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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By Elliot Jones
Grambling State University has closed out its 2014 United Way Campaign in style by donating over $12,000. GSU was able to raise money by having over 10 departments with a 100 percent participation rate. Grambling State University has ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 2:17PM
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Grambling State University Will Award $50,000 in Student Scholarships from Allstate and the Tom Joyner Foundation Quotes for Education ProgramFor the second year in a row, Grambling State University will award $50,000 in student scholarships on Febru ...
Posted Friday, January 30th 2015 at 1:11PM
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Houston Police Chief Charles A. McClelland, Jr. is asking you to mark your calendars for an HPD Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, February 7. The Chief is inviting you and your neighbors to meet with him and top HPD commanders at the HPD Citywide Town H ...
Posted Tuesday, January 20th 2015 at 4:01PM
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Three Environmental Biology concentration students: Brittney Fling, Riashia Bell, and Andria Mack, of Allen University - Division of Mathematics and Natural Science started their internship this fall teaching at St. Martin de Porres Elementary Schoo ...
Posted Monday, January 19th 2015 at 4:55PM
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The idea of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday was promoted by labor unions in contract negotiations. After King's death, United States Representative John Conyers (a Democrat from Michigan) and United States Senator Edward Brooke (a Republican ...
Posted Friday, January 16th 2015 at 2:50PM
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105-Year-Old Graduate Reflects on School’s Impact on Her Life, Career
Beatrice Payne, 105, remembers her days training to become a teacher at the school that would later become Bowie State University.
“I just thought teaching was the grandest t ...
Posted Thursday, January 15th 2015 at 1:33PM
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Voting Open for Fans to Help Determine the Final Eight to Perform in Atlanta in January 2015
The Honda Battle of the Bands is set to make a triumphant return to Atlanta January 24, 2015, when eight of the most prestigious marching bands from Ameri ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 4:08PM
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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, January 12th 2015 at 3:22PM
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A former Florida A&M University band member was sentenced Friday to more than six years in prison for manslaughter and felony hazing in the death of a drum major, making him the first to receive prison time in the case.
Dante Martin received 77 mo ...
Posted Friday, January 9th 2015 at 3:10PM
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Alcorn State University announces that eligible high school students have a chance to participate in the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program and receive a scholarship to attend the university in any field of study in agriculture, food, natural resour ...
Posted Monday, January 5th 2015 at 4:53PM
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Education is Number One Priority for Coach Walker
By Elliot Jones
GRAMBLING, LOUISIANA (December 18, 2014) Grambling State University Men’s Basketball Coach Shawn Walker Sr. is already taking his basketball team to higher heights off the court ...
Posted Thursday, December 18th 2014 at 1:46PM
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Harris-Stowe State University’s ambitious goal of becoming a regional and national leader in producing African-Americans and other underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees is closer to becoming a real ...
Posted Wednesday, December 17th 2014 at 3:48PM
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