Oprah, Dave. Dave, Oprah. The cold war between television titans Oprah Winfrey and David Letterman has thawed to the point where Winfrey has accepted Letterman's invitation to appear on the "Late Show" on Dec. 1.
Letterman made the announcement du ...
Posted Tuesday, November 22nd 2005 at 10:07PM
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Hampton Pirates want to add I-AA crown to booty
By Jack Carey, USA TODAY
When Hampton University's football players walked off the field at the end of last season's NCAA Division I-AA playoff game against William & Mary, they viewed the final sco ...
Posted Tuesday, November 22nd 2005 at 11:55AM
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HBCUs listed by state with year opened and location
ALABAMA
Alabama A&M University 1875 Normal
Alabama State University 1874 Montgomery
Bishop State Community College 1927 Mobile
Shelton State Community College 1965 Tuscaloosa
Conco ...
Posted Monday, November 21st 2005 at 9:58PM
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When picking out a college, you need to choose the institution that's best for you. Size, location and price are important. But for many black students graduating from high school today, an even greater consideration is whether or not to attend a his ...
Posted Monday, November 21st 2005 at 9:42PM
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Football Fans Awaiting Word, Due Tuesday, on Owens Arbitration Hearing
The soap opera known as The Terrell Owens Story continues, with the petulant, yet ultra-talented wide receiver waiting to hear whether an arbitrator will instruct the Philade ...
Posted Monday, November 21st 2005 at 12:18PM
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November 18, 2005
Vibe Magazine, December 2005 Issue
Uptown Magazine, Fall 2005 Issue
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) - Recently, during the Vibe Awards, R&B star Mary J. Blige complained about her cover on the December ...
Posted Monday, November 21st 2005 at 10:36AM
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Nov. 20, 2005
Championship Bracket
INDIANAPOLIS -- The field of 16 teams competing for the 2005 Division I-AA Football Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee.
The University of New Hampshire (10-1) tops ...
Posted Sunday, November 20th 2005 at 5:43PM
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King site leads endangered places list
Atlanta's Auburn Avenue commercial district, once the heart of the nation's black business community, is lined with historical treasures such as the house where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born -- and wit ...
Posted Sunday, November 20th 2005 at 9:59AM
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November 17, 2005
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323-309-2502
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NEW BOOK REVEALS HOW TODAY'S BLACK MEN CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) - Vainglorious: How Today's Bl ...
Posted Saturday, November 19th 2005 at 10:03PM
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Last week N. C. A&T lost three of its finest students. Tiffany Helene Kittrell, Carla Marie Marshall and Lynai Bree Thorne were special friends. For many years they shared wonderful experiences with each other, and ironically they ended up sharing d ...
Posted Saturday, November 19th 2005 at 9:45PM
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Budget Makes Donation to the Tom Joyner Foundation in Support of Historical Black Colleges and Universities
Friday November 18, 12:46 pm ET
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. today announced that it has donat ...
Posted Friday, November 18th 2005 at 5:28PM
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Bayou Classic: an unforgettable event for HBCU students, fans
BY WENDALL GRAVES, Gramblinite Staff
November 18, 2005
From its inception in 1974 to now, the State Farm Bayou Classic has been the game for African Americans from all over to enj ...
Posted Friday, November 18th 2005 at 5:24PM
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Communications Media Announces Promotions
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Nov. 15, 2005 - Communications Media, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotions of Tiffany Johnson and Darren Martino to Assistant Media Planner.
Tiffany came to CMI with a bachelor ...
Posted Thursday, November 17th 2005 at 10:27PM
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Focus Now on Getting Kids to Finish Degree
For decades, getting more students into college has been the top priority of America's higher-education leaders. But what's the point, a growing number of experts are wondering, when so few who go to sc ...
Posted Thursday, November 17th 2005 at 10:21PM
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Bennett College will host its third annual William "Bill" Trent Basketball Classic on Friday and Saturday in the college's newly renovated Ida H. Goode Gymnasium.
Women's basketball teams from Bennett, Salem College, Spelman College and Danville ( ...
Posted Thursday, November 17th 2005 at 7:43PM
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Friends remember 3 A&T students killed
From left, Tiffany Helene Kittrell, Carla Marie Marshall and Lynai Bree Thorne, all A&T students who grew up in Raeford in southeastern North Carolina.
GREENSBORO — Half asleep, 19-year-old N.C. A&T soph ...
Posted Thursday, November 17th 2005 at 7:34PM
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Battered by Katrina, Gulf Coast workers stand up
NEW ORLEANS — Gail Andrews, a quiet, unassuming African American woman from New Orleans East, found her mother two weeks after Hurricane Katrina. Six weeks later, she lost her again. This time ...
Posted Thursday, November 17th 2005 at 7:20PM
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The Uniworld Group
248.990.7741
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(BPRW) FORD SUPPORTS DREAMS OF HBCU STUDENTS WITH FLORIDA CLASSIC EXPERIENCE SPONSORSHIP AND FREE TI CONCERT
Orlando, Fla., Nov. 17 – ...
Posted Thursday, November 17th 2005 at 7:14PM
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Rythmetic acrobatic
He a dynamite attraction
At the drop of a coin he comes alive, yea
He knows what he's doing
He super bad now
He's here to really blow your mind
Dancing, dancing, dancing
He's a dancing machine
He's a dance, dance, danc ...
Posted Wednesday, November 16th 2005 at 8:52PM
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It was called the worst brawl in NBA history. It resulted in a total of 142 game suspensions and $11,342,832 in fines and lost salary.
Last seasons melee between Ron Artest and rowdy Detroit Piston fans has left the NBA at a lost to recover its im ...
Posted Wednesday, November 16th 2005 at 5:20PM
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Historic U.S. District Court Judge Dies
Judge William B. Bryant, a Howard University and Law School Alum died Sunday at the age of 94. Bryant was the first African-American to serve as a chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the District o ...
Posted Wednesday, November 16th 2005 at 5:05PM
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One Nation, "Under God"
One day a 6 year old girl was sitting in a classroom. The teacher was going to explain evolution to the children. The teacher asked a little boy: Tommy do you see the tree outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
TEACHER: Tommy, do you see t ...
Posted Wednesday, November 16th 2005 at 11:12AM
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In a book entitled "The Average American," author Kevin O'Keefe has listed a series of characteristics and "must-haves" for the average American living in today's society.
To gather his information, O'Keefe decided to travel across the country, sc ...
Posted Wednesday, November 16th 2005 at 10:37AM
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Howard University recently launched its first online Campus Virtual Tour and though it is less than a month old, the tour is already a hit with students.
The tour was announced to the university community by President H. Patrick Swygert earlier th ...
Posted Wednesday, November 16th 2005 at 10:26AM
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When NFL teams pick up players who have a history of disruptive behavior, they assume the risk. They might be the ones who can change the bad act, but most of the time, if I may quote Bill Parcells, ''You are what you are." Anyway, I believe the Eagl ...
Posted Monday, November 14th 2005 at 10:29PM
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