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 opinion ...
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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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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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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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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