The program's mission is to increase the number of minority men and women in leadership positions.

"These minority men are simply assumed to be criminal," he said.

"But it is tempered by the fact that we continue to see increases in some populations, specifically minority men and women."

The selection of poor, mostly minority men for experimentation is suspect.

The troopers are the same two who shot three unarmed minority men in a traffic stop last April.

The remaining 11% equally owned by minority women and minority men in 2007.

"The aversion to needles is especially strong among young minority men."

Her group also plans to reach out to minority men, because they face problems similar to those confronting women.

They said the numbers overlook discouraged workers who have given up, a group that includes many minority men.

In comparison, minority men received their first positions at schools with a mean score of 0.66.