Philander Smith College, a historical black college located in Little Rock, Arkansas, is partnering with African filmmaker Jean-Pierre Bekolo through the University of Arkansas based Clinton School of Public Service starting next spring. Bekolo will ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 1:59PM
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Langston University President Dr. JoAnn W. Haysbert was recognized Saturday in Kingstree as the first African-American female college president in the State of Oklahoma.
Haysbert, who was named Langston’s 15th president in 2005, returned to Kingst ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 1:54PM
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A longtime trustee at South Carolina's largest historically black college says the school's board should be replaced.
Maurice Washington told The State of Columbia for a story Sunday that three years of conflict with presidents, accreditation trou ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 1:50PM
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The Harris-Stowe State University Players present Before the Lights Go Out, an original piece written by HSSU Humanities Instructor Gregory Carr, on Friday, August 27, starring Emmy-winning storyteller Bobby Norfolk.
Before the Lights Go Out focuses on baseball legends and Hall of Famers outfielder James “Cool Papa” Bell and pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige, as well as the Negro Baseball Leagues. “I hope the audience gets a sense of history, a sense of pride and a sense of far we’ve come, b ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 1:38PM
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http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/times-recommends-kendrick-meek-for-democrats-for-us-senate/1112112
Kendrick Meek for Democrats
Florida Democrats do not have a stellar candidate for an open seat in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Rep. Kendrick ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 9:15AM
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www.postonpolitics.com/2010/07/meek-to-join-obama-at-august-event-white-house-says/
Democratic Senate hopeful Kendrick Meek won’t be shut out when President Obama visits Miami for an Aug. 18 fund-raiser, the White House says.
“Save-the-date” no ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 9:12AM
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TAMPA - U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek of Miami laid the groundwork for his first statewide race with two political coups that made him a hero to Florida's black voters and public school te ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 9:09AM
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/31/AR2010073102679.html
MIAMI -- In a year of the unconventional candidate and in a Florida Senate race filled with them, the by-the-book campaign of Democrat Kendrick Meek has left the congres ...
Posted Monday, August 2nd 2010 at 9:05AM
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Dear Friend,
With less than four weeks until the Democratic Primary, there is a lot going on in our campaign. This week we took our campaign on the air with our first television ads, and next week we are taking our message to the people of Flori ...
Posted Saturday, July 31st 2010 at 12:58PM
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Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) said some help from the White House would show Florida voters he’s the “real Democrat” in the Senate primary race.
“I believe that Democrats in Florida want some direction,” Meek said in a Wednesday interview with The H ...
Posted Saturday, July 31st 2010 at 12:54PM
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TALLAHASSEE — From the place where he started his petition campaign in Orlando to the Wausau Possum Festival, from Pensacola's beaches to an early voting date in his hometown of Miami, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek plans an 11-day statewide bus tour in his ...
Posted Saturday, July 31st 2010 at 12:50PM
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www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40471.html
For Democrats running in competitive races this fall, former President Bill Clinton’s endorsement is one of the most valuable in the country.
For candidates on the Gulf Coast, former Clinton strateg ...
Posted Saturday, July 31st 2010 at 12:46PM
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www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/article1112189.ece
Florida's Senate race is about four men elbowing each other in a fierce bid to join the most powerful legislative branch in the United States.
But behind the candidates' nasty accusatio ...
Posted Saturday, July 31st 2010 at 12:43PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard. She is a distinguished scholar, social worker, and storyteller in Nova Scotia. http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/07/dr-wanda-thomas-bernard-distinguished-scholar-leader-in-soci ...
Posted Thursday, July 29th 2010 at 2:19PM
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Dear Friend,
For as long as I have known Kendrick Meek, he has always been the one to stand up when others sat down. But, now he is counting on us to stand up for him.
With less than four weeks until the Democratic primary and less than 100 day ...
Posted Thursday, July 29th 2010 at 11:36AM
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It is that time of year again! Our annual Career Fair is scheduled for September 30, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Texas Southern University Recreation Center. We look forward to seeing you once again and thank you for supporting our recruitment efforts.
Career Fair Registration:
You will now be able to register for the Career Fair online using our TigerConnect system. Upon completion of registration, additional information, including directions, parking instructions, campus ...
Posted Wednesday, July 28th 2010 at 3:20PM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. -- U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek announced today that he and his campaign will embark on the 'Real Dem Express' tour across Florida, a 10-day bus tour that will kick off in Orlando next week.
The Real Dem Express will tak ...
Posted Wednesday, July 28th 2010 at 11:00AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Aqua Cooper, a African-Canadian Scholar, Author, Poet. Thanks to our twitter follower @MsRRReid for the suggestion! http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/07/dr-afua-cooper-african-canadian-scholar-author ...
Posted Monday, July 26th 2010 at 3:10PM
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Harris-Stowe State University will celebrate the one-year anniversary of its state-of-the-art William L. Clay, Sr. Early Childhood Development/Parenting Education Center (ECC) on August 4, 2010, at 6 p.m.
The celebration will feature remarks from ...
Posted Monday, July 26th 2010 at 2:24PM
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Recently, The Executive Leadership Council and The Executive Leadership Foundation announced that over 2800 AA undergraduates from across the country competed in their “2010 Award for Excellence in Business Commentary National Essay Competition.” Rust College’s own, Stefen White was named 6th place winner for this year. The ten African-American undergraduate students from across the nation were vying for scholarship awards that include cash distributed among the winners, an internship at a ...
Posted Tuesday, July 20th 2010 at 4:30PM
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SHOW AIR DATE: Friday, July 23nd, 2010:
On this week's show, we interview a couple of HBCU students who won a trip to Africa via Coca Cola's Open Happiness Tour in which 21 students from 12 HBCUs were able to make the trip. The Coca-Cola "Open Happiness Tour", a 5 day excursion, was a video contest that sought creative and inspirational answers to the question provided by Coca Cola.
We will talk with them about their trip, attending a World Cup match, and also their reaction to meeti ...
Posted Tuesday, July 20th 2010 at 3:52PM
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The Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, the political and advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood in Florida, today announced its endorsement of Rep. Kendrick Meek for the U.S. Senate.
“The Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affilia ...
Posted Tuesday, July 13th 2010 at 5:47PM
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http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/white-house-isnt-backing-crist-party-chief-says/1108221
Among the great unanswered questions this year is whether Charlie Crist would caucus with the Democrats or Republicans if he makes it to the ...
Posted Tuesday, July 13th 2010 at 4:58PM
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With the Aug. 24 primaries approaching, candidates are making the rounds.
Jeff Greene, the billionaire real estate tycoon who's stormed into the U.S. Senate race in recent months, is scheduled to make his first public remarks in Northeast Florida ...
Posted Tuesday, July 13th 2010 at 4:47PM
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Oprah Winfrey is feeling generous yet again. Last month, according to a new story by Perez Hilton, the talk-show queen made a pit stop at Hearst Publications -- who put out her monthly O Magazine -- and gave everyone a number of gifts, regardless of how long the staffer had worked there:
* A new iPad (great for tech geeks)
* A leather suitcase with their initials engraved in them (great for people who like suitcases)
* A check for $10,000 (great for everyone)
What's the ...
Posted Tuesday, July 13th 2010 at 1:59PM
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