On February 20th, the Black College Football Hall of Fame with open its doors with the enshrinement of its first induction class. The BCFHoF, located in Atlanta, was founded in 2009 to celebrate the contributions of players and coaches at Historicall ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 4:36PM
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As the economic downturn grows longer and more severe, it’s hard to find any proposals to cut costs that can be taken completely off the table. Programs that were recently considered untouchable have now been placed under the budgetary microscope.
In a couple of states — Mississippi and Geor ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 4:29PM
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Alumni, students, and advocates for historically black colleges and universities marched to the state Capitol from the Mississippi State Fairgrounds today to recognize the birthday of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and to protest Gov. Haley Barbour's r ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 4:18PM
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Can you donate a Lego robotics kit (or the $ to buy one)? Robotics in DC, a Saturday class that teaches engineering skills to 5th & 6th graders in SE, DC, needs about 10 kits in the coming days. For more information, please visit - http://roboticsind ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 1:12PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features a HBCU President - Dr. Robert Michael Franklin ’75. He is the tenth president of Morehouse College, the nation’s largest private, four-year liberal arts college for men.
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Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 1:09PM
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This year the talent level at HBCU’s is exemplary and you can expect to hear some of the names listed on our 2009 HBCU All-American team called at the upcoming 2010 NFL Draft
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QB: Bryant Lee, Southern (6-3, 205, Sr., Boutte, LA) —A final ...
Posted Friday, January 15th 2010 at 2:40PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Stephen Stafford II, Morehouse College's 13 year old prodigy. Check out his story and an interview clip.
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2010/01/stephen-stafford-ii-morehouses-13-year-old-scholar/
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Posted Thursday, January 14th 2010 at 11:17AM
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Although nothing is funny about murdering another person, this is still a funny (well, it is funny depending on your tastes) game to try out. In this game, your boss comes in the office to pretty much tell you off about how you are not doing your job ...
Posted Wednesday, January 13th 2010 at 5:46PM
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As we all look to Haiti, today, The Black Scholars Index features Antenor Firmin. He was a Haitian scholar and the anthropologist well known for predicting Barack Obama's Presidency over a century ago. Check him out!
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Posted Wednesday, January 13th 2010 at 3:18PM
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As with every Tuesday, today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates the life and accomplishments of Dr. James E. Cheek. Dr. Cheek, resident emeritus of Howard University, was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, on December 4, 1932 ...
Posted Tuesday, January 12th 2010 at 1:07PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Mary Eliza Mahoney. In 1879 Mary Eliza Mahoney graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Boston, MA. She was the first colored graduate nurse in the United States. For over 40 years ...
Posted Monday, January 11th 2010 at 2:00PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates the life of Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis. Dr. Wade-Lewis gave herself to her family, service, and her students. She was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in Linguistics from New York University and w ...
Posted Friday, January 8th 2010 at 3:28PM
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The Barber-Scotia College is launching an aggressive individual giving campaign. Your donation along with what we hope will be many other individual donations will go to supplement the Barber-Scotia College Annual Fund. Portions will also go to suppo ...
Posted Friday, January 8th 2010 at 2:47PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Harold J. Haskins. Harold J. Haskins has been an administrator at the University of Pennsylvania for 29 years. From his starting post as Assistant Dean of Students, in 1973, to his current role as Director for ...
Posted Thursday, January 7th 2010 at 8:26PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Maulana Karenga. He is professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He holds 2 PhDs, is a renowned author, and is the head of several organizations, and is the creator of Kwa ...
Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2010 at 9:18AM
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Happy New Year! We're back!
Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. William H. Harris, current President of Alabama State University (ASU). He was one of the youngest appointed presidents ever (Paine College), he has se ...
Posted Tuesday, January 5th 2010 at 4:37PM
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Ok... So I guess this is what we get when Disney finally makes a movie with a black princess. A young black girl who falls in love with a prince that is is apparently from India (not African American or even African). ...
Posted Saturday, January 2nd 2010 at 7:55AM
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This will be the last feature of the year. BSI features will continue on Monday, January 4, 2010.
As you think about your end of the year giving, please donate $5 or $10 to Uplift, Inc. for your favorite BSI feature. Uplift, Inc. is the 501c3 nonp ...
Posted Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 at 12:59PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, the first female (interim) President of Shaw University. She has received a lifetime of awards and is an extremely accomplished woman. Read her story and check out a ...
Posted Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 at 12:58PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Arthur J. Bond, the founding Advisor of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Check out his story and a clip about NSBE.
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/12/dr-arthur-j-bond-electrical-engi ...
Posted Monday, December 21st 2009 at 1:12PM
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Hey folks... I just spent a few hours on the site updating the way blog comments show up.
Now when you post a reply to a blog or news item, the first thing that you'll see is the time you posted the comment, and your photo on the left hand side of ...
Posted Monday, December 21st 2009 at 4:57AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Geneva Gay. She is a professor of education at the University of Washington-Seattle, where she teaches multicultural education and general curriculum theory. She is nationally and internationally known f ...
Posted Friday, December 18th 2009 at 8:42PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Judi Cinéas, the author of Six Months To Dr.: How I Completed My Dissertation In Six Months and the founder of Living The Dream. Check out her story!
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/12/dr-judi-cinea ...
Posted Thursday, December 17th 2009 at 8:45AM
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