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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

Leshell Hatley · Monday, June 21st 2010 · 1,694 views · 1 comments

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 · Friday, June 18th 2010 · 408 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Friday, June 18th 2010 · 366 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Thursday, June 17th 2010 · 348 views · 1 comments

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

Leshell Hatley · Thursday, June 17th 2010 · 1,577 views · 1 comments

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

Leshell Hatley · Wednesday, June 16th 2010 · 1,392 views · 1 comments

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

Reginald Culpepper · Wednesday, June 16th 2010 · 5,350 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Tuesday, June 15th 2010 · 379 views · 1 comments

[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

Leshell Hatley · Tuesday, June 15th 2010 · 1,325 views · 1 comments

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

Leshell Hatley · Monday, June 14th 2010 · 1,301 views · 1 comments

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

Reginald Culpepper · Monday, June 14th 2010 · 3,966 views · 1 comments

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

Leshell Hatley · Monday, June 14th 2010 · 1,420 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Friday, June 11th 2010 · 369 views · 1 comments

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'

Kendrick Meek · Thursday, June 10th 2010 · 365 views · 1 comments

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 · Thursday, June 10th 2010 · 298 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Wednesday, June 9th 2010 · 370 views · 1 comments

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/

Leshell Hatley · Wednesday, June 9th 2010 · 1,564 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Tuesday, June 8th 2010 · 348 views · 1 comments

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-

Leshell Hatley · Tuesday, June 8th 2010 · 1,402 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Tuesday, June 8th 2010 · 392 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Tuesday, June 8th 2010 · 334 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Tuesday, June 8th 2010 · 477 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Monday, June 7th 2010 · 356 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Monday, June 7th 2010 · 360 views · 1 comments

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

Kendrick Meek · Monday, June 7th 2010 · 315 views · 1 comments