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Black men form foundation to push jobs and schooling
Kansas City AP report describes the National African-American Male Foundation created after a three day conference. Harvard psychologist Richard Majors and KU professor Jacob Gordon lead efforts to coordinate with the Urban League SCLC and NAACP to improve black employment and keep youths in school. Plans include a newsletter a research journal a yearly State of the American Black Male report and state chapters tackling unemployment drug abuse and illiteracy. They aim for Washington headquarters to lobby Congress and raise about 3 million dollars through corporations grants and memberships.
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