Anniston, Alabama native, Jessica Miller, was recently named 1st Runner Up to Miss National United Negro College Fund (UNCF) 2011-2012.
When reflecting, Miller said, "This is a big accomplishment and it feels great to know you are raising money fo ...
Posted Friday, March 4th 2011 at 2:38PM
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Harris-Stowe State University will hold its Teacher Interview Day on Tuesday, March 8, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and the annual Career Fair will be held Tuesday, March 15, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Both events will be held in the Emerson Performance Center’s Board o ...
Posted Friday, March 4th 2011 at 2:34PM
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If you are looking at graduate school and are in the fields represented at the web site in the story on HBCUConnect, you can apply for free to a $77,000 Fellowship to attend school in PA, NJ, DE, or DC. People - This is FREE money that is being offered so why wait. Apply today before the deadline. Deadline: March 18, 2011. The HBCU STEM Fellowship Program student will receive money for tuition, fees, and living expenses for a two-year STEM masters program. ...
Posted Friday, March 4th 2011 at 2:21PM
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This life is a testing field. We will always have tests
that we must prepare and study for.
Everyone is faced with the same tests in life.
We are challenged to be a light!
We are challenged to spread love.
We are challenged to be patie ...
Posted Friday, March 4th 2011 at 8:38AM
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MIAMI (AP) — The side door to the newly refurbished gym opened, a blast of sunlight splashed into the darkened corner, and 100 children began shrieking in unison. LeBron James was thrilled. "It never gets old," James said. That was the reception Wed ...
Posted Friday, March 4th 2011 at 12:50AM
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Britain has just released more of its massive collection of X-Files -- over 8,000 pages of documents detailing UFO investigations, eyewitness testimony and military concerns about possible extraterrestrial visitors. The files are the largest disclos ...
Posted Friday, March 4th 2011 at 12:16AM
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It was a beautifully warm spring day when I drove to the Hiding Place lodge, located about an hour outside of Nashville. The retreat center was tucked at the end of a private, winding, and wooded road. It was spacious yet still felt cozy, with a cent ...
Posted Thursday, March 3rd 2011 at 11:43PM
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HOMETOWN MEMPHIS LIL EXTRA!
MARCO! POLO!
THE TRAVELS
YOU’VE BOARDED
ARE IN THE READING WATERS
OF HOMETOWN MEMPHIS
LIL’ EXTRA!
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You’re it!
MURFREESBORO, TN
WHER ...
Posted Thursday, March 3rd 2011 at 9:16PM
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"Defeating Lee: A History of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac," and "Voices of Civil War America: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life," two books penned by Dr. Lawrence Kreiser, assistant professor of history at Stillman College, will be publish ...
Posted Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 3:03PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Does skin of color age differently? This is an interesting question, since most people do believe that Black skin "doesn't crack." In general, the process of aging for skin of color is indeed slower, and typical signs of aging, ...
Posted Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 1:28PM
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Nationwide -- BlackStudents.com, a popular online resource for African American high school and college students, has published their annual listing of 2011 scholarship opportunities. The scholarships vary in criteria, award amounts, and deadline dat ...
Posted Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 10:50AM
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Nationwide -- It's been said that there comes a critical moment in every African-American comedian's career when he's asked to put on a dress. Among those who've succumbed to that subtle pressure over the years are Flip Wilson (TV's Geraldine), Jaime ...
Posted Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 10:40AM
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Book Review: "True You" By Janet Jackson
Janet's new book entitled True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself, is an unusually humanizing tome in which she is forthcoming about the host of challenges she's had to face in the public eye over ...
Posted Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 10:36AM
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Singer Chris Brown has unveiled the artwork for his fourth studio album called "F.A.M.E." to be released on March 22, 2011. The album will feature appearances from Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, and more.
http://www.blacknews.com/blackceleb ...
Posted Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 10:27AM
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Author: Dr. William Harris
"Alabama State University assures all of its students and personnel that it takes with the utmost seriousness the health and safety of its students, faculty and staff. The fight on the campus that occurred this week, which has been widely reported on in the media, was ...
Posted Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 at 3:58AM
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