Stillman's Dr. Hyesook Jung, assistant professor of music in the Fine Arts Department, is spending her summer performing in South Korea.
On June 19, Jung will perform in a recital at YoungSan Art Hall in Seoul with flutist Ju-Hee Kim. Kim, taught ...
Posted Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 1:15PM
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Dr. Henry Givens, Jr., president of Harris-Stowe State University, was recently recognized by the Minority Contractor Initiative (MCI) for his outstanding support of the organization. MCI was founded in 2010 through a partnership between the Vashon/J ...
Posted Wednesday, June 8th 2011 at 4:35PM
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This week marks 30 years since the first published reports of AIDS in the United States. Although AIDS was often considered a problem of white gay men, African Americans have been hard-hit by the disease since the earliest days of the epidemic, acco ...
Posted Thursday, June 2nd 2011 at 3:24PM
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Gil Scott-Heron died Friday afternoon in New York, his book publisher reported. He was 62. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known for the spoken-word piece "The Revolution W ...
Posted Saturday, May 28th 2011 at 1:09AM
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For those old enough to recall 2 classic men in drag characters from Martin and In Living Color, this should be something that peaks your interest. Yes, that is right. Jamie Foxx, reprising his role as Wanda Wayne, and Martin Lawrence, as Sheneneh Je ...
Posted Thursday, May 26th 2011 at 2:47AM
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Join other members of this site in the Dominican Republic this Memorial Day weekend!
Arrive at the beautiful, all-inclusive Lifestyle Holiday Vacation Club located in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and enjoy the sun filled island life on a trop ...
Posted Tuesday, May 17th 2011 at 6:08PM
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Stillman President Ernest McNealey, along with faculty members Dr. Linda Beito, Dr. Rosianna Gray and Dr. Luvada Harrison, attended the unveiling reception for the Inaugural Edition of Who's Who in Black Alabama.
The May 14 unveiling reception, ho ...
Posted Monday, May 16th 2011 at 2:23PM
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From "Why The New Guy Can’t Code" by John Evans as posted on TechCrunch and re-written to be more general.
We’ve all lived the nightmare. A new employee shows up at work, and you try to be welcoming, but they can't seem to get up to speed; the que ...
Posted Wednesday, May 11th 2011 at 12:42PM
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Marine Corps Recruiting Command conducted the Frederick C. Branch Leadership Scholarship board April 26, awarding 15 four year scholarships to highly qualified men and women who want to become Marine officers.
Of the 15 students selected during MC ...
Posted Monday, May 9th 2011 at 3:58PM
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An International Conductors Team, US and Bahamian, will Lead 105 Voices in a "ONE Voice" Music Gala in Nassau Bahamas. This is the first time in history; we are linking leadership, voices, cultures, traditions and talents of U.S. Historically Black C ...
Posted Monday, May 2nd 2011 at 3:00PM
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Census figures show women outnumber men for the first time when it comes to finishing college and holding advanced degrees.
The findings released Tuesday come amid record shares of women in the workplace and a steady decline in stay-at-home mother ...
Posted Tuesday, April 26th 2011 at 2:05PM
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Rust College graduating senior Deidre Olive was recently honored by the U.S. Air Force for her outstanding service during her tour of duty in Iraq during Operations “Iraqi Freedom” and “Enduring Freedom”. Olive, a native of Chicago, Illinois, has bee ...
Posted Monday, April 25th 2011 at 4:25PM
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We all know that we don’t get enough sleep. But how much sleep do we really need?
David Dinges, the head of the Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory at the Hospital at University of Pennsylvania, and his lead author, Hans Van Dongen, assigned dozens ...
Posted Tuesday, April 19th 2011 at 8:36PM
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The Home Depot has launched the "Retool Your School" grant program to provide improvements to HBCUs. The HBCU with the most votes will win grant money to improve facilities on their campus! Vote today and make a difference! ...
Posted Tuesday, April 19th 2011 at 2:45PM
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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has empowered minority students with the F.L.A.M.E. (Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere) program, a dynamic, educational program packed with leadership enhancement opportunities.
F.L.A.M.E. is de ...
Posted Friday, April 15th 2011 at 3:14PM
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“Shall we now end the war and not eradicate the cause?” the general wrote to a friend in August. “Will not God demand this of us now he has taken away all excuse for not pursuing the right?” (During the rest of the war, Butler’s support for bl ...
Posted Thursday, April 7th 2011 at 12:40AM
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Cary got down to business. “I am informed,” he said, “that three Negroes belonging to Colonel Mallory have escaped within your lines. I am Colonel Mallory’s agent and have charge of his property. What do you mean to do with those Negroes?”
“I int ...
Posted Thursday, April 7th 2011 at 12:35AM
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On May 23, 1861, little more than a month into the Civil War, three young black men rowed across the James River in Virginia and claimed asylum in a Union-held citadel. Fort Monroe, Va., a fishhook-shaped spit of land near the mouth of the Chesapeake ...
Posted Thursday, April 7th 2011 at 12:33AM
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The Rust College A’Cappella Choir will travel to Jackson, Mississippi to participate in the investiture ceremony for Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Leslie D. King scheduled for 1:30 p.m. April 13, 2011.
Justice King, of Greenville, Mississippi, ...
Posted Tuesday, April 5th 2011 at 1:41PM
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Examine crisis response tools, strategies that worked in the era of 24/7 media
University professors and public relations specialists will examine crisis communication blunders and lessons learned following the BP oil spill of April 20, 2010. The ...
Posted Friday, April 1st 2011 at 4:15PM
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The Memorial Day Getaway is a 5 Days / 4 Nights annual event developed for Urban Professionals who are looking to getaway, relax, network, and party non-stop on the sexiest island in the Caribbean.
This is your gateway to fun for the Memorial Day Weekend! Join us on May 26th ...
Posted Thursday, March 31st 2011 at 7:52PM
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A range of factors contribute to the disproportionate impact of STDs among African Americans.
April marks STD Awareness Month – an opportunity to increase awareness about these infections and ways to prevent them.
America’s Young People --
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Posted Tuesday, March 29th 2011 at 3:25PM
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IMPACT, the first pilot small group of the "Sold Out Servant" (S.O.S.) initiative of the FAMU Wesley Foundation, began its weekly meetings at the Wheatley Hall dormitory on February 8, 2011. Facilitated by "Sold Out Servant" Lois Harmon, the group ...
Posted Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 at 5:33PM
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Posted from a Youtube user from our posting "PWI vs HBCUs"
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I'm white and i get sick watching this s***. Like I'm all for one love, not the least bit racist. I'm really sorry some of my ancestors I never knew were. it's F****** DON ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2011 at 4:01PM
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