Black Males at CUNY

To the Editor:

I strongly support the City University of New York's concept of a Black Male Initiative to increase the meager presence of males of African descent at CUNY and to institute measures to increase their chances for success once they matriculate ("Civil-Rights Group Challenges CUNY's Efforts to Help Black Men," The Chronicle, April 28).

However, in letters I have written to the CUNY chancellor and executive vice chancellor, I have expressed my concern about several

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