All the talk about the U.S. Senate race between Gov. Charlie Crist and former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio is inescapable in the conservative stronghold of Northeast Florida.
But just this morning, some numbers were released suggesting anothe ...
Posted Tuesday, March 30th 2010 at 1:58PM
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MIAMI GARDENS — A historic and yearlong grassroots mobilizing effort wrapped up today as Kendrick Meek's U.S. Senate campaign submit ...
Posted Tuesday, March 30th 2010 at 1:55PM
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The nationally televised debate between Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio on Sunday made clear that the Republican Senate primary is going to be a knockdown, drag-out brawl between now and, gulp, August 24.
The ...
Posted Tuesday, March 30th 2010 at 1:49PM
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http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2010/03/kendrick-meek-ready-for-the-republicans.html
Hours before he'll drop off thousands of voter signatures at elections HQ, Kendrick Meek got a few minutes of TV time, telling the hosts at Morning J ...
Posted Tuesday, March 30th 2010 at 1:43PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Eddie Moore, the 12th and current President of Virginia State University.
http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/03/hbcu-presidents-dr-eddie-n-moore-virginia-state-university/
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Posted Tuesday, March 30th 2010 at 10:09AM
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Just checking to see who is in the UNCF Alumni Council - If my information is correct all Alumnus of Private HBCUs are automatically a part of the council upon graduation. I want to confirm this. Also, looking to strengthen Alumni ties across school ...
Posted Monday, March 29th 2010 at 3:15PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Jacob Melvin, a 26 year old Technical Director at DreamWorks Animation. He participated in the production of software tools to enhance 'Kung Fu Panda' and 'How To Train A Dragon.' Check him out now!
http: ...
Posted Monday, March 29th 2010 at 12:50PM
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Dear Friend,
Huge news. Nobody in Florida has ever secured a place on the ballot for U.S. Senate by submitting petitions. Yet, moments ago, Kendrick filed the final giant stack of signatures with the state bringing the total to more than 140,000 n ...
Posted Monday, March 29th 2010 at 12:43PM
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A historic and yearlong grassroots mobilizing effort wrapped up on Monday as Kendrick Meek's U.S. Senate campaign submitted over 140,000 petitions to Supervisor of Elections offices throughout Florida to place Meek's name on the ballot.
Florida la ...
Posted Monday, March 29th 2010 at 12:37PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Nell Irvin Painter, an author and historian currently studying to be an artist. She recently released "The History of White People," a book covered throughout today's news. Read the story and watch a few c ...
Posted Friday, March 26th 2010 at 2:40PM
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By Kendrick Meek
Reading Pat Rice’s column “Could Crist Declare His Independence?” (March 7) I couldn’t help but laugh at Pat’s characterization that I have positioned myself “somewhere to the left of Obama.”
While Pat’s opinions are his own, t ...
Posted Friday, March 26th 2010 at 12:56PM
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Kendrick Meek, the leading Democratic candidate for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat, sided with his party and bashed the Republican-led state Senate's vote Thursday to put class size back on the ballot.
His staff released this statement: "Good pol ...
Posted Friday, March 26th 2010 at 12:51PM
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http://pairsblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/congressman-kendrick-meek-and-wife-demonstrate-the-power-of-partnership/
Shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, I messaged U.S. Congressman Kendrick Meek via Facebook with information about a P ...
Posted Friday, March 26th 2010 at 10:17AM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - U.S. Democratic Senate Candidate Kendrick Meek responded to today's announcement by the Florida Agency of Workforce Innovation that Florida's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 12.2 percent in February.
"Floridians ...
Posted Friday, March 26th 2010 at 9:23AM
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The plan also includes $255-million a year to help historically black colleges, as outlined in the House bill.
President Obama signed into law some legislation to overhaul the student-loan system, promising annual inflation-adjusted increases in the maximum Pell Grant and more ...
Posted Thursday, March 25th 2010 at 1:10PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index presents a different kind of feature, as we sometimes do on Thursdays, as we introduce you to BlackBird, a web browser made especially with African-Americans in mind. Blackbird is operated by 40A, Inc., a company found ...
Posted Thursday, March 25th 2010 at 10:39AM
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Dear Friend,
When I look at Kendrick Meek, I can't help but think about my own journey to the U.S. Senate more than 20 years ago.
Both of us come from Miami and both of us were raised by dedicated public servants -- Kendrick's mom a Congresswoman ...
Posted Thursday, March 25th 2010 at 8:50AM
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The number of undergraduate students majoring in computer science significantly increased for the second year in a row according to the Computing Research Association (CRA). The upward trend reverses the steep decline experienced in computer science ...
Posted Wednesday, March 24th 2010 at 1:33PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Augusta Baker - a storyteller, librarian, authority on children's literature and a legend. She served as a consultant to "Sesame Street" and influenced several renowned children's book authors.
http://ww ...
Posted Wednesday, March 24th 2010 at 1:16PM
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Dear Friend,
Just a short time ago President Obama signed into law - for the first time in our nation's history - comprehensive health care reform. As the President said, "This is what change looks like."
This historic moment is about putting p ...
Posted Wednesday, March 24th 2010 at 12:45PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. George T. French, Jr. He is the 13th President of Miles College.
http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/03/hbcu-presidents-dr-george-t-french-miles-college/
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Posted Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 at 3:53PM
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Digital technology—cell phones, digital video, iPods, Facebook, MySpace, Second Life and more—is reshaping the way that young people live and the way they learn, and UNCF (the United Negro College Fund), the nation’s largest and most effective minori ...
Posted Monday, March 22nd 2010 at 5:13PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index highlights Dr. Shawn Blanton. He is a Full Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and Director of the Center for Silicon System Implementation.
http://www.blackscholarsindex. ...
Posted Monday, March 22nd 2010 at 1:52PM
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Dear Friend,
I first met Kendrick Meek when he was a Florida State Trooper who drove me from the airport during my 1992 campaign, and I've been a fan ever since. He's exactly who Florida needs in the Senate to put things back on track and we have ...
Posted Monday, March 22nd 2010 at 9:05AM
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U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek is in the home stretch of what he hopes will be a history-making signature drive for a ballot spot in Florida's U.S. Senate race this summer.
"This election is going to be all about who can get their voters out," Meek said ...
Posted Sunday, March 21st 2010 at 11:08AM
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