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Jet, March 8, 2004

New York's Blacks in Government (BIG) compiled a devastating report on the city's employment that downgraded Mayor Michael Bloomberg's reign. It pointed out that while 79 percent of the city managers are White, only 14% are Black and 5% Hispanic. "In every agency examined, Blacks were underrepresented in both senior levels and in salary ranges from $50,000 above," said BIG President Brendan Ward ...

Bennett College Prexy Dr. Johnetta B. Cole was awarded a human rights prize by the Anti-Defamation League in Palm Beach, FL ... Georgia Rep. Denise Majette says that half of the country's disabled people are out of work. For those with severe disabilities, the rate rises to 70 percent. She urges that citizens honor the disabled on Feb 26, National Disability Day.