Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Presents
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Premiering October 22 at 8 pm on PBS
New six-part, six-hour series takes viewers on an unprecedented journey through African-American history—from slavery to freedom, an ...
Posted Thursday, September 5th 2013 at 7:36PM
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Find your career and a world of excitement, adventure and fulfillment through opportunities with the U.S. Coast Guard!
HBCUConnect.com founder Will Moss announced a new partnership between HBCUConnect.com, the largest portal and career site targeting the community of students, faculty and alumni ...
Posted Thursday, September 5th 2013 at 2:46AM
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Miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy in the first 20 weeks. (In medical articles, you may see the term "spontaneous abortion" used in place of miscarriage.) About 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and more than 80 percent of ...
Posted Tuesday, September 3rd 2013 at 9:06PM
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Major discoveries in the cancer world are pointing toward more personalized methods for treating cancer, giving a better explanation and solution as to why only a small percentage of people respond satisfactorily to chemotherapy treatments. In this a ...
Posted Tuesday, September 3rd 2013 at 10:11AM
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Everyone knows that higher education in Canada requires a significant cash outlay for tuition alone, but the size of that outlay depends on what you’re studying. From medicine to math, Brighter Life compares the average cost of one year’s tuition in ...
Posted Tuesday, September 3rd 2013 at 10:01AM
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Liberia, a war-torn nation in Africa, has an educational system their politicians are not proud of. In fact, the nation’s president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, called it “a mess.” According to a University of Liberia consultant, James Dorbor Jallah, most ...
Posted Tuesday, September 3rd 2013 at 10:00AM
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Wednesday, 28 Aug 2013 One of the most common responses to the patient with a set of complaints that do not fall into a well-known medical syndrome pattern is to assume the person is suffering from “mental problems.”
Time and time again I hear st ...
Posted Saturday, August 31st 2013 at 10:35AM
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A leading human rights group has called on Dunkin’ Donuts to withdraw a “bizarre and racist” advertisement for chocolate donuts that shows a smiling woman in blackface makeup.
The Dunkin’ Donuts franchise in Thailand launched a campaign earlier th ...
Posted Saturday, August 31st 2013 at 12:28AM
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Being considerate is the antidote to the two most common mistakes that we make in relationships. The first mistake we make is reacting to what people say while ignoring how people feel. We pay too much attention to someone’s words and not enough att ...
Posted Friday, August 30th 2013 at 10:55PM
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According to research and advisory firm, Spyglass Consulting Group, 69 percent of hospitals interviewed in a survey released last year had nursing staff using mobile devices on the job to improve patient care and keep up with changes in the medical f ...
Posted Friday, August 30th 2013 at 10:47PM
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Despite a foot-stomping, hand-clapping rendition of Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” on Tuesday night, America did not choose the Virginia State University Gospel Chorale to move on to the semifinal round of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”
The 45-member ch ...
Posted Thursday, August 29th 2013 at 4:56PM
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are featured prominently in a cover story in the August issue of US Airways magazine. The magazine reaches the airline’s 6.5 million domestic passengers and 3.6 million international readers.
The 48-page spread on HBCUs, which includes short ar ...
Posted Thursday, August 29th 2013 at 4:29PM
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WHAT: Alcorn State University is hosting its first ever Brave Hearts 5K Run/Walk/ 1 Mile Fun Run and Health Fair to bring attention to obesity as a disease and its disproportionate affect on Mississippians. The event also serves as a fundraiser for t ...
Posted Thursday, August 29th 2013 at 4:14PM
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You may breathe a huge sigh of relief when your job interview is over. All the prep work, the nervous anticipation, and the stress of the face-to-face interview is finally over and it is out of your hands, you think. Before you relax too much, rememb ...
Posted Tuesday, August 27th 2013 at 10:14PM
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YOUR WORLD NEWS
AUGUST 2013
DAY 27
Bolivar
Theft increases are invading churches in Bolivar. A recent theft happened when thieves tunneled under thick walls to steal a Colonial Era Roman Catholic Church of an 18th Century oil painting . I ...
Posted Tuesday, August 27th 2013 at 10:13PM
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