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Uniting The Caribbean Through Continuing The Legacy of Our Heroic Freedom Fighters
By The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan | Last updated: Oct 21, 2014 - 3:45:03 PM [Editor’s note: During the week of October 16-19, 2014, the island-nation of Jamaica graciously hosted The Nation
Gallery of Art Presents a Conversation with Driskell and Whitfield-Locke
The Howard University Gallery of Art will present a “Collectors’ Conversation” with art historian David C. Driskell and noted collector Dianne Whitfield-Locke on Sunday, Nov. 2, from 3– 5 p.m. The
Explosion at NASA Flight Facility in Virginia: Cygnus Spacecraft Explodes Shortly After Launch Attempt
The unmanned Antares rocket carrying the unmanned Cygnus spacecraft exploded moments after takeoff above NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, Tuesday evening. NASA and Orbital S
JSU professor to join social work board of directors
Dr. Brian Anderson, a Jackson State University associate professor of social work, has been elected to The Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) Board of Directors. In ad
How would you like to earn a salary of $43,200 and go to Jackson State University?
The U.S. Coast Guard has a scholarship program where those who enlist receive up to two years’ paid tuition, books and fees, and it pays approximately $3,600 monthly salary ($43,200 annually) as a Coa
Prince will play eight-minute jam on ‘SNL’ this weekend
By Melissa Ruggieri All hail. In typical Prince fashion, his return to “Saturday Night Live” this weekend will defy the conventional setup of the show. Instead of performing two musical spots
NexTalk(R) Offers Schools a Software Program that Enables Communication with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
NexTalk Inc., A pioneering developer of communication software for the deaf and hard of hearing, announced today the launch of a new communication software program called ACCESS. The ACCESS Education
What's on the Ballot?
In the 2014 General Election, Ohioans will vote for candidates for the offices listed below: Statewide executive offices (Governor/Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of S
Guide to the 2014 Midterm Elections and Key Issues ...(What are we voting for?)
Midterm Election Guide THE STORY There's a lot happening out there. We get it. That's why you have us. Just check out our Skimms on the big stuff below. NOT GETTING A PRESIDENT THIS YEAR, DON’T CARE. Good for you. But you still need to vote. Midterm elections are when we choose governors
Kimora Lee Simmons Establishes $1 Million Scholarship Fund
Model-turned-fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons spoke to a room of 30 Fashion Institute of Technology students this afternoon, and announced a $1 million scholarship fund in her name. “I’m from St. L
WHUR and Verizon to Host Domestic Violence Forum With Iyanla Vanzant
WHUR 96.3 FM and HUR-Voices SiriusXM 141, part of the Howard University Radio Network, are joining forces with Verizon to host a domestic violence forum featuring life coach Iyanla Vanzant on Tuesday
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Tech degrees: Minorities have degrees but don't get hired
Top universities turn out black and Hispanic computer science and computer engineering graduates at twice the rate that leading technology companies hire them, a USA TODAY analysis shows. Technology companies blame the pool of job applicants for the severe shortage of blacks and Hispanics in Sili