Coretta Scott King (April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) was an American author, activist, civil rights leader, and the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1953 until his death in 1968. Coretta Scott King helped lead the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. King was an active advocate for African-Amer ...
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by Paulette McLean Johnson, director of Library Services, Oakwood University
The Eva B. Dykes Library hosted the national traveling exhibit entitled OPENING DOORS: CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN ACADEMIC SURGEONS from March 12 to April 13, 2018.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
Please join me for my Community Forum on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 10 AM to discuss important national issues followed by a Q&A session.
I hope you are able to attend this event that is open to the public. I also encour ...
Posted Wednesday, April 18th 2018 at 3:33PM
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Hello friend,
We have some exciting news for you. For the first time ever, we're opening up the opportunity for the general public to join us for College Signing Day (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CollegeSigningDay?src=hash&utm_source=Reach+H ...
Posted Wednesday, April 18th 2018 at 1:05PM
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This week, U.S. Senators are signing on to letters to Senate leadership in support of their 2019 budget priorities. NAMI’s priorities are the subject of several of these letters.
Today, we need your help to support housing programs.
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Posted Wednesday, April 18th 2018 at 12:15PM
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This week, U.S. Senators are signing on to letters to Senate leadership in support of their 2019 budget priorities. NAMI’s priorities are the subject of several of these letters.
Today, we need your help to support housing programs.
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Posted Wednesday, April 18th 2018 at 12:15PM
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This week, U.S. Senators are signing on to letters to Senate leadership in support of their 2019 budget priorities. NAMI’s priorities are the subject of several of these letters.
Today, we need your help to support housing programs.
...
Posted Wednesday, April 18th 2018 at 12:15PM
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The Negro Motorist Green Book (The Negro Motorist Green-Book or titled The Negro Travelers' Green Book) was an annual guidebook for African-American roadtrippers, commonly referred to simply as the Green Book. It was originated and published by New York City mailman Victor Hugo Green from 1936 to 19 ...
Posted Wednesday, April 18th 2018 at 10:26AM
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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin told Alabama State University students on Monday that their “time is now” to make their mark on the world. Woodfin was the guest speaker for ASU’s Thomas C. Steward Distinguished Lecture Series.
“I first want to sa ...
Posted Tuesday, April 17th 2018 at 4:52PM
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Political analyst, attorney and activist to address new graduates
Political analyst, attorney and activist Bakari Sellers will serve as the keynote speaker for Shaw University’s 2018 Spring Commencement exercises, to be held Saturday, May 12 at ...
Posted Tuesday, April 17th 2018 at 4:33PM
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Wetumpka resident Arianna Elizabeth Thompson will reign as Miss ASU 2018-2019
The royal line of succession is in place and a new Miss Alabama State University and her court were chosen at a grand pageant last Friday, which was held at the ASU Dunn ...
Posted Tuesday, April 17th 2018 at 4:24PM
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63 percent of small business owners admit they have been victims of at least one type of cyber attack. With all of the various types of cyber crimes that exist today, ensuring your company takes the proper security precautions is a must.
We want to help make it as simple as possible for you to ge ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 9:07PM
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If you have not heard by now, this past weekend was an epic event for Coachella. In the history of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the event has never had a black female entertainer as a headline – until Saturday night when Beyonce head ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 8:28PM
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The biggest entertainer in the world just earned herself an honorary degree at every HBCU across the nation overnight.
Beyonce showed up and showed out as the headliner at Coachella in the wee hours of the morning on Sunday using a heavily HBCU ba ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 7:13PM
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John Amos on why he stopped doing "Good Times" ...
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Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 4:06PM
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Tuskegee is a powerhouse when it comes to producing greatness. It is the alma mater of famous musician Lionel Richie, radio host Tom Joyner, inventor of the Super Soaker Lonnie Johnson, and newly acclaimed author Robert Constant. Since Mr. Constant g ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 2:52PM
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Today, Beyoncé, through her BeyGOOD initiative, announces the four schools to receive the newly established Homecoming Scholars Award Program for the 2018-2019 academic year. The Universities, Xavier, Wilberforce, Tuskegee and Bethune-Cookman, are al ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 2:50PM
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By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO
AC Jordan Basketball Arena on the campus of Bowie State University was awash in in a sea of black and gold Thursday, with students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters crowding into the transformed gym of M ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 1:51PM
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The Diesel Equipment Technology program has been accredited by the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation.
Achieving accreditation with the Illinois-based trade organization represents a step forward in building the program to meet the needs ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 1:36PM
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Forty-Spelman Bio Atlanta Science Fair 2018 five Spelman biology students volunteered and hosted nearly 500 children and their parents during the Atlanta Science Festival on Saturday, March 24. The Spelman Bio booth explored the concepts and biology ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 1:34PM
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Author: ALucas Johnson
Tennessee State University will be part of the route of the Sista Strut 3K, which seeks to raise awareness about breast cancer.
The event on Saturday, April 21, will start at 8 a.m. at the Hadley Park Bandshell and G ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 12:56PM
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Sarraounia- The Panther Queen
In the 1890 a French colonial operation was planned whose mission it was to force the submission of an empire along the bend of the river Niger. Lieutenant Voulet and Captain Chanoine were the colonial officers in cha ...
Posted Monday, April 16th 2018 at 10:41AM
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