As people around the country plan their Martin Luther King Day celebrations, college campuses gear up for organized events, and student reflect on the real meaning of the holiday. ...
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As the fall 2007 semester came to a close, the tenure of South Carolina State President Dr. Andrew Hugine Jr. also ended, as Hugine was voted out of office Dec. 11 by the university's Board of Trustees.
The board, citing ...
Posted Friday, December 21st 2007 at 12:45PM
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Is Gaming Interfering With Schooling?
By Allen Stith
Black College Wire
Allen Stith
There can't be anything better to do than to come home from class, invite some friends over, break out with the sticks and beat somebody in Madden for a q ...
Posted Tuesday, December 18th 2007 at 9:28AM
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FAMU Player Turns Life Struggle into Triumph
By Dontaye Carter
Black College Wire
thefamurattlers.com
Akini Akini (formerly Akini Adkins)
The star forward for Florida A&M University men's basketball team, is quickly changing the tides of his past to become a leader not only on t ...
Posted Thursday, December 13th 2007 at 9:40AM
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NEWS December 12, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jerome Saintjones
AAMU Wins Black College Quiz Bowl
Huntsville, Ala. ---- A team of Alabama A&M Universit ...
Posted Wednesday, December 12th 2007 at 4:05PM
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Clark Atlanta University Takes Central Role
in Peachtree TV Hit Original Series
Dallas Austin’s DRUMROLL: SWD
Dec. 18 Episode Features Showcase between Drummers
From Southwest DeKalb High School and Clark Atlanta University
Unique Sales I ...
Posted Monday, December 10th 2007 at 12:18PM
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M. Antonio Silas
Business & Technology Editor
Historically black colleges and universities have seen lower rates of alumni donating funds to their Alma mater. While predominately white universities may see a higher rate of retention in terms of ...
Posted Friday, December 7th 2007 at 12:47PM
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 3, 2007
Contact:
Rochelle R. Daniel
University Relations and Marketing
301-322-0157, rdaniel@bowiestate.edu
Bowie State University Department Chair Receives 2007 Top 100
Minority Business Enterpri ...
Posted Friday, December 7th 2007 at 12:31PM
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Lighter, Darker but Still Black
By Christine Thomasos
Black College Wire
I am a young black woman with a skin complexion matching the color of brown sugar straight out of the package. Many refer to my tone as light-skinned. Nevertheless, I'm a b ...
Posted Friday, December 7th 2007 at 12:04PM
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Campus Mourns Death of Latasha Norman
By J. Samuel Cook-Dormoh
Black College Wire
The body of Jackson State University student Latasha Norman was found in a wooded area about 10 miles from the campus, near Tougaloo College, on Thursday afterno ...
Posted Monday, December 3rd 2007 at 10:14AM
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A crudely scrawled message mysteriously appeared on top of the Florida A&M University sign at the intersection of Adams and Palmer.
"If you have hate in your heart let it out. White power!!" was the message students and faculty read on a cardboard sign taped onto the bricks of ...
Posted Monday, December 3rd 2007 at 10:13AM
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One of Latasha Norman's professors described the junior accounting major as one of her most dedicated students and "an independent thinker" in an interview with Black College Wire.
Fl ...
Posted Monday, November 26th 2007 at 3:56PM
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The Aggies are about business this year. No cubicles. No desktops. No suitcases.
After winning a mediocre six games in the 2005-06 season, A&T's men's basketball team ...
Posted Monday, November 26th 2007 at 3:54PM
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Students Register for Emergency Alert Systems
By Kai Beasley
Black College Wire
About two weeks into the school year, students at Morgan State University were lining up to register - not for late admittance to classes but for the e2Campus syst ...
Posted Monday, November 26th 2007 at 3:52PM
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NEWS November 26, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jerome Saintjones
Noted Actress, Educator to Motivate AAMU Fall Graduates
Huntsville, Ala. ---- A well-known actress, dra ...
Posted Monday, November 26th 2007 at 9:54AM
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Black colleges often fail their students
At three of the five HBCUs in Virginia, more than 70 percent of the entering freshmen do not graduate.
By B. DAVID PECK
THE U.S. NEWS and World Report’s ranking last month of the nation’s ...
Posted Monday, November 12th 2007 at 3:06PM
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It is expected that a woman standing 5' 11" would demand attention on and off the basketball court. Courtney Smiley, former forward for Howard University's Lady Bisons, is no exception.
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Posted Monday, November 12th 2007 at 2:52PM
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Marion Jones, the American track star who won an astounding five medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sidney, Australia, was added to the growing list of Olympic athletes ...
Posted Monday, November 12th 2007 at 2:50PM
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At Last, HBCU Teams Have Own Video Game.
EA Sports, creator of sports games such as Madden, NCAA Football and Tiger Woods Golf, has a substantial lineup, but athletics at historically black col ...
Posted Monday, November 12th 2007 at 2:49PM
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Spelman to Receive $10 Million for New Program
By Michelle D. Anderson
Black College Wire
Making the largest donation in its 157-year history, Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. has announced a $10 million gift to Spelman College to provide opportun ...
Posted Monday, November 12th 2007 at 2:46PM
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U.S. ARMY LT. GENERAL RUSSEL L. HONORE
TO SERVE AS SPEAKER AT DEAN’S LECTURE SERIES
AT CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ON NOV. 7
WHO: U.S. Army Lt. General Russel L. Honoré, Commanding General First Army, Fort Gillem, Georgia
WHAT: Will serve a ...
Posted Tuesday, November 6th 2007 at 4:01PM
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The TSU Volleyball team saw back-to-back action this past weekend against OVC opponents UT-Martin on Friday night and Murray State on Saturday evening.
In game one against UT-Martin, UT-Martin scored the first point of th ...
Posted Friday, October 12th 2007 at 2:35PM
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Xavier University of Louisiana was picked to finish first in the 2007-08 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings, according to a preseason coaches poll announced T ...
Posted Friday, October 12th 2007 at 2:20PM
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Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Diversity Committee Presents
Working your Way up in Television: An Entertainment Career Workshop
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2007
6:30 - 9:30 PM
CBS RADFORD STUDIOS
4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, CA
...
Posted Monday, October 8th 2007 at 9:25AM
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Attend a FREE SAT Workshop
Saturday, September 22, 2007
9:00a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Shiloh Baptist Church
Family Life Center, Lower Level
9th & P Streets, NW
Washington, DC
Light refreshments and snacks will be served after the workshop.
Rev. Wallace Charles Smith, Senior Minister
SEAT ...
Posted Monday, September 10th 2007 at 3:01PM
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