By ADD SEYMOUR JR.
Spike Lee ’79 didn’t come to Morehouse to study film. In fact, once he got to college, he had no idea what he wanted to study until he finally realized what he was passionate about.
“At the end of my sophomore year, my adviser told me to think long and hard about choosing ...
Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 6:40PM
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Do you want to be the smartest in your graduating class of
Finance majors? You must know a leader to be a leader.
Get to know the leader of Americas financial system:
Ben Bernanke
"A conversation with Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke"
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Posted Monday, January 14th 2013 at 12:39PM
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Judgement Yard, Jamaica - Scratchylus is the father of 8 year old rising star Empress Reggae who was recently featured for her poetry as a part of Irie FM's 2012 Marcus Garvey Earthstrong Celebration. Most recently Scratchylus & Empress Reggae has be ...
Posted Friday, January 11th 2013 at 5:19PM
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The founder and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund Marian Wright Edelman will bring to remembrance the great legacy of Alcorn State University as she delivers the keynote address at the 2013 Heritage Convocation in the historic Oakland Memorial Chape ...
Posted Friday, January 11th 2013 at 2:36PM
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Author: Ivory A. Toldson, Ph.D
As we count down the days to a second term, a look at the president's record on black colleges.
(The Root) -- Between now and the inauguration on Jan. 21, The Root will be taking a daily look at the president's record on a number of policy issues, including his f ...
Posted Friday, January 11th 2013 at 12:38PM
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If you are looking to attend or support an HBCU that
has great leadership Cheyney University is for you.
Cheyney is constantly improving its offerings and
campus to provide students and administrators
with a prosperous HBCU experience.
Get to know a college that produces awesome
members o ...
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Published on Jan 8, 2013
HBCUs have educated freed slaves, helped create the black middle class, and still train most of the country's black professionals; but many of the nation's historically black colleges and universities could soon disappear ...
Posted Thursday, January 10th 2013 at 1:08PM
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Cheyney University is hosting a Youth Day on Friday, January 11 as part of the annual PSAC “Take a Kid to a Game Day” from 10 am to 4 pm on the historic campus.
The program is free for children in elementary and middle school and their families ...
Posted Thursday, January 10th 2013 at 12:58PM
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By Dawn C. Chmielewski
January 8, 2013, 2:29 p.m.
LAS VEGAS -- Def Jam label co-founder Russell Simmons and veteran television and film producer Brian Robbins have joined forces to launch the new YouTube channel All Def Digital (ADD), a name that hints at the partners' ambitions to create en ...
Posted Wednesday, January 9th 2013 at 2:27PM
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Alcorn’s Myrlie Evers has accepted President Barack Obama’s invitation to deliver the invocation at his public inauguration on January 21. Evers, a champion for civil rights and the wife of civil rights martyr Medgar Wiley Evers '52, is the first lay ...
Posted Tuesday, January 8th 2013 at 3:05PM
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The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) today made a new appointment to their governing structure. President, Dr. Billy C. Hawkins of Talladega College was appointed to the Board of Directors.
Dr. Hawkins has been president of Talladega Colleg ...
Posted Monday, January 7th 2013 at 4:22PM
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Talladega College will celebrate their spring semester Opening Convocation, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, on Thursday, January 24, 2013. The scheduled speaker for the event is Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell. The Annual Freedom March will ...
Posted Monday, January 7th 2013 at 2:42PM
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Pathways to Greatness -- Honoring our Past, Creating Our Future - is a fitting description for the University of the Virgin Islands new strategic plan that spans the period 2012 to 2017. The plan is developed on the premise that the University is on a journey to greatness -- and that it remains comm ...
Posted Thursday, January 3rd 2013 at 2:26PM
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New Orleans LA – Xavier University of Louisiana will host its annual open house for prospective students Jan. 31 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
The "Explore Xavier" event gives students and their parents the opportunity to meet individually with representatives from academic departments, Admissions, Fina ...
Posted Thursday, January 3rd 2013 at 2:14PM
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