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White Professor Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Historically Black College

WAKA Action 8 News,
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A white professor at historically black Tuskegee University says he’s suing the school, claiming he’s been denied the salary he deserves because of discrimination. Physics professor Marshall Burns says he hasn’t considered leaving Tuskegee because he loves teaching students. He says he gets an associate professor’s salary despite being a full professor since 1980. He says he’s asked for a…

Black, Latino Youth Less Likely to Receive Financial Help from Folks

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

A new Gen Forward survey finds more young blacks and Latinos feel that they can’t depend on family to help financially than do whites or Asians. That includes big-ticket items like college tuition as well as smaller expenses. More than half of millennials of all races and ethnicities think an unexpected bill of $1000 would cause them financial difficulty. Nearly…