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Dominique Jordan Turner was born to a teenage mother from a Chicago housing project, and she had peers who strug ...
Posted Thursday, June 11th 2015 at 3:06PM
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Texas Southern University men’s athletic programs were named best in the Southwestern Athletics Conference (SWAC) for the 2014-15 season.
TSU Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics, Dr. Charles McClelland and Senior Woman Administrator Dr ...
Posted Tuesday, June 9th 2015 at 2:57PM
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The Hall Johnson Summer Camp is held on the campus of Allen University for high school choral students. This camp places an emphasis on the music of Hall Johnson and the appropriate performance practice for the Negro spiritual. Campers will have a we ...
Posted Monday, June 8th 2015 at 4:26PM
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Keeping the legacy of Barbara Jordan alive, Texas Southern University played host to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she received the inaugural Barbara Jordan Public-Private Leadership Gold Medallion June 4, in the H&PE Arena. ...
Posted Monday, June 8th 2015 at 4:20PM
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Allen University is pleased to announce new additions to its curriculum for the 2015-2016 academic school year in the field of computer science.
1. Full Computer Science Major2. Computer Science Major with a Cyber Security Concentration
There are ...
Posted Friday, June 5th 2015 at 2:01PM
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Vincent Leal, Chairman of the General Alumni Association of Fisk University, Inc. (G.A.A.F.U.), announced today that Charly Palmer of Atlanta, GA has been selected as the artist for G.A.A.F.U.’s 2016 Sesquicentennial Art Project.
“We are ...
Posted Thursday, June 4th 2015 at 1:21PM
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The Fisk University Board of Trustees named Patty Litton Delony, Cynthia R. McIntyre, and Rashaun Williams to the Board during its recent meetings.
Patty Litton Delony of Chicago, Illinois was named at the February meeting and was the owner an ...
Posted Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 at 3:50PM
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They're young, they're smart, and they're the next generation of leaders in health care. Thirty-three college students and recent graduates were accepted into the 2015 Leadership Development program at Adventist Health System. The group, including Jo ...
Posted Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 at 1:34PM
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By Kia Kokalitcheva/Fortune
Google has updated it workplace demographics data, a year after an initial report showed huge gender and racial disparities.
Acknowledging a problem may be the first step in fixing it, but that migh ...
Posted Monday, June 1st 2015 at 7:40PM
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The Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law are honored to announce the presentation of the Barbara Jordan Public-Private Leadership Award to the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Barbara Jord ...
Posted Monday, June 1st 2015 at 3:35PM
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The life and legacy of one of Alcorn State University’s beloved alumni will be celebrated during a special memorial ceremony.
University officials and family members of Alcorn’s former Men’s Basketball head coach Davey L. Whitney ...
Posted Friday, May 29th 2015 at 4:41PM
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Fisk University is one of the ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) - Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University, Alcorn University, Delaware State University, Fisk University, Florida A&M University (lead) , Morehous ...
Posted Wednesday, May 27th 2015 at 3:54PM
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Chester High has announced that Tanisha LaVerne Grant, Miss Black Pennsylvania USA 1996 and Miss Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 1995, will address graduates at Chester High School's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 12 at 6p.m. in Chest ...
Posted Wednesday, May 27th 2015 at 3:30PM
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The NCAA has released its annual Academic Progress Rate scores, and once again, a few schools were not able to meet proper standards.
Four schools who failed to clear the minimum APR multi-year bar of 930 points will be ineligible for postseason pla ...
Posted Wednesday, May 27th 2015 at 2:03PM
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It's our turn.... In star studded fashion The Paley Center for Media paid tribute Wednesday night to African-Americans in all facets of film, television, comedy, and journalism. The gala which took place at an exclusive Cipriani event space on Wall S ...
Posted Thursday, May 21st 2015 at 7:00PM
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First Lady, Michelle Obama, spoke to the graduating class of 2015 at Tuskegee University. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address to the 2015 graduates of Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, in which she talks about growing ...
Posted Tuesday, May 19th 2015 at 1:34PM
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Commencement Date: May 17, 8 a.m. Irwin Belk ComplexAndrew Alexander attended Ardrey Kell High School in south Charlotte, playing on the football and basketball teams. Though African American, the athlete and STEM major had always attended majority i ...
Posted Wednesday, May 13th 2015 at 1:49PM
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Graduating is the pinnacle achievement in most young people’s lives. It is the culmination of several years of learning, growing and maturing into someone that is prepared to produce positive results that will serve themselves and society productively. One local family will get to experience the joy and celebrations that graduating brings four times in less than a month as the entire fami ...
Posted Tuesday, May 12th 2015 at 1:56PM
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Alcorn State University sends its deepest sympathy to the family of former Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Davey “The Wiz” Whitney Sr., who died yesterday at age 85.During his tenure at Alcorn (1969-1989 and 1996-2003), he cap ...
Posted Monday, May 11th 2015 at 1:31PM
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Allen University students’ showed their gratitude for Tuition Grants in South Carolina by writing thank you letters to the South Carolina General Assembly.
Each year, prior to Independent Colleges & Universities Day at the Stat ...
Posted Thursday, April 30th 2015 at 5:37PM
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Allen University faculty member - Abdollah Rabieh Receives South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Excellence in Teaching AwardAbdollah Rabieh, an Instructor of Math, Statistics and Computer Science with the Division of Math and Natural ...
Posted Thursday, April 30th 2015 at 5:26PM
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Enthusiastic supporters gathered in the Millet Activity Center on April 19, to support the candidates for Mr. and Miss Oakwood 2015.Miss Oakwood is Lauren Eaton, a senior Spanish and English major from Loma Linda, California. Her mission is to demons ...
Posted Thursday, April 30th 2015 at 5:04PM
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Alcorn State University’s search for a new head women’s basketball coach concluded with a seasoned individual with extensive college coaching experience, most recently as the head women’s coach at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas.Di ...
Posted Wednesday, April 29th 2015 at 6:47PM
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Alcorn State University Director of Athletics Derek Horne announced today that Montez Robinson has been hired as the Braves new head men’s basketball coach.For the past four seasons, Robinson has served as an assistant coach for the Bethune-Coo ...
Posted Wednesday, April 29th 2015 at 6:43PM
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