On the recordJune 18, 2009
In other words, why we are going down. We are going backwards. In other words, the numbers are coming down.
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congress.govIn other words, why we are going down. We are going backwards. In other words, the numbers are coming down.
Cummings questions the decreasing trend in African American applications to the Academy.
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