Tagged: migration

Something Wild
12:00 am
Fri August 17, 2012

Shorebird Migration

Credit Flickr Creative Commons

The autumn shorebird migration starts early. The first signs of autumn are now found moving southward along beaches and in salt marshes or high above New Hampshire's 13 miles of Atlantic coast. 

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Word of Mouth
12:00 pm
Mon November 21, 2011

Word of Mouth for November 21th, 2011

Credit Photo courtesy of the Hood at Dartmouth
Bob Haozous, Chiricahua Apache/Diné (Navajo), Apache Pull-Toy, 1988, painted steel. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through the Joseph B. Obering ’56 Fund; S.989.17.

Reverse migration: African American populations boomerang back below the Mason-Dixon line.  Plus, why adding "sandwich board" to your resume could be a good thing.  Also, an NGO spreading sustainability in Niger turns 10.  And a look at a Native American Art exhibition from the Hood at Dartmouth.  Finally, data through light - the future of electronic transfer?

Word of Mouth - Segment
12:00 pm
Mon November 21, 2011

Back Below the Mason-Dixon

Credit Photo by Eschipul, courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons

Analysis of 2011 U.S. census data continues to reveal surprising demographic shifts…including a largely unreported exodus of middle class African Americans to cities in the south. Today, 57% percent of black Americans live below the Mason-Dixon line, the highest percentage since 1960. At the same time, black populations in traditionally integrated cities including New York, Chicago, and Detroit have dropped for the first time in American history.

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