Identifies six principles which will assist in recruitment activities of students from minority groups. Describes a four-phase framework for action which includes gauging the environment and building a support structure. Concludes ways must be found to reverse trend of declining Black enrollment. (ABL)

In some areas of employment in mass communications Blacks and other minorities have made impressive gains, but in others, such as the newspaper industry, there is a distinct lack of minorities in the work force. The chance that this situation will change is highly likely because the media industries in America are finding it necessary to diversify…

This paper focuses on historic portrayal of black males in service and support roles in the media and their relation to social reality. Both television and films use glamorous sophisticated trappings seemingly to enhance the image of black males, but the personalities of the characters they play remain stereotypic. (VM)

A chronological compendium of some of the major events that have affected the education of minorities in the U.S. is presented. (MLW)

Discusses the Seventh Annual Status Report: Minorities in Higher Education. The findings indicate that there has been a decline in the number of Black males attending college from 1976 to 1986. Factors that may have influenced this decline and areas for further consideration are presented. (JS)

This report presents an overview of social and economic census data on African Americans, American Indians, Asians, and Chicanos/Latinos in the seven county metropolitan area of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Among the findings are the following: (1) communities of color made up 9.2 percent of the total metropolitan area population in 1980; (2) poverty…

"Narrowcasting" is information and entertainment aimed at specific population segments, including previously ignored minorities. Cable, satellite, videodisc, low-power television, and video cassette recorders may all help keep minorities from being "information poor." These elements, however, are expensive, and study is needed to understand how…

Examines attitudes toward Blacks in South Pacific countries and describes the author's own experiences with Australian Aborigines. Discusses adverse situations, low status, and racial discrimination experienced by Australian Aborigines, New Zealand Maori, and American Blacks as members of the Fourth World (minority groups living in developed…

The National Research Council's survey of earned doctorates found a continuing decline in the proportion of Ph.D.'s earned by U.S. citizens. Among Blacks, more than half of the doctorates were in education-related fields. Cornell University and MIT have started recruitment efforts to encourage minority groups. (MLW)

Investigates White Americans' responses toward Joe Louis, the Black champion. Focuses on the Louis-Schmeling heavyweight title fight of 1938 as exemplifying Louis' role as a key functionary for the American system. Argues that Louis's achieved status as the American representative fighting against Nazism did not negate Whites' negative perception…

This fact sheet lists 20 interpreted statistics on women workers. The facts cover the following data: number of women workers and their percentage in the labor force; length of time women are expected to stay in the labor force; racial and ethnic groups in the labor force; part-time and full-time employment; types of occupations in which women are…

Statistics indicate that large increases in minority enrollment in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy are required in order for Blacks and other minorities to achieve representation in the health professions equal to their proportion in the total population. (MJL)

Describes a three-year case study of a young Black boy at a day care center to illustrate that racial tracking through exclusion from structured learning activities and group experiences can lead to social incompetence in young minority children. (Author/MJL)

The Commission on the Higher Education of Minorities was set up by the Ford Foundation, in conjunction with the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI), to examine the past gains, current status and future prospects of Blacks, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and American Indians in higher education, as well as to formulate recommendations…

Since 1970, the University of Chicago has offered three undergraduate anthropology courses on Philippine Negrito and Malay and Thai aboriginal black populations. Between 1975 and 1981, 72 students, including American blacks, Filipinos, and other Asians, attended the courses. The instructor's observations of students' responses to the courses…