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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Khadijah Williams, the 18 year old freshman who went from being Homeless to Harvard! Her will and determination are amazing and should inspire all of us!

Today, The Black Scholars Index shines light on Emmette W. Chappelle, a biochemist with 14 patents. His discoveries include a way to keep food safe for astronauts and a way to detect bacteria in wate

Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Horace A. Judson, 7th President of Grambling State University. http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/11/hbcu-presidents-dr-horace-a-judso

If you ere to conduct a Google search, you are bound to find countless listings for services offering dissertation assistance. Many students have successfully used these services. One of the main th

Today, The Black Scholars Index features Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the 'Super Soaker' He also owns two companies that produce energy technology. Check out an interview with him from youtube! http

Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Gordon Parks - an amazing African-American. He was a strong activist, directed Shaft (1971), co-founded Essence Magazine, and was Hollywood's 1st major Afric

If you are a Black Scholar, get listed now! http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/directory Be counted now!

Today, The Black Scholars Index features twins Rachel and Rebecca Crouch, emerging artists, educators, and leaders. Check out their soulful journey and a slideshow of their work! Amazing! http://

Today, The Black Scholars Index features Floyd Norman, a renowned African-American animator and Disney Legend. He has served us in over 40 years of imagery. Check him out! http://blackscholarsind

When you think of dissertation, many people think of this ginormous project with bells and whistles. It is expected to be this major accomplishment and doctoral candidates expect that it would be gru

Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates the Honorable Hazel O'Leary, President of Fisk University. She was also the 1st and only woman and 1st and only African-American to serve a

The dissertation is the reason many doctorate students spend too much time s doctoral candidates or ABDs. Suddenly free of deadlines and due dates, many students find the “freedom” overwhelming. The

Today, The Black Scholars Index features Jacob Lawrence - painter, artisit, educator - the most renowned African-American artist of the 20th century. Check out clips of him and his work. http://bl

It’s hard to imagine that in the twenty-first century education is still playing second fiddle in the states budget. The School District of Philadelphia is told to operate with less and to produce st

Today, The Black Scholars Index features Stephen L. Carter, a Yale law professor, author, and policy writer. He served as clerk to US Supreme Court Judge Thurgood Marshall. Clips featured - he's a pre

Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Virginia Hamilton, THE BEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN'S AUTHOR EVER! You have to check out her story and her many 'firsts' in children's literature. http

Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Toni Morrison, Novelist, Pulitzer Price Winner, and the first Black women to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and to hold a named chair at an Ivy League Un

Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Ronald Mason, Chief Executive Officer of the only university based in the largest metropolitan area and capital city of the state of Mi

Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates James Baldwin, author and civil rights activist. Watch/listen to clips of him at various points of his life. Check him out now! http://blackscholarsinde

In an information age that offers an explosion of technology reading skills is one sound way to help children to succeed in school. Too often parents set children in front of a television or computer

Today, The Black Scholars Index proudly features Dr. Clarence "Skip" Ellis, the 1st African-American PhD in Computer Science. His story is timely (for several reasons) and Google Wave can be traced b

Today, The Black Scholars Index highlights award-winning Janice Huff, NBC4 Meteorologist and the voice of Stormy Gale, an animated meteorologist on PBS Kids' CyberChase. http://blackscholarsindex.c

The iSchool at the University of Maryland is seeking an Assistant Professor in Cloud Computing. If you are interested, please visit http://ischool.umd.edu/about/careers/cloudcomputing.shtml for more d

As we do every Tuesday... Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers, the 4th President of Norfolk State University. She is amazing and her accomplishments

Join me for my blogtalkradio program titled "How to Get Admitted to College"at http://www.blogtalkradio/dr-stephen-jones, at 6:30 pm. today. Deneen Brown is my special guest