Many students plan road trips to decide right school for them
BY ANGELIQUE SOENARIE
Staff Writer
Shifali Baliga is heading to New York for spring break. She doesn't plan to check out the latest fashion or catch a play, but she will shop for coll ...
Posted Saturday, February 25th 2006 at 8:04AM
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Friday, February 17th 2006 (Part 3)
Mariel Blake
Love. Pride. Loyalty. These three words are the first to come to mind when alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities - HBCUs - are asked how they feel about thei ...
Posted Saturday, February 25th 2006 at 7:44AM
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HBCUs: Talk about the 'hookup'! (Part 4)
Mariel Blake
Friday, February 24th 2006
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - HBCUs - served as the bridge from the time of our forced "miseducation" to our new status and opportuni ...
Posted Saturday, February 25th 2006 at 7:39AM
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The troubled and brilliant Sly Stone, here in a 1974 television appearance, has been a recluse for decades. (By Fotos International, NBC Television Via Getty Images)
By J. Freedom du Lac
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sly Stone, the reclusive ...
Posted Thursday, February 9th 2006 at 11:55AM
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Your nation's leader...................No wonder things are such a mess!
You MUST watch this videoclip...I promise you, if you need a good laugh, you won't be disappointed... lol ...
Posted Friday, January 27th 2006 at 2:54PM
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One of the local television stations in South Louisiana actually aired an interview with a woman of color from New Orleans.
The interviewer was a woman from a Boston affiliate. She asked the interviewee how such total and complete devastation of ...
Posted Monday, January 23rd 2006 at 11:57PM
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A little 7 year old girl captures the hearts of listeners as she eloquently recites; So, what if I am a Black Woman?
The Black woman appearing in the photograph is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroad's "conductors." Durin ...
Posted Monday, January 23rd 2006 at 11:40PM
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Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt.
Instead, they sometimes take the apples from the ground that aren't as go ...
Posted Monday, January 23rd 2006 at 10:50PM
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Sure, Ray Nagin Should Look Before He Leaps – But He’s Not the Only One
Poor Ray Nagin can’t get it right to save his life.
When Katrina was churning toward the Gulf coast, the mayor of New Orleans ordered evacuation. A good thing.
R ...
Posted Monday, January 23rd 2006 at 2:53PM
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Color-Struck Blacks Are at It Again – The Lighter the Woman, the Finer
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
By: Gregory Kane
Color-struck knee-grows are so predictable.
So, there I was in front of my TV, channel surfing as usual. I came acro ...
Posted Monday, January 23rd 2006 at 2:36PM
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Study Says Most College Students Can't Handle Common Tasks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearing a diploma, most college students cannot handle many complex but common tasks, from understanding credit card offers to comparing the cost per ounce of food.
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Posted Monday, January 23rd 2006 at 2:11PM
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There's nothing like getting a head start, which is exactly what the NAACP is doing Sunday as it hosts an informational meeting on its second annual Spring Break College Tour.
Plenty of parents have planned for years exactly which college or unive ...
Posted Sunday, January 22nd 2006 at 7:21PM
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Aretha Franklin will join New Orleans singer Aaron Neville in performing the national anthem at next month's Super Bowl. They will be accompanied by another veteran New Orleans musician, pianist Dr. John.
In addition, John Legend and Joss Stone wi ...
Posted Sunday, January 22nd 2006 at 7:12PM
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MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Celebrating Dr. King Through Serving
by Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA
January 19, 2006
"If you want to be important-wonderful. If you want to be recognized-wonderful. If you want to be great-wonderful. But recognize that h ...
Posted Sunday, January 22nd 2006 at 7:07PM
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ATLANTA HBCU ALUMNI ALLIANCE PRESENTS
2006 HBCU ALUMNI MIXER
ATLANTA CHAPTER AND THE HBCU ALUMNI ALLIANCE
Atlanta, Georgia 30301 www.hbcualumniatlanta.com
ATLANTA, January 27, 2006: “Partnering With A Purpose” The Third Annual HBCU ...
Posted Sunday, January 22nd 2006 at 7:00PM
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Original premieres and live games will be available on television and broadband
Jan. 19, 2006
New York, NY - CSTV Networks will observe Black History Month this February with a week-long showcase of original programming, live games and inter ...
Posted Sunday, January 22nd 2006 at 6:48PM
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It's OK sometimes to splurge on yourself or family
By MICHELLE SINGLETARY
SYNDICATED COLUMNIST
I did it. I agreed to the purchase of a new car.
I'm still shaking a bit. I hate spending any money, especially on a car. But my husband needed o ...
Posted Sunday, January 22nd 2006 at 6:32PM
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01/21/2006
Associated Press
Afros are OK but cornrows and flowing dreadlocks are not for business administration students at Hampton University.
The hair code is part of a strict academic and dress doctrine for combined business administrati ...
Posted Sunday, January 22nd 2006 at 6:18PM
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Beginning the spring semester, Howard University will extend its benevolence to a select few of the returning displaced Hurricane Katrina students.
"As of today, January 18, 34 of the 150 visiting students have registered with us for this semester ...
Posted Friday, January 20th 2006 at 6:51PM
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10 Former Students Lose Degrees in Southern U. Grade-Changing Scandal
Date: Thursday, January 05, 2006
Ten former students at Southern University have lost their degrees after a two-year investigation into charges that a student presented false c ...
Posted Friday, January 6th 2006 at 2:29PM
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After serious & cautious consideration.....your
contract of friendship has been renewed for the new year 2006 .
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Posted Friday, January 6th 2006 at 2:05PM
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VCU dominates defensively in a blowout win over the Pirates.
December 31, 2005
HAMPTON -- Hampton University coach Bobby Collins said the first order of business today will be burning the videotape of the Pirates' 84-44 loss to Virginia Commonwea ...
Posted Saturday, December 31st 2005 at 11:39AM
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GRAMBLING — Grambling State cornerback Marquis Binns has been invited to play in the Las Vegas All-American Classic, Coach Melvin Spears said.
The Vegas game is one of five Division I football all-star games, including the Senior Bowl, East-West ...
Posted Saturday, December 31st 2005 at 11:19AM
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Calendar to benefit institutions
CHICAGO | Chicago-based agency Danielle Ashley Communications and the Walgreens Corporation teamed up in a show of support for education and the legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. They have cre ...
Posted Friday, December 30th 2005 at 5:56PM
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Joyner tells A&T Grads to get Jobs, Lose Cornrows
GREENSBORO, NC (NNPA) - Amid a sea of colors, especially royal blue and gold, N.C. A&T graduating class of 2005 marched into the Special Events Center at the Greensboro Coliseum recently to end an ...
Posted Friday, December 30th 2005 at 5:45PM
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