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FAMU App Challenge Rewards Top Student Techie Innovators

April 24, 2017 Staff 0

Technology wizards partnered up to show off pure creative science and the benefits of collaboration at the AC3, the 2017 App Challenge sponsored by the Division of Research at Florida A&M University. The event continues […]

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Peace Corps Names Top Volunteer-producing HBCUs

April 13, 2017 Staff 0

By Robin White Goode, blackenterprise.com There’s a certain romance about the idea of doing volunteer work in the developing world. Although much of the work is most likely grueling, it still speaks of adventure and […]

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Study: Black Students More Likely to Graduate if They Have One Black Teacher

April 13, 2017 Staff 0

By Madeline Will If a low-income black student has just one black teacher in elementary school, that student is significantly more likely to graduate high school and consider attending college, a new John Hopkins University […]

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Morehouse College Releases President, Removes Board Members

April 12, 2017 Staff 0

Former Morehouse College Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Davidson and the college’s former President John S. Wilson.  By Eric Stirgus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Morehouse College’s Board of Trustees announced Friday it has removed its president, embattled […]

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Shiva Robotics Academy Focuses on STEM Curriculum, Concepts and Activities

April 7, 2017 admin 0

Today’s kids are moving into the new age of machines and technology and Shiva Robotics Academy is on the front line to equip them with the right skill set for the future workforce.  Employment in occupations related […]

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Catapult Academy Partners With Community Entities to Expand Program and Opportunities

March 15, 2017 admin 0

Catapult Academy, a continuing education school on Jacksonville’s northside have expanded their curriculum to provide more opportunities for those desiring an alternative high school environment. Currently, they have over 1,400 students in grades 9-12. The […]

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Vystar Credit Union Prepares Ribault Students for Financial and Tax Preparation Careers

March 1, 2017 admin 0

The Vystar Academy of Business and Finance at Jean Ribault High School was established in 2009 with support from VyStar Credit Union and is one of only 27 academies to be recognized out of more […]

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Forget TED Talks, EWC’s Tiger Talks Educates and Engages Local College Students

February 28, 2017 Staff 0

TED, the nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas in the form of short, powerful talks began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged.Today, TED covers almost all topics — from science to […]

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Black History Lives on in Photographic Tribute

February 15, 2017 admin 0

In honor of Black History Month, Rutledge Pearson Child Development Daycare Center asked students to attend class dressed as a Black history civil rights activist or iconic figure that represents civil rights and/or the African […]

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The Harvard Law Review Just Elected its First Black Woman President

February 13, 2017 Staff 0

(Photo credit Harvard.edu) By Damola Durosomo, okayafrica.com Once again, Black women come through and save the day. In between all the dispiriting news about the world crumbling all around us, we learn that Nigerian student, […]

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