African Americans

Rushmore Drive: Search Engine For African Americans

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:27:17 -0500

Rushmore Drive, launched last quarter, is an online search engine aimed towards the African American community. Yes, a search engine. My guess is you’re wondering why someone would even bother going down this road … ask MSN Search, now LiveSearch … I bet they’d wave a big “Dead End” sign, with “Except for Google” in fine print.

Is There Any Real Hope For America's People Of Color?

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:35:03 -0500

I live in a State known for racial discrimination. Those in Authority took many innocent lives. I'm not just referring to the pre-Civil rights days. The injustices continue to this day. Whether it's refusal to hire, unfair wages, biased expectations, or rejection of opportunity the discrimination continues. The purpose of this opinion is not to "bash" the bad guys. I wrote this information to encourage all people (but primarily people of color).

Clinton, Obama focus on African American churches

seher — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:20:01 -0600

The battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the mantle of America's Democratic presidential candidate has moved into the pews of important black churches.

Why African Americans didn't evacuate before Katrina

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:45:08 -0500

The nation's first study to examine African Americans' evacuation response in a disaster has found that a combination of poverty, optimism about riding out the hurricane, and perceptions of racism by authorities coordinating the evacuation influenced many people not to leave New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina, researchers at the University of South Carolina have found.

General Motors Recognized Among Top 50 in Diversity

Nymphadora — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:19:51 -0500

General Motors has earned a coveted spot on the 2007 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list. In addition to its top 50 ranking overall, GM was No. 5 on Diversity Inc.'s list of Top 10 Companies for African Americans