University of Akron Hosts Fourth Annual Black Male Summit April 8th and 9th

AKRON, Ohio, March 15, 2011 — The University of Akron will host its fourth annual Black Male Summit Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 at the Student Union to bring awareness to critical issues in higher education for young black men. With expected attendance of more than 1,000, the summit will id…

Inmates’ Survival Handbook: A Message to Prison Administrators, the Criminal Justice System, and the American Public

VAIL, Ariz., Jan. 14, 2009 — There are approximately 2.3 million inmates in state and federal prisons and county jails in the United States. At the end of 2007, of American men between the ages of 17-25 years, for every 100,000 African American men, 3,138 were imprisoned; for every 100,000 Hispanic…