Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates the Honorable Hazel O'Leary, President of Fisk University. She was also the 1st and only woman and 1st and only African-American to serve as US Secretary of Energy. Check out her story a ...
Posted Tuesday, October 27th 2009 at 9:25AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Jacob Lawrence - painter, artisit, educator - the most renowned African-American artist of the 20th century. Check out clips of him and his work.
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Posted Monday, October 26th 2009 at 12:26PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Stephen L. Carter, a Yale law professor, author, and policy writer. He served as clerk to US Supreme Court Judge Thurgood Marshall. Clips featured - he's a pretty interesting guy!
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Posted Friday, October 23rd 2009 at 6:38PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Virginia Hamilton, THE BEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN'S AUTHOR EVER! You have to check out her story and her many 'firsts' in children's literature.
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/virginia-hamilto ...
Posted Thursday, October 22nd 2009 at 1:07PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Toni Morrison, Novelist, Pulitzer Price Winner, and the first Black women to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and to hold a named chair at an Ivy League University.
You have to check her out! She's ama ...
Posted Wednesday, October 21st 2009 at 1:22PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Ronald Mason, Chief Executive Officer of the only university based in the largest metropolitan area and capital city of the state of Mississippi. Watch him talk about his strategic pla ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 9:42AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates James Baldwin, author and civil rights activist. Watch/listen to clips of him at various points of his life. Check him out now!
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/james-baldwin-author-and-civil-right ...
Posted Monday, October 19th 2009 at 10:59AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. William H. (Bill) Cosby. Did you know he had a PhD in Education? Meet him all over again and laugh and reminisce throughout the entire feature! Omegas stand up!
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Posted Friday, October 16th 2009 at 1:24PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index proudly features Dr. Clarence "Skip" Ellis, the 1st African-American PhD in Computer Science. His story is timely (for several reasons) and Google Wave can be traced back to his work! Read all about it here!
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Posted Thursday, October 15th 2009 at 9:23AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index highlights award-winning Janice Huff, NBC4 Meteorologist and the voice of Stormy Gale, an animated meteorologist on PBS Kids' CyberChase.
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/janice-huff-meteorologist-and-voice-of- ...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th 2009 at 11:18AM
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The iSchool at the University of Maryland is seeking an Assistant Professor in Cloud Computing. If you are interested, please visit http://ischool.umd.edu/about/careers/cloudcomputing.shtml for more details. ...
Posted Tuesday, October 13th 2009 at 9:56AM
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As we do every Tuesday...
Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers, the 4th President of Norfolk State University. She is amazing and her accomplishments are a pleasure to discover!
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Posted Tuesday, October 13th 2009 at 9:48AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Temple University. He founded the Journal of Black Studies and the 1st PhD Program in African-American Studies.
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Posted Monday, October 12th 2009 at 4:03PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Zora Neale Hurston - an outstanding author, teacher, and anthropologist. She founded Howard University's 'The Hilltop' Newspaper. "All Zetas stand up!"
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/zora-neale-h ...
Posted Friday, October 9th 2009 at 1:30PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dorothy I. Height, an educator, activist, and civil rights leader. She has given almost a century of service. "All Deltas stand up!"
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/dorothy-i-height-educator-activ ...
Posted Thursday, October 8th 2009 at 12:17PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Amiri Baraka (Happy Birthday), the Founder of the Black Arts Movement! His work speaks for itself!
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/amiri-baraka-founder-of-the-black-arts-movement-1960s-happy-birthd ...
Posted Wednesday, October 7th 2009 at 1:46PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. James H. Ammons, the President of Florida A&M University (FAMU). He's done some amazing things for the school, including reestablishing the FAMU School of Law! Check him out!
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Posted Tuesday, October 6th 2009 at 11:15AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index remembers George Washington Carver, a great and early bio-technologist and botanist! Watch actual clips of him and learn more about him than you've ever known!
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/george-washingto ...
Posted Monday, October 5th 2009 at 7:24PM
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The Black Scholars Index is the first web-based presence of its kind. It features a hosts of content, tools, and widgets designed to amplify the impact of knowledge created by Scholars from the Black Diaspora. From its daily blog celebrating indivi ...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2009 at 5:38PM
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Greetings Black Scholars!
We are pleased to announce the soft launch of new website for The Black Scholars Index.
This launch features Scholars Directory, information about the Inaugural Issue of Talented Tenth, our m ...
Posted Tuesday, June 23rd 2009 at 7:27AM
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Why is it that there seems to be a problem with the motivation levels (or with motivating) African-American students on all levels? It's almost the number 1 complaint - whether true or not! "They aren't motivated!" How can that be?
Either way, how ...
Posted Tuesday, July 29th 2008 at 1:50PM
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