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Spirit Alive Magazine has been publishing engaging articles, profiles and information since it's inception on November 2009. We are a new African American Christian Based E-Magazine focused on Transfo

Community activist, historian, and former assistant principal, Mrs. Enid Pinkney won a major national award along with 22 other recipients in Washington state last month. Mrs. Pinkney, a 1953 Talladega College graduate won the Peter H. Brink Award for Individual Achievement in Historic Preservati

This concept is not limited to individuals. The concept applies to the different races of people. It applies to countries as well. What if I tell you all that Black Americans are on the verge o

The Allstate Corporation announced that Kermit R. Crawford, Walgreen Co. president of pharmacy, health and wellness, has been elected to its board of directors, effective January 30, 2013. Crawford's

So, instead we broad cast the news as though we are journalists. When we are not broadcasting the news we are whining and complaining. We dialogue about the most insignificant things and that is beca

Texas Southern University Student Regent, Juan A. Sorto, has been selected as a finalist for the Houston Texans Community Quarterback Award. The Houston Texans partner with the United Way of Greater

Gratitude is at the heart of every season. And at Alcorn, gratitude and hope has been spread throughout the communities of Lorman, Natchez and Vicksburg. As Alcorn continues its tradition of holiday g

I am going to use this origination chart method myself to show you all how everything has to connect right back to the beginning. I will start with the issue that you all believe a prophet is not n

Partners Include Medard Nelson Elementary, Langston Hughes Academy and the Gentilly Community (New Orleans) The Greater New Orleans Foundation’s IMPACT 2012 Program has awarded Dillard Univ

I have a question. What people own the United States of America? For example, if I should ask you what people owns the country of France even though there are many different races of people living i

Alcorn President, M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as the Grand Orator for The Most Worshipful Stringer Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliated, Jurisd

The men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. at Virginia State University donate their time to raise six million dollars to help benefit students. Please click here to donate: https://online.vsu.edu

ST. LOUIS, MO (December 17, 2012) – The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. State Celebration Commission of Missouri will host its 27th annual kick-off program, “Women Who Dare to Dream.” This year’s distingui

by Ronald Roach In an initiative to create schools exemplifying 21st century innovation, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), a leading HBCU advocacy and support organization, and its member

$25,000 Verizon Foundation Grant to Support Bowie State’s Sustainability Initiatives Bowie State University will launch an advocacy campaign to engage students, faculty and staff in a series of i

A Sophomore from the Rio Grande Valley has taken Texas Southern Golf to another level. Kassandra Rivera played her way to a top 10 national ranking in NCAA Division I women’s golf. Rivera’s 71.63

Some knuckleheads say that religion is man made and used to control the people. I said that religion is the avenue by which a people reverence God in their own special way. And, to have a religi

The Christians can not unite the Muslims and the Muslims can not unite the Christians and so where does that leave us? Neither one can unite with the other one because Islam and Christianity do not b

This goes out to you and you and you. Thank you for your support, inspiration, encouragement, and business. There is nothing better one can offer another than knowledge and help. I have received help

We are not Chinese. We are not Japanese. We are not Polish. We are not White Americans, right. So, who the hell are we? We are here just as the Italians are here, right. So, who the hell are we a

I think she meant well and have good intentions and therefore I am going to blame her faults on her ignorant brain. Ms. Lena is no good and this is why. Her blog conveys love, compassion and caring

Why We Need More African Women Leaders Melinda Gates December 14, 2012 Earlier this year, I was deeply moved by Theo Sowa’s TEDxChange talk calling for more African women leaders. She argued that while the issues that African women face are an explicit part of the global conversation, the Afric

Alcorn State University was recently approved to charter a chapter of Golden Key International Honour Society. Golden Key is the world’s largest collegiate honor society with more than 400 chapters at

Bowie State University students will soon receive training needed to enter the high-demand cybersecurity field and help close the nation’s workforce gap, thanks to a $453,000 grant from the National N