Jessica Valoris

The RaceWire Beat - 09.21.06

The RaceWire Beat is a digest of the day’s top news stories on race and politics collected by the staff at ColorLines magazine.

Apathy Towards Racial Health Gap
Blacks die sooner, and are diagnosed later than whites. Official wonders what it will take to stir public outrage.

CIA ‘Refused to Operate’ Secret Jails
Bush shuts down secret jails, but not out of moral epiphany.

Black Studies Movin’ On Up
Princeton plans expansion of Black Studies program.

Posted at 8:24 AM, Sep 21, 2006 in News | Permalink | View Comments