Category Archives: Race and Reality in America

Questions About CalPERS Pension Fund Management Selection Process Highlighted By Dropping of Minority Firm

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Dr. Samad

The California Public Employees Retirement System, also known as CalPERS, is the nation’s largest retirement fund for state, local and education employees with a portfolio of $226 billion dollars. This money is managed by fund managers who seek to bring a minimum of seven percent (7%) return on pension funds that provide some 536,000 retirees a monthly pension from some 1.1 million members. It is a privileged opportunity for fund managers to be entrusted with managing the “people’s” retirement funds. A privilege that have often escaped private fund management firms owned by blacks and Latinos—in a state that is over … Continue reading →

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Being an Oreo: There’s No Black and White

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Dr. Samad

Racial “identity confusion” is just not a crisis for black women and weaves… Click the post title to open this post and click here to read the full article by Mike Phil.

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Blacks Struggle with 72 Percent Unwed Mothers Rate

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Dr. Samad

Debate is growing within and outside the black community of how to address the rising rate of unwed mothers. Seventy-two percent of black babies are born to unwed mothers, government statistics say – and changing that is a complex issue. Click the post title to open this post and click here to read full article.

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200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Dr. Samad

Wow — 200 years of history how you never saw before!

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