Virginia State University's President Keith T. Miller presents Academy Award Nominated Actress Angela Bassett as she shares her views on education with support for the VSU Trojan family. Produced by the Office of The President at VSU. ...
Posted Monday, August 13th 2012 at 2:54PM
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A challenging economy has flooded the market with talent, so finding the right opportunity has become more difficult and requires a customized approach. Therefore, the NAAAHR is offering general sessions that will help job-seekers create a personalized blueprint for a successful job search or career ...
Posted Tuesday, August 7th 2012 at 3:29PM
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Since 1991 they’ve championed fresh sounds, spreading unique hip-hop around the world.
In 2012, the group returns with a powerful Mixtape called, “Standing At The Crossroads”. Their lead-off single, “LIVING“ won the coveted L.A.MOVIE AWARD – 2012! ...
Posted Friday, August 3rd 2012 at 5:48PM
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The hosts of The Daily Buzz dive into the issues of historically black colleges and universities offering scholarships to white high school graduates. Its gets a little heated. ...
Posted Thursday, August 2nd 2012 at 4:18PM
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With nearly 100 African-American athletes representing the U.S. at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, a gold medal winner won’t be a surprise.
Claiming Olympic gold isn’t new in the Black community; African Americans have been winning gold m ...
Posted Thursday, August 2nd 2012 at 3:41PM
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The U.S. has its three-peat in the women's gymnastics individual all-around: Gabby Douglas has won the gold medal.
Purported to be the U.S.'s most talented all-around gymnast but also its most likely to make a critical error coming into the Games, ...
Posted Thursday, August 2nd 2012 at 3:35PM
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The Aeolians Choir of Oakwood University, the lone choir from Alabama and Seventh-day Adventism, in its first-ever world choral competition, won three gold medals in its three competing categories: "Music of the Religions,” “Musica Contemporanea” and ...
Posted Friday, July 20th 2012 at 3:35PM
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Russell Brodie, director of the Study Abroad Program of Saint Augustine’s College, and five students recently returned from spending more than four weeks in China. The five students were:
Princess Goodridge — Senior in Communications from Brookly ...
Posted Tuesday, July 3rd 2012 at 5:13PM
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Did you know that Saint Augustine’s College is the only historically black college or university in the nation with a full fledged Real Estate department? Additionally, did you know that Saint Augustine’s College is the only school in the state of No ...
Posted Tuesday, July 3rd 2012 at 4:50PM
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Adrienne King (class of 2004) has been recognized for inspiring interest in math in her middle school students at Discovery Middle School (Madison, Alabama). During the 2011-2012 school year, her co-workers nominated her for Teacher of the Year. Adri ...
Posted Friday, June 29th 2012 at 1:35PM
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The Aeolians have been invited, and will compete July 11-13, 2012, in the 7th World Choir Games, the world’s largest international choral competition, it was announced by INTERKULTUR, the International Organizing Committee of the World Choir Games, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Aeolians will serve as ...
Posted Friday, June 29th 2012 at 1:31PM
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Alcorn State University has been selected in the first group of schools to receive the Luther and Mary Ida Vandross Scholarship that supports students attending seminary and Historically Black Colleges and Universities around the country. This schola ...
Posted Monday, June 11th 2012 at 7:25PM
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A study by Alcorn State University researchers, which examines what happens to the sweet potato plant when it is sprayed with a chemical that reduces the amount of vegetative growth, was recently published in the African Journal of Agricultural Resea ...
Posted Friday, June 8th 2012 at 3:06PM
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By Thandisizwe Chimurenga - LAWT Contributor
Historic” and “purposeful,” “ironic” and “fortuitous” could describe the 2012 graduation ceremonies for the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, held June 2 on the Watts campus.
The un ...
Posted Friday, June 8th 2012 at 2:51PM
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Dr. Derek Greenfield, director of Diversity and Equity Engagement at Alcorn State University, has been invited to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s first-ever strategy session on “Diversity, Inclusion and U.S. Foreign Policy”, as a result ...
Posted Wednesday, June 6th 2012 at 2:13PM
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The applause was fierce as the commencement speaker for Cheyney University of Pennsylvania was announced, but it was counteracted by the punctuated echoing chants between the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the graduates sitting before him.
“I can do anything in the world,” he said as his voice boomed fro ...
Posted Thursday, May 31st 2012 at 4:21PM
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Good evening everyone-
Its pretty impossible to get sick of going to the High Museum of Art (they really do have too many amazing things to see ALL the time! and their staff is extremely friendly) and now we have yet another reason to go back so s ...
Posted Thursday, May 31st 2012 at 2:55PM
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Canvas Studios Inc. & Voir Dire Productions Presents “Walls that Bleed: The Story of the Dudley-A&T Student Uprising”, a documentary film that tells the story of the most successful student led uprising in the history of the United States. There will ...
Posted Thursday, May 31st 2012 at 2:50PM
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Just when you believe our young people don’t get it, you meet Brian Foster. Then you meet his mother, and you understand why Brian Foster gets it.
Foster is a pre-med major and a pitcher on the Southern University baseball team. The Kennesaw, Ga., ...
Posted Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 at 3:26PM
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The Southern University School of Nursing has been recognized as the “Nursing School of the Year” in Louisiana for 2012. It is second time in the past three years that the nursing school has received the designation.
The award was presented by the ...
Posted Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 at 3:22PM
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Alcorn State University concluded its commencement week activities May 9-12 by graduating its largest and most diverse graduation class in its 141-year history.
More than 8,400 people attended the 141st Commencement Convocation to celebrate the a ...
Posted Monday, May 14th 2012 at 6:14PM
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Digging through the demographic data in the latest jobs numbers, one of the clear winners of the last few months has been black women. Since December, they’ve knocked more than 3 percentage points off their unemployment rate, from 13.9 percent to 10. ...
Posted Friday, May 4th 2012 at 5:46PM
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A state attorney on Wednesday charged 13 individuals in connection with the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major in November. The charges range from misdemeanor hazing to felony hazing, which carries a maximum sentence of six years.
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Posted Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 at 4:08PM
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It’s been a long time since the meteor shower in November 1833 when stars flew across the Alabama sky; fast forward to this time and Talladega College is making its mark with a star studded affair for Mother’s Day Weekend in the City.
Talladega C ...
Posted Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 at 1:37PM
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Courtesy of NC A&T State University
First Lady Michelle Obama has been tapped to deliver the address for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s spring commencement, Saturday, May 12, at the Greensboro Coliseum. The doors open ...
Posted Tuesday, May 1st 2012 at 1:31PM
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