Although Black and Hispanic congressmen managed to overcome redistricting of urban areas and maintain or increase their seats in the House, demographic trends remain a threat to minority representation. There are two solutions: (1) a break-up of de facto residential segregation, and (2) increased willingness of White majorities to elect minority…

Two journalists discuss political, economic, and social issues which unite Blacks and Hispanics and consider the problems which impede the formation of a formal political coalition between the two groups. Among the common issues identified are police brutality, voter registration, unemployment, health, housing, and the media. (GC)

Deals with White, Black, and Hispanic married-couple families, highlighting their current work-income profiles and exploring some of the major differences. (JOW)

Alexander, the first Black Secretary of the Army, discusses fair employment practices for minorities in the U.S. armed services and holds that the Army and the Air Force provide far more opportunities at the leadership levels than do the Navy and the Marine Corps. Korb, of the Defense Department, responds. (GC)

Reviews the progress of Blacks in northern urban schools from World War II to the present. Finds that the problems of academic achievement among Blacks remain severe because of the persistence of racism. (DM)

Describes an academic library's internship program for recent library school minority graduates which is designed to improve the employability of minority librarians in academic libraries, provide role models for current undergraduates, create a more heterogenous group of employees, and provide librarians an opportunity to be involved in training…

Discusses issues and policies associated with aging for women, Blacks, and Hispanics. Includes a policy analyst's response to the predictions. (BL)

Provides examples of the advantages minority journalists can bring to their work, including life experiences and cultural insights. Interviews three journalists on how their minority backgrounds enriched and improved their job performance. (LS)

Guidelines for the design, conduct, and critique of nursing research with African-American and Hispanic populations examine the following: framework, sample composition, race/ethnicity of investigators, measurement instruments, method of analysis and aggregation, and discussion of implications for racial/ethnic groups. (SK)

Play, possibly the dominant socializing agent for children's social competence and identity development, is heavily influenced by media-defined images. It is important for media images of minority cultures to be filtered by parents' reactions and comments in order to counter prevalent negative images. Children's interaction with the media is…

The minority presence on boards of trustees is too small to have a significant impact on redirecting policy and funding support programs for minorities. Minority trustees have a responsibility to prod members to increase the minorities on campus and to make trustees aware of the implications of new demographic projections. (MLW)

Minority business development programs emphasize the ownership of business enterprises, mostly personal services and retailing, oriented toward serving minority markets. This effort is reinforced by minority economic development programs which encourage minority ownership of the institutions which serve minority residential areas in order to…

The labor force is expected to expand at an annual rate of 1.2 percent, a much slower pace than in 1976-88; fast-growing segments include Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and other minority groups. (Author)

Argues that multicultural curricula are appropriate, given the percentage of minority youth in urban school systems. Notes that most textbooks still marginalize women and minorities and that most academic core curricula, being Eurocentric, alienate minority youth. (DM)

The incorporation of increasing numbers of minorities and non-traditional students into the college and university environment has significance for higher education ethics. Though demographic patterns imply that campus diversity is a worthy goal, social indicators suggest that the idea faces constant threat. Black and Hispanic high school…