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!
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Posted Monday, November 2nd 2009 at 11:10AM
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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 African-American director. Read his feature - it's full ...
Posted Friday, October 30th 2009 at 2:23PM
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If you are a Black Scholar, get listed now!
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Posted Thursday, October 29th 2009 at 3:59PM
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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!
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Posted Thursday, October 29th 2009 at 12:23PM
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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://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/floyd-norman-animator-walt-disney-l ...
Posted Wednesday, October 28th 2009 at 5:14PM
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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 grueling. It is indeed all those things. Completing ...
Posted Wednesday, October 28th 2009 at 12:01AM
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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 as US Secretary of Energy. Check out her story and ...
Posted Tuesday, October 27th 2009 at 9:30AM
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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 lack of structure often makes it more difficult f ...
Posted Monday, October 26th 2009 at 9:48PM
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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.
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Posted Monday, October 26th 2009 at 12:28PM
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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 students who can excel on the states PSSA test. It ...
Posted Saturday, October 24th 2009 at 7:36AM
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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 pretty interesting guy!
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Posted Friday, October 23rd 2009 at 6:40PM
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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.
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Posted Thursday, October 22nd 2009 at 1:08PM
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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 University.
You have to check her out! She's ama ...
Posted Wednesday, October 21st 2009 at 1:24PM
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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 Mississippi. Watch him talk about his strategic pla ...
Posted Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 9:44AM
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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://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/10/james-baldwin-author-and-civil-right ...
Posted Monday, October 19th 2009 at 11:01AM
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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 when they have not learned some of the essential ...
Posted Friday, October 16th 2009 at 10:31AM
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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 back to his work! Read all about it here!
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Posted Thursday, October 15th 2009 at 9:25AM
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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.com/2009/10/janice-huff-meteorologist-and-voice-of- ...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th 2009 at 11:22AM
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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 details. ...
Posted Tuesday, October 13th 2009 at 9:57AM
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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 are a pleasure to discover!
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Posted Tuesday, October 13th 2009 at 9:51AM
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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 ...
Posted Monday, October 12th 2009 at 12:54PM
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Every day in many large cities 25 percent or more of the students in middle and high school do not show up for school. They have lost faith in the school system where they are consistently three to four years behind their grade level. Students are ...
Posted Friday, October 9th 2009 at 12:09PM
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A few weeks ago when Congressman Joe Wilson called President Obama a liar it was infuriating. It was clear that this feeling was in his heart and he could not hold it back. It expressed a sentiment that others in the audience would not express. Ye ...
Posted Tuesday, September 29th 2009 at 6:24AM
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Gaetane Borders a psychologist will provide information that will help parents with special needs children. She will discuss some of the services which school districts must provide. We will help the parents want to give them emotional support. Our g ...
Posted Monday, September 28th 2009 at 3:31PM
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The other day I picked up my local Philadelphia newspaper and I read an article which stated that Pennsylvania intends to build four new prisons for 800 million dollars. Did you know that it also takes $50,000 a year to house a prisoner? When I read ...
Posted Tuesday, September 22nd 2009 at 4:24PM
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