Do institutes of higher learning give preference to foreign blacks?

According to studies, black immigrants and the American children of black immigrants are enrolling at colleges and university, at an exponentially higher rate than non-immigrant black American applicants.

Will.i.Am and Simon Cowell to create 'X Factor' spin-off

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According to The Telegraph, Will.i.Am, Black Eyed Peas frontman and future Voice judge will reportedly be working with Simon Cowell on a reality TV competition show focused on Science and Technology...

Will.I.Am stars in TV special about Mars broadcast

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theGRIO REPORT - Last month, Will.I.Am made history when his track 'Reach for the Stars' was the first song to ever be broadcast from another planet down to Earth...

Report calls for political action on black women's health disparities

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A recent report published on Forbes.com reveals that women of color, regardless of class, are disproportionately affected by critical health issues affecting U.S. women.

How Sally Ride serves as an inspiration

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OPINION - Ride's selection as the first American woman in space was a clear indicator of NASA's acknowledgement of the importance of diversity..

Obama proposes $1 billion for science, math teachers

Josh Lederman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion effort to boost U.S. students' achievement in science, technology, engineering and math...

New GZA album reaches for the stars, literally

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theGRIO REPORT - Rapper GZA, one of the most respected and an influential members of the Wu-Tang Clan, is finding lyrical inspiration in unexpected places...

Air pollution: A real threat to black women

Ashley Michelle Williams

theGRIO REPORT - Medical researchers have known that air pollution could cause people to have cardiovascular problem. Yet they were not aware that increases exposure to air pollution from traffic could cause people, especially African-American women...

Declining numbers of blacks seen in math, science

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(AP) - The answer turns out to be a complex equation of self-doubt, stereotypes, discouragement and economics -- and sometimes just wrong perceptions of what math and science are all about...

Math and science: Key to more black astronauts

Tamy Cozier

theGRIO REPORT - It was not until 1979 that an African-American, Guion "Guy" Bluford, Jr., donned cosmonaut overalls. Three-years later, he became the first African-American man in space...

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Do institutes of higher learning give preference to foreign blacks?

Will.i.Am and Simon Cowell to create 'X Factor' spin-off

Will.I.Am stars in TV special about Mars broadcast

Report calls for political action on black women's health disparities

How Sally Ride serves as an inspiration

Obama proposes $1 billion for science, math teachers

New GZA album reaches for the stars, literally

Air pollution: A real threat to black women

Declining numbers of blacks seen in math, science

Math and science: Key to more black astronauts

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