Have a safe weekend and celebrate the kickoff of College Football season!
Go Teams Go!
Tyger, Tyger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps o ...
Posted Friday, September 2nd 2011 at 11:16AM
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We salute our HBCU Queen as she gives us a sneak peek into her office where the magic happens! Just think... the OWN channel was once just an idea, then Ms. Winfrey and her team made the dream a reality! I wonder how many years of planning went in to ...
Posted Friday, July 29th 2011 at 5:35PM
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After months of public nastiness and private negotiations, of court filings and rulings, of players and owners squabbling over more than $9 billion a year, NFL fans finally saw the handshake and heard the words they awaited: “Football’s back.”
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Posted Tuesday, July 26th 2011 at 3:34PM
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Howard University's Homecoming is offering performers the chance to be featured at its renown International Yardfest Celebration with new performance applications. Preparation is in full swing for what promises to be a homecoming to remember and Steering Committee staff are looking to secure the bes ...
Posted Friday, July 22nd 2011 at 5:18PM
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Posted to Communal Matters on July 20 2011
What do you do if your child disobeys you when you say “no”? How should you react when your child complains to you about his teacher? How do you handle a child of yours who's not up to the standards o ...
Posted Thursday, July 21st 2011 at 11:33AM
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The UNC board of governors on unanimously approved N.C. A&T’s request to plan a doctoral program in nanoengineering. The new degree program will be the fourth and final degree program that will make up the joint school, a venture between A&T and UN ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2011 at 11:47AM
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Former University of Georgia athletic director Damon Evans has been hired as a "consultant" at Savannah State University the newest member of the Mideastern Athletic Conference. Evans will consult on athletic matters.
The hiring come on the heals o ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2011 at 11:44AM
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Make the most of today. There is still time to do what you love. Use this day to block out the bad and embrace the good. Live life today in a way that makes you feel so happy and proud of yourself.
Imagine if today was your last day on earth.... Ho ...
Posted Sunday, July 17th 2011 at 2:36PM
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By Albert Breer
NEW YORK -- Following a breakthrough in negotiations between NFL owners and players, it now appears the economics of a new collective bargaining agreement essentially are done.
The parties closed in on an agreement on the rooki ...
Posted Friday, July 15th 2011 at 3:49PM
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Please check out the list below of HBCUs that offer sales courses and/or degrees. If you need help contacting these colleges let our staff know and we are happy to help you connect.
HBCUs with Sales Courses and/or Degrees:
1. J.F. Drake Technic ...
Posted Thursday, July 14th 2011 at 11:01AM
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I know you all have been wondering what's going on with me and AEIM Fitness. Want answers? Our new video explains it all.
Click here: http://www.mrshutupandtrain.com/fitness-tv/whats-new-video/
If you've ever done one of my workouts or come down ...
Posted Wednesday, July 13th 2011 at 12:04PM
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There are so many reasons to celebrate this day! Another opportunity to live on purpose, and pursue our dreams and goals. Keep on pushing through the challenges and eventually you will overcome.
Have fun, work hard, and support others. Is there anyone in our community that is a great example of t ...
Posted Wednesday, July 13th 2011 at 9:53AM
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It takes strength to be a leader. It takes stamina to overcome life's challenges and tests. Well to all of you men out there who are focused on being great role models, family men, educators, and leaders, today is your day!
HBCUConnect is powered ...
Posted Monday, July 11th 2011 at 1:18PM
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Music mogul Dirty Diddy Money is to roll up his sleeves and help out volunteers at an adventure playground in central London.
The rapper, who used to be known as P Diddy, will be at Toffee Park Adventure Playground and Youth Centre in Clerkenwell ...
Posted Monday, July 11th 2011 at 12:33PM
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By Andrea Williams
There are many young businessmen and women who dream of a high-powered job in professional sports. They hang out at stadiums and arenas fantasizing about taking their place in the front office of their favorite team and developin ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 6:10PM
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by Dr. Boyce Watkins.
In a recent Your Black World survey, readers were asked to ascertain the racial implications of the case of Casey Anthony, a mother who was recently exonerated in the death of her two year old daughter, Caylee. After the surprising not guilty verdict, people across the nation ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 5:59PM
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by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World
In South Africa, Oprah Winfrey opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in 2007. She speaks often of how she “loves her girls” referring to them as her daughters. Now she is taking her relationship with her girls to a new level — teacher to student. ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 5:50PM
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(Clickz) Eight percent of adult U.S. Internet users now use Twitter, representing six percent of the overall U.S. population, according to research conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
The survey, the results ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 3:52PM
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We want to send a special Birthday shout out to one of the best men on this earth! Today we honor you and pour nothing but love and joy and celebration onto you so that you have one of the best days of your year!
We know this world is a better pl ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 12:27PM
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IF YOU ARE A LOVER OF JAZZ, THEN YOU CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS SHOW!
SUMMER STORM FEATURING NORMAN BROWN
I ALSO WILL HAVE MORE TO COME FROM THE VERY TALENTED RICHARD ELLIOTT UP NEXT. IT WAS CERTAINLY A WONDERFUL SHOW AND NORMAN ALLOWED HBCU CONNECT TO GET A SNEAK PEAK AND ALSO INSIG ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 9:22AM
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Happy Independence Day to You!
This day is a special day to uplift our Soldiers who fight for our freedom.
How fortunate we are to be citizens of a country that is known for embracing
independence and individuality. Our Soldiers fight so we can ...
Posted Monday, July 4th 2011 at 11:32AM
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Today is a great day to work. Work on you!
Becoming better is the mission.
So since we all enjoy reading and learning...
I figured I would share a book I'm
diving into this weekend:
"The Power of Nice" authored by Linda Kaplan Thaler
and Rob ...
Posted Saturday, July 2nd 2011 at 1:44PM
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New Orleans, LA (June 30, 2011)–UNCF–the United Negro College Fund–the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, today announced actor Brian White and TV producers Monique Jackson and Kita Williams will headline the ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2011 at 8:00PM
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Civil and Human Rights Coalition Applauds U.S. Sentencing Commission for Extending the Fair Sentencing Act to Individuals Serving Unfairly Long Sentences for Crack Cocaine Offenses
Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2011 at 7:53PM
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