#37 (12/21/06)
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Hampton, Va. - Hampton University will honor black history and herit ...
Posted Friday, December 22nd 2006 at 11:43AM
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OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, N.C. 27707
DECEMBER 18, 2006
CONTACT: Sharon Saunders
Pamela Tolson
(919) 530-6295
SUMMIT AT NCCU HIGHLIGHTS HIP-HOP INDUSTRY
DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Centr ...
Posted Monday, December 18th 2006 at 4:01PM
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The Motherland Classic: Black College Football Heads To Africa
by Roscoe Nance,
published on Dec 14, 2006
ATLANTA-- Black college football coaching legend Eddie Robinson has often said that "A man's only limitation is his imagination.''
Robinson's imagination helped carry him to 408 ...
Posted Monday, December 18th 2006 at 12:43PM
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By Kristin Murray
Black College Wire
Most students during this time of year are preparing to head home for the holidays. The question is, which holiday will these students celebrate?
Many at Florida A&M University observe Christmas and Kwanzaa.
Kwanzaa, created by Maulana Ron Karenga ...
Posted Monday, December 18th 2006 at 12:36PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release Date: December 13, 2006
Contact:
Tyra M. Metoyer
Director of University Relations
Phone: (936) 261-2121
Cell: (832) 216-3622
Fax: (936) 261-2139
E-mail: ...
Posted Thursday, December 14th 2006 at 12:30PM
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I Gave Up Puffy for DuBois
By Sean Mosley
Black College Wire
Sean Mosley
As a bright-eyed 18-year-old from Connecticut, I arrived at Howard University intending to take the music industry by storm.
That changed.
I went from majoring in music business to music education to E ...
Posted Monday, December 11th 2006 at 11:54AM
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SWAC Announces 2006 Hall of Fame Inductees
December 6, 2006
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has officially announced its 2006 Hall of Fame Inductees. The Class of 2006 includes:
• Avery Johnson – Southern University & A&M College
• Clifton Johnson – Prairie View A&M Unive ...
Posted Monday, December 11th 2006 at 10:14AM
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1st Annual Columbus Model Quest Contest™
(Presented by Style-ology LLC)
Contestant Rules and Requirements:
1 MALE & 1 FEMALE winner with a “Fresh New Face”
[CONTACT STYLE-OLOGY LLC FOR AN APPLICATION]
>>ALL submissions due by January 8, 2007<<
Qualifications:
*Between the ag ...
Posted Monday, December 11th 2006 at 9:53AM
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“My motto is stay modest, humble and hungry!”
These are words that Isaac Keys, Morehouse graduate and NFL player, lives by everyday.
Born and raised in St. Louis Missouri, Keys grew up in a family where sports were a constant part of his life. “I was always involved in sports; basebal ...
Posted Monday, December 11th 2006 at 9:34AM
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OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, N.C. 27707
DECEMBER 7, 2006
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NCCU TO ANNOUNCE NEW COLLABORATION WITH JAMAICA
DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will announce ...
Posted Friday, December 8th 2006 at 12:07PM
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2006 SWAC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
“COUNTDOWN TO JUDGEMENT DAY”
November 20, 2006
Birmingham, AL – The battle lines have been drawn and the duel is set for the 2006 edition of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Football Championship game. The Golden Lions of the University o ...
Posted Monday, December 4th 2006 at 2:50PM
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Author Bebe Moore Campbell dies at 56 Mon Nov 27
Bebe Moore Campbell, whose many best sellers such as "Brothers and Sisters" touched on America's ethnic and social divides, died Monday. She was 56.
Campbell died at home in Los Angeles from complications due to brain cancer, said publicist L ...
Posted Monday, December 4th 2006 at 12:58PM
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HBCU Connect.com recently sat down with Everett Ingram. Everett is the first person to be hired through HBCU Connect.com’s Employment Program with the Administrative Resource Center and Bureau of Public Debt in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Everett shared his experience about the hiring proce ...
Posted Monday, December 4th 2006 at 12:52PM
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The cruise was awsome! I had never believed in vacations before the cruise last week. I went thinking I would take a bunch of stuff that I could catch up on. NOT THE CASE. They had events, some nice-looking single guys to watch, they had a big beach party with games, which was my favorite part. ...
Posted Monday, December 4th 2006 at 12:07PM
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This sweet old granny makes a heart warming announcement.
This video in an odd way is cute. Please check out
Grandma as she demands all eyes on her. But, I would not advise anyone doing this out in public! LOL ...
Posted Monday, December 4th 2006 at 11:36AM
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HU ‘fights for a cure’ for world aids day
Hampton, Va. – Hampton University will host World AIDS D ...
Posted Tuesday, November 28th 2006 at 3:38PM
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TSU student William F. Busch III received first place honors and a HP laptop computer at the 6th annual Thurgood Marshall Leadership Institute, held in New York Oct. 20-23.
Busch, a senior e-business/supply chain management major from St. Louis, attended the conference with 10 other TSU stud ...
Posted Monday, November 27th 2006 at 12:14PM
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Albany State's Pettway named finalist for Harlon Hill Trophy
November 22, 2006
FLORENCE, Ala. -- A field of 24 candidates has been trimmed to eight national finalists including Albany State's Alton Pettway in regional voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA Division II College Footb ...
Posted Monday, November 27th 2006 at 12:12PM
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November 14, 2006
Contact: John Reid
Director of Communications
(202) 224-4746
“Major Victory for Historically Black Colleges and Universities” Pr ...
Posted Monday, November 27th 2006 at 12:07PM
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Waters dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
Associated Press
Posted: 1 day ago
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) - Andre Waters, a defensive back who spent most of his 12 seasons in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, was found dead of a self-inf ...
Posted Wednesday, November 22nd 2006 at 11:42AM
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CBS) Family, friends and colleagues gathered Tuesday to bid a fond farewell to veteran CBS News correspondent Ed Bradley, who died Nov. 9 at the age of 65 of complications from leukemia.
A long list of entertainers, journalists, politicians and musicians from across the country packed New Yo ...
Posted Wednesday, November 22nd 2006 at 9:43AM
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Aries Spears has perfected these impersonations of rap..
Check it out! You will think it is a recording, but it is actually Aries! ...
Posted Tuesday, November 21st 2006 at 4:50PM
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November 16, 2006
MIAMI SHORES, FLA. North Carolina Central University junior Shari Matthews was selected as the 2006 NCAA Division II Daktronics Women's Volleyball Player of the Year, as chosen by a vote from the division’s sports information directors.
Shari Matthews
Matthews, an out ...
Posted Tuesday, November 21st 2006 at 2:08PM
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HU nursing professor selected to write for national board exam
Hampton, Va. - Mary Blessing Gilkey, APRN, B.C., MS, ass ...
Posted Tuesday, November 21st 2006 at 2:04PM
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