A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. ''House'' for instance, is feminine: ''la casa.''
'Pencil,'' however, is masculine: "el lápiz.''
A student ask ...
Posted Thursday, October 20th 2005 at 1:47PM
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Jack Tonk, a retired Gary school educator and coordinator of College Night, said normally when seniors wait until now to look at colleges, it is likely to take longer to get accepted.
“You have a high number of students who are competing more th ...
Posted Thursday, October 20th 2005 at 11:23AM
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By Alfons Prince
Have you ever flipped through a sports magazine, such as Sports Illustrated, ESPN, or the Sporting News, and wondered how the magazine got that perfect picture? How the photo has everything lined up on the perfect angle?
Well, ...
Posted Thursday, October 20th 2005 at 11:15AM
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October 17, 2005
CONTACT:
Ricky Fyles, President
(206) 824-7004
ricky@farleyscoffeeinc.com
www.farleyscoffeeinc.com
NBA LEGEND LENNY WILKENS ENDORSES BLACK-OWNED COFFEE COMPANY'S NEW HIP-HOP COFFEE BLEND TO HELP SUPPORT HISTORICALLY BLACK ...
Posted Tuesday, October 18th 2005 at 7:42AM
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Website connects black college students, alumni
By Donna Marbury
Staff Writer
Columbus Post
Who would guess that the nation’s second largest black–owned website was stationed in Columbus? Since 1999, brothers William R. Moss, III and Dani ...
Posted Monday, October 17th 2005 at 4:56PM
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October 14, 2005
CONTACT:
Michael Lewellen
(202) 608-2003
michael.lewellen@bet.net
BET NEWS TRACKS LEGACY, REPRISE OF MILLION MAN MARCH
One Million More - A Decade Later in the Life of Black America Premieres October 16 At Noon ET/PT as ...
Posted Monday, October 17th 2005 at 2:44PM
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According to a proposed new law that would go into effect Jan 1, 2006 you will no longer be able to use a cell phone while driving unless you have a "hands free" adapter. I went to Circuit City and they wanted $50 for a headset with a microphone f ...
Posted Monday, October 17th 2005 at 2:23PM
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October 14, 2005
CONTACT:
William R. Moss III
HBCU Connect, LLC
614-864-4446
wrmoss@hbcuconnect.com
www.hbcuconnect.com
TIMBERLAND COMPANY DONATES TO HBCU CONNECT SCHOLARSHIP FUND THROUGH UNIQUE MARKETING CAMPAIGN
HBCUconnect.com Partne ...
Posted Monday, October 17th 2005 at 1:29PM
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Of course, where there is Beyonce` Knowles there will always be 'controversy'. Naturally, being in the company of a strikingly attractive, mega-talented diva doesn't always bring out the best in some people. Apparently, rumors have it that Beyonce's ...
Posted Sunday, October 16th 2005 at 1:39PM
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Businesses, listen up! Florida A&M University's School of Journalism and Graphic Communication is issuing a challenge.
This week, it wants you to dig a little deeper in your pockets to help some special students.
The goal is to fund scholarship ...
Posted Sunday, October 16th 2005 at 1:08PM
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A couple from Montana were out riding on the range, he with his rifle and she (fortunately) with her camera. Their dogs always followed them, but on this occasion a Mountain Lion decided that he wanted to stalk the dogs (you'll see the dogs in the ba ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2005 at 11:18AM
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Black Entertainment Television’s hot new reality series, The Road Show, is featuring South Carolina State University in five episodes airing at 5 p.m. daily this week.
The episodes were originally scheduled to air next week.
“The Road Showâ ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2005 at 10:03AM
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Sandra K. Johnson, Ph.D. has held many leadership positions within IBM Corporation and now works to align the company's products and technologies with industry-specific solutions, as senior technical staff member and chief technology officer of Globa ...
Posted Thursday, October 13th 2005 at 10:51AM
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M. Lucius Walker Jr., Ph.D., P.E. is professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at Howard University. He received his B.S.M.E., summa cum laude, from Howard and his master's and Ph.D. degrees from Carnegie Institute of Technology. His distinguished ...
Posted Thursday, October 13th 2005 at 10:48AM
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Jay C. Hartman is manager of major accounts for Entergy Corporation in Little Rock, Ark. Selected in 2003 as one of the "Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 Business Leaders," he leads Entergy-Arkansas' Large Commercial and Industrial Department. He also encourages minorities to pursue careers in eng ...
Posted Thursday, October 13th 2005 at 10:45AM
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As chief information officer for North American Manufacturing and Quality at General Motors, Clarence Ogletree is a man on the move. He is responsible for information systems and services for all GM manufacturing operations, including vehicle assembl ...
Posted Thursday, October 13th 2005 at 10:41AM
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Wilmer Cooksey, Jr. is a lifelong fan of the Corvette, and now, as manager of the world's only Corvette plant, he has his dream job. He began with General Motors Corporation as an assistant professor in industrial engineering at General Motors Instit ...
Posted Thursday, October 13th 2005 at 10:38AM
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Samuel Metters, Ph.D., another outstanding entrepreneur and dedicated alumnus of Prairie View A&M University, founded the engineering firm Metters Industries, Inc. in his basement in 1981. Through hard work and perseverance, he has built his company ...
Posted Thursday, October 13th 2005 at 10:35AM
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Nathelyne A. Kennedy is founder and president of Nathelyne A. Kennedy & Associates, a professional civil and structural consulting engineering firm located in Houston. A registered professional engineer in Texas, Kennedy has more than 35 years' experience as a design engineer and project manage ...
Posted Thursday, October 13th 2005 at 10:33AM
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Samara P. Heaggans moved from pharmaceuticals to food. She is a project manager in Process Research and Development for Campbell Soup Company in Camden, N.J., where during the past three years she helped launch new products under the Pace and Prego b ...
Posted Thursday, October 13th 2005 at 10:31AM
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Gina P. Wilkerson, D.V.M. is director of Veterinary Medicine at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, where she oversees all animal projects at the company's Wilmington, Dela., Research and Development facility. She earned her B.Sc. in animal and poultry s ...
Posted Thursday, October 13th 2005 at 10:26AM
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