Today, The Black Scholars Index features Barry C. Black. He is the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate. He was elected to this position on June 27, 2003, becoming the first African-American, the first Seventh-day Adventist, and the first milita ...
Posted Wednesday, January 20th 2010 at 12:14PM
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Can you donate a Lego robotics kit (or the $ to buy one)? Robotics in DC, a Saturday class that teaches engineering skills to 5th & 6th graders in SE, DC, needs about 10 kits in the coming days. For more information, please visit - http://roboticsind ...
Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 1:12PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features a HBCU President - Dr. Robert Michael Franklin ’75. He is the tenth president of Morehouse College, the nation’s largest private, four-year liberal arts college for men.
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Posted Tuesday, January 19th 2010 at 1:09PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Stephen Stafford II, Morehouse College's 13 year old prodigy. Check out his story and an interview clip.
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2010/01/stephen-stafford-ii-morehouses-13-year-old-scholar/
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Posted Thursday, January 14th 2010 at 11:17AM
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As we all look to Haiti, today, The Black Scholars Index features Antenor Firmin. He was a Haitian scholar and the anthropologist well known for predicting Barack Obama's Presidency over a century ago. Check him out!
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Posted Wednesday, January 13th 2010 at 3:20PM
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As with every Tuesday, today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates the life and accomplishments of Dr. James E. Cheek. Dr. Cheek, resident emeritus of Howard University, was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, on December 4, 1932 ...
Posted Tuesday, January 12th 2010 at 1:08PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Mary Eliza Mahoney. In 1879 Mary Eliza Mahoney graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Boston, MA. She was the first colored graduate nurse in the United States. For over 40 years ...
Posted Monday, January 11th 2010 at 2:04PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates the life of Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis. Dr. Wade-Lewis gave herself to her family, service, and her students. She was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in Linguistics from New York University and w ...
Posted Friday, January 8th 2010 at 3:30PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Harold J. Haskins. Harold J. Haskins has been an administrator at the University of Pennsylvania for 29 years. From his starting post as Assistant Dean of Students, in 1973, to his current role as Director for ...
Posted Thursday, January 7th 2010 at 8:28PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Maulana Karenga. He is professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He holds 2 PhDs, is a renowned author, and is the head of several organizations, and is the creator of Kwan ...
Posted Wednesday, January 6th 2010 at 9:17AM
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Happy New Year! We're back!
Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. William H. Harris, current President of Alabama State University (ASU). He was one of the youngest appointed presidents ever (Paine College), he has se ...
Posted Tuesday, January 5th 2010 at 4:40PM
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This will be the last feature of the year. BSI features will continue on Monday, January 4, 2010.
As you think about your end of the year giving, please donate $5 or $10 to Uplift, Inc. for your favorite BSI feature. Uplift, Inc. is the 501c3 nonp ...
Posted Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 at 1:04PM
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Greetings...
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, the first female (interim) President of Shaw University. She has received a lifetime of awards and is an extremely accomplished woman ...
Posted Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 at 1:03PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Arthur J. Bond, the founding Advisor of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Check out his story and a clip about NSBE.
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/12/dr-arthur-j-bond-electrical-engi ...
Posted Monday, December 21st 2009 at 1:13PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Geneva Gay. She is a professor of education at the University of Washington-Seattle, where she teaches multicultural education and general curriculum theory. She is nationally and internationally known ...
Posted Friday, December 18th 2009 at 8:45PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Judi Cinéas, the author of Six Months To Dr.: How I Completed My Dissertation In Six Months and the founder of Living The Dream. Check out her story!
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/12/dr-judi-cine ...
Posted Thursday, December 17th 2009 at 8:47AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Dr. Cynthia Winston. She is an Associate Professor in the Howard University Department of Psychology and Principal Investigator of the Identity and Success Research Laboratory. She also is the Principal and ...
Posted Wednesday, December 16th 2009 at 3:15PM
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Tuesday!
Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Ivory V. Nelson, 12th President of Lincoln University in PA. He is a distinguished leader in higher education and is listed among to world's top scientist. Check him out and w ...
Posted Tuesday, December 15th 2009 at 9:43AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Ruth Simmons - the 1st Black President of an Ivy League School. Although she had humble beginnings, her career accomplishments and awards make for an incredibly bold lifetime. Review her accomplishments ...
Posted Monday, December 14th 2009 at 2:38PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Jared A. Ball. He is an Assistant Professor at Morgan State University, ran to be the Green Party's nominee for President in 2008, and is the founder of FreeMix Radio.
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Posted Friday, December 11th 2009 at 12:24PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. He is the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies, Department of Religion, and Chair, Center for African American Studies at Princeton University, is a renow ...
Posted Thursday, December 10th 2009 at 1:50PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index features Dr. Donald Julian Reaves who was elected Chancellor at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) in 2007. He is a first generation college student of his family and has some major accomplishment ...
Posted Tuesday, December 8th 2009 at 3:11PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Angela Glover Blackwell. She is the Founder and CEO of PolicyLink, a research and action institute fighting and working to economic and social equity headquartered in California. An alumnus of Howard Univers ...
Posted Monday, December 7th 2009 at 11:25AM
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Greetings Everyone,
This is just a note to remind you all the Black Scholars we featured this week:
Monday, November 30, 2009 - The Black Scholars Index featured Dr. T. Joan Robinson, Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs at Morgan State ...
Posted Sunday, December 6th 2009 at 12:54PM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Taylor Yarborough, Freshman Spelman Student and Tavis Smiley Foundation Honoree. Check her out!
http://blackscholarsindex.com/2009/12/taylor-yarborough-freshman-spelman-student-tavis-smiley-foundation-hon ...
Posted Thursday, December 3rd 2009 at 9:14PM
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