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The BSI Week in Review: June 19, 2010
Greetings Everyone! This coming week BSI will celebrate its first year in operation. Our first feature was Dr. Adriane Randolph, Director of the BrainLab about her work on the brain-computer interf
Kendrick Meek Responds to BP CEO Hayward Handing Over Oversight of Spill
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA -- Kendrick Meek responded to BP CEO's Tony Hayward handing over oversight of the Gulf oil spill crisis: "We are now 59 days removed from the worst environmental disaster in Amer
Kendrick Meek Responds to Announcement of Florida Unemployment Figures
Miami Gardens, Fla. - U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek responded to today's news that Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 11.7 percent in May. "Today's jobs numbers are a sharp r
Flashback: Two Years Ago Today, Gov. Crist Announced Strong Support For Drilling Off Florida Beaches
As Governor Crist takes the stage to speak at the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors/Florida Press Association annual convention, we wanted to give everyone a quick reminder that two years ago today
Today on The Black Scholars Index...
Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Nannie Helen Burroughs, an African American educator, orator, religious leader, and businesswoman. She gained national recognition for her 1900 speech "How t
Today on The Black Scholars Index...
Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, educator and founder of The Palmer Memorial Institute - http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/06/dr-charlotte-hawkins-brown-edu
Florida Memorial University Extends Search For Institution’s Next President
After careful deliberation, the Florida Memorial University Board of Trustees reached a consensus to continue its search for the institution’s next president. “The Board has decided to take its time t
Kendrick Meek Comments on President Obama's Address to the Nation, Reiterates Call for a Clean Energy Future
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek released the following statement in response to President Obama's address this evening: "As I have said time and time again, offshore drilling has always posed s
[HBCU Presidents] Today on The Black Scholars Index...
Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Julianna Malveau - the 15th President of Bennett College for Women - http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/06/hbcu-presidents-dr-julia
Today on The Black Scholars Index...
Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Reverend Dr. Anna Pauli Murray, a civil rights advocate, feminist, author, and ordained priest. http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/06/dr-anna-pauli-murr
This Thursday - LIVE Call-In HBCU Radio Show
Finally - a place where you can voice your opinion. Welcome to the HBCU Online Radio Show. Come and join us this Thursday where we discuss HBCU issues and the HBCU community, things going on with the web site, HBCUConnect, and other general topic areas of discussion. Not only is this a call-in show, but if you do not want to call in but still take part in the discussion, we have a chat room that you can join while the show is in progress. Join us this Thursday at 6:00 pm EST by going to
The BSI Week in Review: June 12, 2010
Greetings Everyone, We hope you are as excited about the summer as we are. We can't wait to bring you summer enrichment and new content and activities for the young people in your life. Please look
MSNBC First Read: DSCC says it's firmly behind Meek
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/06/10/4492935-dscc-says-its-firmly-behind-meek From NBC's Mark Murray In Florida's Senate race, Kendrick Meek (D) is trailing Charlie Crist (I) and Marc
Video: Meek Slams Jeff Greene on Betting Against Florida Homeowners, Governor Crist's Flip on Drilling on ABC'
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek went on ABC's "Top Line" today and blasted Jeff Greene on making his fortune by betting against middle class homeowners, Greene's voting record, and Governor Crist'
Video: Kendrick Meek Rallies Progressives Against BP and Corporate Irresponsibility
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - The Kendrick Meek for Florida campaign released a video today of Kendrick's speech at the America's Future Now conference (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzwetgvGNm8), one of the
Kendrick Meek Makes the Case Against BP at America's Future Now Conference In Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Kendrick Meek addressed the America's Future Now Conference today during the conference's closing session. Kendrick offered sharp criticism of BP and its corporate irresponsibility
Today on The Black Scholars Index...
Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III - President of UMBC, researcher of science and math education, author, and activist. http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/06/
Meek Campaign Launches Petition Demanding Gov. Charlie Crist Veto Mean-Spirited HB 1143
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek's U.S. Senate campaign launched an online petition calling on Governor Charlie Crist to waste no time and veto HB 1143, a mean-spirited anti-choice bill (http://www
Today on The Black Scholars Index...
Today, The Black Scholars Index features Samuel Munnerlyn, President of Trenholm State Technical College - http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/06/hbcu-presidents-samuel-munnerlyn-
Meek Celebrates Prescription Aid Coming To Over 500K Florida Seniors As Part of Heatlh Care Reform
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - As President Obama will host a "tele-town hall" with seniors later this morning, Kendrick Meek celebrated the relief coming to nearly a half-million Florida seniors starting this
Don't Be Fooled - Video Shows Governor Crist Is Proud of His Consistent Anti-Woman, Anti-Choice Record
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8b1RtCQUs MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - As Kendrick Meek urges Governor Charlie Crist to veto HB 1143, a draconian anti-privacy legislation, commonly referred to as the ult
A Message from Magic Johnson
I know what it's like to lead a team to a thrilling victory. And I know what it's like to work hard to help your family get ahead. That's why no matter how often Kendrick Meek says he's one of my b
Wall Street Journal: Meek may stand a chance in Fla if Crist and Rubio Split Conservative Vote
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703303904575292644068240342.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Republicans in Washington are increasingly fidgety about developments in the U.S. Senate race in Fl
Alliance For Retired Americans Endorses Kendrick Meek
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek received the endorsement today of the Alliance for Retired Americans in Orlando. In their endorsement, the Alliance highlighted Kendrick's fight for health care ref
Confirmed by PolitiFact: Governor Charlie Crist Really Is Really Inconsistent
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - PolitiFact reviews confirm that Charlie Crist really is really inconsistent. Crist recently received two full flop ratings, one for claiming that he'd probably give Republican