern and African EMEA IP Market - A new Study by Frost & Sullivan; Sharp surge in demand for IP cajoles retailers aboard the wholesale network services...
Tags: analysis, carrier, Frost & Sullivan, IP, network, NETWORKING, Retail, Sharp Corp.
Research articles 2000-10-05
The European, Middle Eastern and African Market for IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) - A new Study by Frost & Sullivan; Internet protocol growth march continues unabated.
M2 PRESSWIRE-26 September 2000-FROST & SULLIVAN: The European, Middle Eastern and African Market for IP-based Virtual Private Networks VPNs - A new Study by Frost & Sullivan; Internet protocol growth march continues unabated C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26092000 The...
Tags: Frost & Sullivan, IP, NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VPNs
Research articles 2000-09-26
African Americans are Hopeful About Their Future in Chicago but Lack a Clear Pathway to Success
To: URBAN AFFAIRS EDITORS Contact: Roderick Hawkins of Chicago Urban League, +1-773-451- 3536, +1-773-892-5427 cell Chicago Urban League releases powerful study and poll on the future of African Americans in Chicago, the first of its kind Study makes direct connection between Chicagos ability to compete globally and the economic...
Tags: Brookings Institution, Chicago, Clear, FINANCE, League, workforce
Research articles 2008-02-13
Nevsun Resources Ltd.: Tabakoto Project Feasibility Study Nears Completion.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JANUARY 31, 2002 Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NSU-TSE) is pleased to provide a progress report for the year 2001. THE TABAKOTO PROJECT, MALI: On June 25, 2001, Nevsun announced a line of credit facility of up to...
Tags: Nevsun Resources Ltd.
Research articles 2002-01-31
Corporate Human Resource Strategy in Multi-National Enterprises: A Study of Four South African MNE's
With the end of the apartheid era and the lifting of sanctions in the early 1990s, South African companies found that they were provided not only with opportunities for growth, but also with treats of new competition in what had previously been a closed economy. They needed to create global...
Tags: Human Resources, Business Strategy, Moore School Of Business
White papers 2005-01-09
The Role of Human Capital in the Competitive Platform of South African Industries
The role of human capital in the competitive platform of South African industries makes Africa different from other regions. This paper reports on an empirical study conducted among South African manufacturers, which investigated human capital's ability to answer to the challenges of modern technology and globalisation. Attention given is to...
Tags: Workplace, Economic Society Of South Africa, Human Capital, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2005-09-19
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