Could this be a cure for cancer?
by Robin White Goode
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Last month, Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically black college that sends more black students to medical school than any other college, announced exciting news: A study conducted in Xavier’s Ire ...
Posted Monday, April 24th 2017 at 11:24AM
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Katie Reilly
Apr 19, 2017
Bill Gates said he hopes President Donald Trump will be "pragmatic" and will rethink his proposed cuts to health spending and foreign aid.
"I’ve talked to him about HIV and how the U.S. shou ...
Posted Thursday, April 20th 2017 at 2:47PM
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Calling all HBCU Students and Alumni!!!
Each week HBCUConnect.com will select up to 5 member profiles that have been updated with the correct mailing and email address. How will we know that you’ve updated your profile? Our system will notify us when updates have been made.
To win your free T-Sh ...
Posted Monday, March 20th 2017 at 3:22AM
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Jay Z’s new venture capital firm Arrive, has arrived — the rap and business mogul has been planning the launch for a while, according to reports that surfaced in February, but a press release from parent company Roc Nation made it official on Monday. The investment platform will work with early-stag ...
Posted Friday, March 10th 2017 at 1:54PM
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The President and CEO of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and
Science (CDU) will moderate his second annual President’s Breakfast, Thursday, February 9th at
the Marriott in Marina del Rey, CA. He will moderate a spirited panel of experts in ...
Posted Tuesday, January 31st 2017 at 2:23PM
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The Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Merck Foundation to expand the capacity, operations and sustainability of the center, officials with the North Carolina Agricultu ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 10:44AM
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The Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Merck Foundation to expand the capacity, operations and sustainability of the center, officials with the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University center announce ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 10:44AM
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If a movie executive was meeting with Maurice Mander, the interview should not convene until there was a full understanding of the complexity and ingenuity of Mander's action-packed, urban thriller, “Surian Seed: Rise of The Rudan.” While it is only a comic book, it has all the initial key ingredie ...
Posted Tuesday, January 24th 2017 at 2:08PM
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Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as he looks at the last 50 years of African-American history - from Dr. King to President Obama, from James Brown to Beyoncé - charting the remarkable progress made and raising hard questions about the obstacles that remain in Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise.
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Posted Friday, November 11th 2016 at 7:59PM
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By Mary Riddell
With $80 billion, Bill Gates is the world’s richest man. So how does he spend his money? What makes his life worthwhile? And is his a happy marriage? Mary Riddell spends three months with the Microsoft billionaire to find the answers.
Microbes fascinate Bill Gates. On ...
Posted Friday, October 21st 2016 at 10:49AM
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It takes a really good man to stand up and be the change his wife, children, and brothers need. Will you be one of them?
Kristina Hammer
Living with mental illness is never easy for anyone.
It can be crippling and devastating—not only for yo ...
Posted Monday, August 1st 2016 at 10:19AM
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The #BankBlack revolution has already began. Thousands of African Americans across the country are transferring their money to Black-owned banks that invest in urban communities and businesses. Initiated by several celebrities like Solange and rapper ...
Posted Monday, July 25th 2016 at 2:35PM
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America's fan favorites from Married At First Sight in Atlanta are back on the market! David Norton and Vanessa Nelson are ready once again to find the loves of their lives. Married At First Sight: SECOND CHANCES will you give YOU the opportunity to have face time with David or Vanessa to see if t ...
Posted Monday, July 11th 2016 at 10:56AM
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Ruth Reader
In a bid to develop a pool of more diverse job candidates, Google is cutting out the pipeline and going right to the source.
Tomorrow, Black Girls Code will celebrate the opening of a new office inside Google’s New York City buildin ...
Posted Tuesday, June 28th 2016 at 4:30PM
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By John Lincoln
Co-founder and CEO, Ignite Visibility„J@johnelincoln
On Monday, social media giant LinkedIn announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Microsoft for $26.2 billion. The deal, still pending regulatory review, is expected to c ...
Posted Monday, June 27th 2016 at 11:14AM
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