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The National Conference of Black Mayors unveiled a partnership Friday with environmental consultants Envirosource and Historically Black Colleges and Universities aimed at studying the impact of landfills on African-American communities. Robert Bowser, mayor of East Orange, N.J. and president of the National Conference of Black Mayors, said that 2,800 of the 3,000 landfills in the U.S. today are located in African-American communities. The National Conference of Black Mayors is having its annual convention in Baton Rouge this week. In addition, Bowser said the HBCUs and minority-owned Envirosource are looking at alternative disposal methods that are a lot cleaner that traditional landfills. The catch is that the alternative disposal methods require more volume than smaller cities can generate, he said. To view the full article please click HERE.
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Historically black colleges and universities increased from one in 1837 to more than 100 in 1973. Most of these colleges were founded after the Plessyv. Ferguson decision. According to Jacqueline Fleming, "the majority of black public colleges, then, evolved out of state desires to avoid admitting blacks to existing white institutions" (p. 5). On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that separate education for blacks in public schools was unconstitutional because separate facilities are inherently unequal.
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were established starting in the 1800s, in order to provide higher education opportunities for otherwise oppressed African-Americans. Demand for such higher education was created largely by African-American churches of that time, who took it upon themselves to provide elementary and secondary educations for southern Blacks.
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Battle Creek, MI, January 16, 2003 - BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kellogg's Corporate Citizenship Fund will donate $200,000 to support developmental programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The donation is the result of a partnership between Kellogg and syndicated radio host Tom Joyner. Kellogg has partnered with Tom Joyner and his foundation to support HBCUs for the past six years. The $200,000 pledge is continued support for a special initiative started by Joyner in 2002, and ... an increase over last year's pledge of $110,000.
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Recruiters from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities are divided into two groups and connect with two separate sets of sites to offer college-bound students information on their schools, their schools' scholarship opportunities and general college application information. The general format of the program involves each recruiter introducing himself or herself and his or her school and then fielding questions regarding his/her school. Questions are done in a round-robin fashion in a hello next caller format with each participating site being able to ask a question during their turn.
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) find their origins in the time when African American students were systematically denied access to most other colleges and universities. Students at HBCUs have a unique opportunity to experience an educational community in which they are a part of the majority.
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