For the fourth year, MetLife is offering college students an opportunity to gain hands-on work experience through a paid internship. The MetLife and New England Financial 2009 Financial Fellowship Program will provide a unique experience for students ...
Posted Thursday, March 5th 2009 at 8:22PM
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The 10th Annual State of the Black Union, hosted by Tavis Smiley, convened in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 28th, again bringing many of the best and brightest African-American thinkers together to air their concerns for the community during an a ...
Posted Wednesday, March 4th 2009 at 12:02PM
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Born in Newark, New Jersey on April 9, 1979, Keshia Knight Pulliam entered showbiz at an early age, making TV commercials as a toddler and already landing a recurring role on Sesame Street by the age of 3. But it was on The Cosby Show that she wormed ...
Posted Wednesday, March 4th 2009 at 11:37AM
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During the run-up to the 2008 presidential election, while I was still the resident political commentator on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, I caused quite a stir among the listeners, who are largely African-American, by insisting that we hold then Sena ...
Posted Wednesday, February 25th 2009 at 3:55AM
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On February 18, 2009, President Obama activated a $787 billion economic-stimulus package to help struggling Americans - one of the biggest economic-rescue efforts in U.S. history. He also established the White House Office of Urban Affairs "to bring ...
Posted Monday, February 23rd 2009 at 11:22AM
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Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. was born in Piedmont, West Virginia on September 16, 1950 to Henry, Sr. and Pauline Coleman. Today, he is a world-renowned scholar and educator and the Alphonse Fletcher Professor at Harvard University.
In his capacit ...
Posted Monday, February 23rd 2009 at 12:26AM
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Tyler Perry is a master at making modern morality plays which address an array of concerns of the African-American community. What makes his films feel so authentic is that his characters invariably reflect black culture in a manner which is instantl ...
Posted Friday, February 20th 2009 at 3:42PM
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Author and columnist Makeisha Lee exposes the truth about the vicious African American weight loss cycle.
Columbus, OH (BlackNews.com) – There is a national epidemic of obesity, but research shows that the African American community has the worst ...
Posted Wednesday, November 28th 2007 at 11:52PM
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This e-book (available at http://www.guidetocleansing.com) shows students how to get more energy, focus more in class, and get more lean. It also helps student athletes reach their peak performance.
The 25-page publication reveals pre-cleansing gu ...
Posted Wednesday, January 31st 2007 at 2:00PM
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Columbus, OH - Diversity City Media has recently published the 2006-2007
Black Scholarship Guide, a print and e-book directory that lists the top 100 scholarship and grant opportunities for African American students.
The book proves to be very u ...
Posted Wednesday, June 14th 2006 at 7:54PM
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