By Lyndsey Layton and Nick Anderson,
The SAT, the most widely used college entrance exam for generations of students, is getting a makeover.
David Coleman, president of the College Board, which creates and administers the SAT, e-mailed his 6, ...
Posted Wednesday, February 27th 2013 at 3:50PM
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Nine year old Quvenzhane' Wallis graced the Academy Awards on Sunday, February 24, 2013 with her very own style and showing beautiful grace as she was nominated for Best Actress. Although she didn't take home the Oscar she had good grace and style a ...
Posted Wednesday, February 27th 2013 at 9:05AM
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(CNN) - Don't expect a lot of shuffleboard games for the soon-to-be former Bishop of Rome, Successor of St. Peter, Head of the College of Bishops, Vicar of Christ and Pastor of the Universal Church: Pope Benedict XVI. On Thursday, at 8 p.m. in Rome, ...
Posted Tuesday, February 26th 2013 at 3:58PM
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The National Museum of American Jewish History is excited to announce a full schedule of programming this March.
As the centerpiece of our season, held in conjunction with the continuing special exhibition Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refu ...
Posted Tuesday, February 26th 2013 at 2:19PM
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Coca-Cola is Paying it Forward by offering students a chance to win a dream apprenticeship with Magic Johnson, Debra Lee, or Common. Visit www.mycokerewards.com/payitforward to learn more and to nominate youth between the ages of 16-21 by March 2nd, ...
Posted Tuesday, February 26th 2013 at 1:46PM
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The Gullah/Geechee people are direct descendants of West Africans brought into the United States around the 1700s...
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Posted Tuesday, February 26th 2013 at 10:58AM
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Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) -- A Shabbat service is underway at the Ghihon Hebrew Research synagogue in the Jikwoyi suburb of Nigeria's federal capital territory.
Fourteen year-old Kadmiel Izungu Abor heads there with his family. They walk alongside stray ...
Posted Tuesday, February 26th 2013 at 10:44AM
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(CNN) Richard Turere, 13, doesn't like lions. In fact, he hates them. Yet he's helping the survival of these magnificent beasts with a flashy solution to keep them from clashing with humans.
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Posted Tuesday, February 26th 2013 at 10:39AM
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It was an announcement that brought hundreds to their feet in Atlanta, GA, Saturday night, February 16, during Morehouse College's 25th Annual “A Candle in the Dark” Gala. The Gala is the College’s largest fund-raiser, with proceeds going towards st ...
Posted Monday, February 25th 2013 at 7:53PM
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Aggies flood social media timelines as Mr. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Reginald Johnson has claimed victory at the 2013 Mr. HBCU pageant.
After showcasing his oratory, talent and formal wear for A&T on February 16, Johnson has taken hi ...
Posted Monday, February 25th 2013 at 7:47PM
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An Alabama State University alumna has been appointed to the Chicago City Council to fill a seat vacated by the wife of former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Natashia L. Holmes, a 1997 graduate, was sworn in as the 7th Ward alderman last week, accord ...
Posted Monday, February 25th 2013 at 6:21PM
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — For decades, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony was the convener and the star of the nation’s largest annual gathering of Roman Catholics, which opened here on Thursday. This year, though, Cardinal Mahony was nowhere to be seen at the gather ...
Posted Saturday, February 23rd 2013 at 12:45PM
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You’ve probably seen those infomercials for “INSANITY,” billed as “the hardest workout put on DVD,” and its creator, Shaun Thompson, aka, Shaun T. Well, Shaun T just pulled an Anderson Cooper/Sam Champion NBD coming out, by retweeting a photo taken a ...
Posted Friday, February 22nd 2013 at 10:01PM
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On Sunday, February 16, Aggies came out to Harrison Auditorium to show their support, as Mr. A&T prepared to leave for the week long Mr. HBCU pageant.
The pageant, held at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, is in its 9th year. This is ...
Posted Friday, February 22nd 2013 at 2:59PM
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I know I'm late, but here am surfing the web and see this picture of my favorite gal, Halle in the middle of two White men!
...[And finally, there's this ... specifics about the argument between Gabriel and Olivier are sketchy because they were ...
Posted Friday, February 22nd 2013 at 7:10AM
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