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Event Attracted Hundreds of Students Seeking Scholarship Funds

December 8, 2016 admin 0

Wealth Watchers Inc. recently hosted the Generation Wealth Scholarship Fair to provide students and their family’s direct access to organizations that provide scholarships. The free event was held at Edward Waters College, featuring workshops, vendors, […]

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Dorothy Height Becomes 15th Black Woman to be Honored with U.S. Postage Stamp

December 6, 2016 Staff 0

By Melissa Kimble Dorothy Height spent her life fighting for racial and gender equality. But when you think of the work of leaders such as Shirley Chisholm, Amelia Boynton Robinson and Anna Julia Cooper, Height […]

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Massive ‘Women’s March on Washington’ Among Planned Protests for Trump Inauguration

December 6, 2016 Staff 0

A huge group of women’s rights advocates plans to descend on Washington the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration to protest his comments about women throughout his contentious campaign against Hillary Clinton. After initially being referred […]

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Alleged Charleston AME Church Killer to Be His Own Lawyer

November 28, 2016 Staff 0

Jury selection began today in the trial of Dylann Storm Roof By Frederick H. Lowe U.S. District Court Judge Richard Mark Gergel ruled on Monday (today) that Dylann Storm Roof, a white supremacist who is […]

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Blue States Outpaced Red States in Job Creation Over Past Year

November 28, 2016 Staff 0

Recruiters talk to those looking at employment opportunities at a job fair in Pittsburgh, March 30, 2016. States that voted for Hillary Clinton in last week’s presidential election reported stronger job growth in the previous […]

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Ross, De Niro, Jordan and more receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

November 25, 2016 Staff 0

By nbcnewyork.com President Barack Obama is presenting 21 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday. Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, actor Tom Hanks, NBA legend Michael Jordan, MLB announcer Vin Scully […]

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Four Black Women Presidents Have Been Fired from HBCUs in Two Months

November 14, 2016 Staff 0

The Alabama State University Board of Trustees voted, last week, to suspend Gwendolyn Boyd as president, according to AL.com. She has been placed on administrative leave following the board’s declaration of “failure to maintain confidence.” […]

National

Some Minorities Find ‘President-elect Trump’ a Scary Prospect

November 14, 2016 Staff 0

Written by JAY REEVES, Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Across America, many members of minority groups awoke last week to something that had seemed an implausible nightmare just a day earlier: President-elect Donald Trump. After […]

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The Burden of Being a Black Teacher

November 7, 2016 Staff 0

(The Atlantic) by Emily Deruy As classrooms across the United States become more diverse, schools are working to hire more teachers of color, particularly black teachers. Some have actually done a reasonable job of bringing […]

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Justice Department to Monitor Tuesday’s Election in 28 states

November 7, 2016 Staff 0

By Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Personnel from the U.S. Justice Department’s civil rights division will be deployed to polling sites in 28 states to monitor Tuesday’s election, five more than it monitored in the […]

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