Muslim Journeys is presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in cooperation with the Public Programs Office of the American Library Association's (ALA). This program is made possible wit ...
Posted Friday, February 8th 2013 at 5:44PM
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As the only Alabama and/or historically black college or university of the Minority Information Technology Consortium (MITC), ISO:9001-recertified Oakwood University will team with other MITC members on a series of federal contracts with a total esti ...
Posted Friday, February 8th 2013 at 5:24PM
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The last few years have proven to be financially tough for America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In reality, Ivy League institutions such as Harvard University tend to have larger endowments that surpass the combined endowme ...
Posted Thursday, February 7th 2013 at 5:34PM
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The National Association of Broadcasters and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters is looking for 25 college seniors for the Media Sales Institute - May 13-23, 2013 - Florida A&M University.
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Posted Wednesday, February 6th 2013 at 4:24PM
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The Honda All-Star Challenge Team of Talladega College has made the top 32 list of teams who qualified to compete in the upcoming National Honda Challenge Tournament. The tournament will be held in Los Angeles, California in the second week of April ...
Posted Tuesday, February 5th 2013 at 8:22PM
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For the second consecutive year, Oakwood and Huntsville's WAAY-TV (ABC) have partnered to produce WAAY's "Black History Month Celebration" series.
Ms. Kisha Norris, Oakwood's Executive Director of Advancement and Development, and Tim Allston, OU's ...
Posted Monday, February 4th 2013 at 8:02PM
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Alcorn State University will host an exclusive screening of the film “He Ain’t Heavy” that reveals the reality of hazing and a fraternity pledge process that got out of control. The red carpet affair featuring filmmaker Jeff Obafemi Carr, will be hel ...
Posted Monday, February 4th 2013 at 7:15PM
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Alcorn State University’s 2013 Heritage Convocation honorees demonstrate the university’s commitment to its four pillars of excellence - academic, agricultural, athletic and access – will be held 10:00am on Thursday, February 7, 2013.
“Heritage C ...
Posted Monday, February 4th 2013 at 6:57PM
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The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) held its first Career Fair and Expo on January 24, 2013. By all reports, the fair was a success, "and the results were exactly what we were hoping for," said Ms. Evangeline D. Rivers-Lang, Contracts Manager in O ...
Posted Friday, February 1st 2013 at 6:01PM
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Alcorn State University is working with Natchez Inc., a partnership expected to produce more than 20 creative jobs in Southwest Mississippi.
Using a $10,000 Mississippi Development Authority Creative Economy Grant, Alcorn and Natchez Inc. will par ...
Posted Friday, February 1st 2013 at 2:21PM
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By Mike Freeman | National NFL Insider
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will soon attempt something only one other person has done in almost half a century of Super Bowls: be a starting quarterback of African-American descent to wi ...
Posted Thursday, January 31st 2013 at 2:34PM
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"The day we all have been preparing for and anticipating with both, anxiety and excitement is finally here,” exclaimed Alcorn State University’s Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Marching Band member Robert Johnson, a senior majoring in political science. “We are ...
Posted Thursday, January 24th 2013 at 8:26PM
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50 Years of the Dream
by Asher Lewis
Posted Jan 18th, 2013
2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of one of the most moving and poignant events of the last century - the delivery of the “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have insp ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 5:23PM
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Active soldiers and veterans are important members of American society: soldiers because they fight to keep the American people safe, and veterans because, additionally, they bring their past experiences and wisdom back to society–which can help cata ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 5:15PM
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By Dawn Dugan, Salary.com contributing writer.
For job seekers, the resume may be the most important document they need. After all, what's on that simple piece of paper can mean the difference between landing an interview and landing in the circular file.
While most job seekers concentrate on ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 2:39PM
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Judge Houston L. Brown was elected this week in Birmingham as the presiding judge over state courts in Jefferson County, Alabama. Along with Brown’s election as the presiding judge over the 10th Judicial Circuit, seven new circuit court judges took ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 2:11PM
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Wintley Phipps (Oakwood, class of 1976), founder of the U.S. Dream Academy, award-winning vocalist and pastor, is scheduled as a featured soloist for the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, J ...
Posted Friday, January 18th 2013 at 2:09PM
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Fourteen Alcorn students have been selected to witness the nation's government in action and attend the quadrennial presidential inauguration January 17-22, 2013. Their trip will include participating in community service projects during "A National ...
Posted Thursday, January 17th 2013 at 5:43PM
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Fighting the Good Fight -- Leukemia _ Carol Martin Hicks
Carol is in the fight of her life and needs a bone marrow transplant.... Carol was recently diagnosed with a form of leukemia called "Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia" (ALL).
In bone marrow tra ...
Posted Wednesday, January 16th 2013 at 5:10PM
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National Museum of American Jewish History Honors Legacy of Martin Luther King on Monday, Jan. 21
Museum to be OPEN and FREE with Family Activities!
The National Museum of American Jewish History is OPEN and FREE on MLK Day, a day filled with ...
Posted Tuesday, January 15th 2013 at 5:14PM
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When Texas Southern University Student Regent Juan Sorto arrives in Washington, D.C. January 21st for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama, he will not only be there to bask in the experience of watching the democratic process at work, b ...
Posted Tuesday, January 15th 2013 at 3:04PM
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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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THE AWARD WINNING OUR STORY MOVIE starring SIZZLA KALONJI, EMPRESS REGGAE, SCRATCHYLUS mov YouTube
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Posted Tuesday, January 8th 2013 at 8:15PM
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