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SELMA, Ala. — The Obama administration plans to toughen civil rights enforcement in the nation's schools with a broad review touching on everything from academics to discipline.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the initiative Monday during a speech in Selma, Ala., where he helped commemorate the 45th anniversary of a bloody confrontation between voting rights...

Africa’s urban transformation: Signs of opportunity and hope

The people of Africa living south of the Sahara dessert (in the region commonly designated Sub-Saharan Africa [SSA], also a casual synonym for Black Africa) are in the midst of an urbanization revolution. People are moving into cities on the continent faster than anywhere else on earth. And within a couple decades all SSA countries will have more population living in cities...

African-American women graduate students, depression, and suicide

She went to a shooting range a few miles away from Columbus, Ohio. She asked to take the introductory shooter’s course. She watched a required instructional video, rented a 9mm pistol, and practiced shooting with an instructor. After she was properly trained, the instructor allowed her to practice independently. She practiced for a while and then put the gun down. And suddenly, at...