Some 24 percent of black adults now characterize themselves that way.

Among those studies, one showed significant lowering of blood pressure and heart rate in black adults.

And black adults wondered who, including themselves, was to blame.

Cecil wanted to create a place where he could train professionals and give talented young black adults a chance at a career in art.

He said, "Some people don't want blacks and young black adults to get a quality education."

Several of the black, blunt adults, each about a quarter-inch long, moved slowly.

The current study examined blood-pressure differences of 4,000 black and white young adults living in four cities.

More than 90 percent of the black adults in some cities were not registered to vote.

Their goal was the vote for every black adult in Alabama, a radical proposition at the time.

The black adults have important lessons to teach all students, in the classrooms and outside.