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President Obama Speaks on Chile Quake – 8.8
President Barack Obama offered his condolences to Chile and says the U.S. stands ready to assist. He also urges residents in California and Hawaii to heed all tsunami warnings.
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Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley Clash on Air
Al Sharpton: We should talk about the Black politicians and Black leaders that supports whites against blacks. Let’s talk about Blacks that run around selling books and aren’t accountable to the community.
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Discussing Mergers: Making Sense of Consolidating?
When two similarly positioned companies face the same challenges for survival, they often will perform better as a combined entity than go it alone. It’s a reality in the business world. Since a college or university also is a business, shouldn’t it be held to a similar standard?
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Annual Conference Honors Black Leaders
The awards ceremony honored Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward, the first commander of US Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany, with the BEYA Lifetime Achievement Award. Ward earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Morgan State University
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FAMU wrestling Heads to Regional Championship
Sharif believes the team has a very high chance of winning the championship. “My guys are hyped and they are ready,” Sharif said. “They’ve got their spirits up and I want their spirits to be transcended toward the spectators.”
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Hampton’s Black Family Conference to focus on ‘Mind, Body and Spirit’
A preconference workshop, “Let the Man Speak,” is from 9 a.m.-noon March 17. Participants will explore ways to empower young black males to succeed in school.
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Plainfield man is a ‘guardian angel’ for tennis athletes
PLAINFIELD — “She’s just a kid,’’ the Plainfield resident said of his girlfriend, Barbara Wallace. “She’s 76. She looks good. I don’t know why the hell she be messing around with such an old man like me.’’ He doesn’t look so bad himself; Van Blake could pass for 65. He frets about forgetting his keys,…
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Southeast Texas group works to save old black schoolhouses
Fifty years ago, a teacher in this one-room Jasper County schoolhouse faced a class full of rural African-American children and issued a challenge. “Every one of you is going to college,”