By Dr. Benjamin R. Chavis, Jr.:
Gil Scott Heron (1949-2011) was more than a legendary entertainer. He was a social and political visionary that helped to inspire generations of young gifted and talent poets, spoken word artists, rappers, and a gl ...
Posted Friday, June 3rd 2011 at 5:58PM
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By Deborah Gates:
PRINCESS ANNE -- A "Hytche era" cabinet member credited for a key role in shaping the foundation for the food science and technology facility at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will return in August to guide the institut ...
Posted Thursday, June 2nd 2011 at 2:55PM
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By Deron Synder:
Fifty or so years ago, before they became commonplace at major colleges such as Louisiana State, the University of North Carolina and the University of Florida, the nation's top African-American student-athletes played at historic ...
Posted Wednesday, June 1st 2011 at 5:29PM
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Although 16 graduating members of the Shaw High School marching band in East Cleveland did not have their musical instruments in their hands, there was music in where they all sat facing their parents and other supporters.
The students all si ...
Posted Wednesday, June 1st 2011 at 5:22PM
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By Mark Fausz:
Virginia State University (VSU) is under a massive expansion program, which will elevate the university to a SACS Level 6 institution, an important move for the university, which will propel the school to a higher profile among univ ...
Posted Wednesday, June 1st 2011 at 5:06PM
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WHO: Ashley N. Graham, Miss SC State University 2010-2011
WHAT: Students, friends, family and alumni are encouraged to vote for one of SC State University’s own for Ebony's Annual Historically Black College or University (HBCU) Campus Queen. ...
Posted Friday, May 27th 2011 at 5:16PM
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By TMC Net::
The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, and includes an amendment authored by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). The amendment provides a preference for po ...
Posted Friday, May 27th 2011 at 5:04PM
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By B. Denise Hawkins:
As Oprah Winfrey ended her decades-old talk show this week, a grateful group of Morehouse College students and alumni paid homage to the Queen of Talk by paying it forward.
Recalling the academic leg up and second chance O ...
Posted Friday, May 27th 2011 at 4:54PM
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By Horace Dukes:
The importance of mentoring relationships becomes evident as we recognize the value of developing and maintaining relationships with experienced and successful people. The value of a good mentor is immeasurable.
A mentor can he ...
Posted Friday, May 27th 2011 at 4:10PM
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By Melissa Harris-Perry:
Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man opens with a battle royal. The novel’s nameless black male protagonist is asked to recite his high school commencement speech touting submission and racial humility for the white citizens ...
Posted Friday, May 27th 2011 at 4:00PM
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By Chris Azzopardi:
Movement performer John Collins on the musical energy that defined a decade--
So what if the music sucks. "If you're on ecstasy, anything sounds good," says John Collins, who's comparing the era his career was born out of - ...
Posted Friday, May 27th 2011 at 3:53PM
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By RHONDA B. GRAHAM:
Harry L. Williams is a visionary realist. That's not to say that in his eyes the sky is not always the limit.
But after a recent lunch with Delaware State University's 10th president, it's clear that his short- and long-ter ...
Posted Friday, May 27th 2011 at 3:40PM
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By Sgt. R. Drew Hendricks:
The whistles blow and heavy feet begin to strike the deck with synchronized precision. A leader bellows commands, keeping his unit in time with one another as their movements become more complicated. The performance is ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 8:57PM
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc. (TMCF), named for the late U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, was established in 1987 and represents 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) located in 22 states, the District of Co ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 8:46PM
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By PRNewswire:
Partnership to Promote Cultural and International Enrichment With America's First Historically Black Public Land-grant College and University People to People Ambassador Programs and Alcorn State University launch partnership with o ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 8:40PM
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By J'Me Forrest:
In high school a classmate described Passover as a time when Jews celebrate their ancestors’ liberation from bondage in Egypt and journey to the Promised Land. When a friend invited me to join his family for a Seder dinner durin ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 8:32PM
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By Associated Press:
Nashville is breaking ground on a bridge that will begin to reunite neighborhoods that were separated along racial lines over 40 years ago.
The bridge will give the historically black area of North Nashville — home to Te ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 8:17PM
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By The Good Greatsby:
Lost in the all the hype over last week’s failed Rapture, was preacher Harold Camping’s very logical reasoning for believing the world would end this week. He hemmed and hawed when asked for specific biblical support, an ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 8:01PM
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By MICHAEL MAROT:
NCAA President Mark Emmert expects athletes at historically black colleges and universities to make the grade - and he's willing to help after seeing the results of the latest Academic Progress Rates.
The NCAA banned Jackson S ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 5:12PM
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By the US Embassy Nassau:
The Christ Church Cathedral came alive on Saturday, May 21, to a spectacular performance by the “105 Voices of History” choir that included over 100 talented students representing The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 5:07PM
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By Megan Boehnke:
In a bid to add diversity to its engineering program, the University of Tennessee is partnering with Fisk University to offer a dual-degree program in science and engineering.
As early as this fall, students at the private, hi ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 5:01PM
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By Jason Pompey:
Five Lady Trojans; Faith Brock, Shaundra Cook, Sierra Clayton, Samantha Edwards, and Dominique King departed Petersburg for Turlock, CA to represent Virginia State University at the Division II NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Champions ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 1:45PM
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By Jason Pompey:
Virginia State University’s athletic department received two CIAA Coach of the Year Awards, the CIAA Athletic Director of the Year Award, and the CIAA Male-Scholar Athlete of the Year Award on Tuesday, May 24th at the 2011 Centr ...
Posted Wednesday, May 25th 2011 at 1:37PM
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By Tricia Bishop:
Maryland's four historically black colleges and universities are more segregated today than in decades past because of discriminatory practices and policies maintained by the state's Higher Education Commission, lawyers told a fe ...
Posted Friday, May 20th 2011 at 2:55PM
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