Only 2% of teachers in this country are African-American men. Statistically, Black male teachers also tend to leave the profession at a higher rate than women or men of other races. In an attempt to address this shortfall and provide positive role models for young males throughout Petersburg (VA) area schools, the College of Education at Virginia State University initiated a student organization known as Male teachers Molding Minds (The 3M Society). ...
Posted Friday, March 6th 2015 at 2:57PM
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The National Forum for Black Public Administrators will host its 33rd annual conference , FORUM 2015, April 22-26, 2015 in Tampa , Florida. We invite you to participate in our annual scholarships and Poster Contest with for undergraduate and gr ...
Posted Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 at 5:44PM
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The HSRN HBCU Sports Nation recap of The 2015 CIAA Basketball Tournament won by the men of Livingstone College & the Virginia State Lady Trojans from Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC. ...
Posted Tuesday, March 3rd 2015 at 3:34PM
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"And the Oscars goes to" ... five little words that mean so much for so many individuals who have worked their entire adult life in the Film and Television industry. On February 22, 2015 nominees sat on the edge of their seats waiting to recieve Holl ...
Posted Friday, February 27th 2015 at 5:48PM
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On February 24, the White House recognized faculty and staff members at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as "Champions of Change," including
R. Rennae Elliott, Ph.D., chairperson of the Communication Department at Oakwood Univers ...
Posted Wednesday, February 25th 2015 at 3:59PM
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Los Angeles - Co-Founders of The PAN AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Ayoka Babu and actress Ja'Net DuBois best known for her work on the 1970's hit series "Good Times" closed their 23rd Pan African-American Film Festival Monday February 16 ...
Posted Monday, February 23rd 2015 at 5:52PM
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Allen will host its’ inaugural home wresting match! The game will be against the University of South Carolina (USC) on February 21st at 6:00pm in the John Hurst Gymnatorium on the campus of Allen University.
Allen’s team is led by Mr. Ro ...
Posted Friday, February 20th 2015 at 6:06PM
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In celebration of its heritage, Alcorn will formally install Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. as 19th President April 16-17 with a number of events.
The theme of the inauguration—We are Alcorn. Tradition. Excellence. Legacy. — salutes our proud ...
Posted Friday, February 20th 2015 at 5:58PM
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By Angelita Faller
Grambling State University Football Coach Broderick Fobbs was honored at a Shreveport breakfast, which celebrated his naming as the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Coach of the Year and began a fundraising campaign to ra ...
Posted Friday, February 20th 2015 at 5:36PM
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Shannon Cross shines a light on Riverdale Baptist basketball coach Louis Wilson and his son Bryan, an assistant basketball coach at Bowie State University. Bryan Wilson is a former basketball player at Riverdale Baptist and Bowie State University. ...
Posted Monday, February 16th 2015 at 5:11PM
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by Cheri Wilson, CFRE, director of development
On January 29, administrators from the Kettering Health Network (KHN) visited Oakwood University to share KHN's mission and ministry, and explore ways to match Oakwood's mission and impact.
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Posted Thursday, February 12th 2015 at 2:47PM
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Globally-acclaimed vocal group Naturally 7 will be the special guest performers at the 37th Annual UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Gala on Thursday, April 2, at 6:30 p.m. The Gala will be held in the North Hall of the Von Braun Center, and will feat ...
Posted Thursday, February 12th 2015 at 2:45PM
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James Jones Jr. was a sharp-dressed man, especially for a 21-year-old college student. It was common to see him wearing ties to his Clark Atlanta University classes, a friend said late Tuesday.
“He always wore suits, trying to look professiona ...
Posted Thursday, February 12th 2015 at 2:30PM
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A House subcommittee has approved a measure that would temporarily close South Carolina State University to allow the school to correct its finances.
The Higher Education and Technical Colleges subcommittee approved the measure on a 3-1 vote Tuesday ...
Posted Tuesday, February 10th 2015 at 6:18PM
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Allen University will be hosting a statewide adoption conference in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS). The conference is scheduled for February 13, 2015 and will be held in the university’s John H ...
Posted Monday, February 9th 2015 at 5:19PM
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The basketball court in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex at Alcorn State University will be named in honor of former women's head basketball coach Shirley A. Gibbs-Walker during a halftime ceremony of the Lady Braves basketball contest against Jacks ...
Posted Friday, February 6th 2015 at 5:57PM
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Allen University is hosting its first African American Jamboree Jubilee: Genealogy Roadshow Celebration on Friday, February 6, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. The event will be held in the John Hurst Adams Gymnatorium located at 1517 Pine Street in Columbia, ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 at 5:14PM
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Grambling State University is doing its part to make the planet a little greener, replacing one trash bin at a time in a new campus-wide recycling initiative.
Grambling will soon be the home of 12 recycling bins by the beginning of March. An a ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 at 4:14PM
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Sontus Mitchell, a deputy with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department, does not think he did anything to warrant receiving a special honor, but he is grateful for the community’s support.
“Everybody knows I go out there and do my ...
Posted Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 at 2:02PM
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By Angelita Faller
The most important advice Dean Jones, a senior delivery manager at Microsoft Corporation, tells young college students looking for a job is to be aware of the competition that comes from the global market.
“You’re n ...
Posted Monday, February 2nd 2015 at 2:40PM
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Grambling State University will honor 10 recipients at the fourth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Awards Luncheon on February 5. This year’s winners include the youngest mayor in Louisiana’s history, a former profe ...
Posted Monday, February 2nd 2015 at 2:21PM
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After long and thoughtful consideration, Interim President Dr. Cynthia Warrick has decided not to apply for the permanent position of President at Grambling State University.
“While I am confident that my work during this important transition ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 5:43PM
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By Angelita Faller
A globe representing key events in black history—everything from a bag of Skittles symbolizing what 17-year old Trayvon Martin was carrying when he was killed to inspirational quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr.—was th ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 2:20PM
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