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White House To Invest $850 Million For Black Colleges And Universities
“HBCUs face tough challenges today,” President Obama said to a room including about 60 HBCU presidents, lawmakers, students and media. The government will increase its funding for the nation’s HBCUs by $100 million in the fiscal year 2011 budget.
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Review: Brooklyn’s Finest (2010)
Snipes is back on the job, side by side with Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, and Richard Gere under the auspices of Training Day’s Antione Fuqua. How is it? Here’s what we think.
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Arrest Made After Hoax 911 Call Prompted Turnpike Traffic Stop
An arrest has been made in the case of a 911 call that claimed teenagers had brandished weapons at a turnpike rest area. One of the teenagers who was riding in the van, Rodney Tanzymore, allegedly made the call to authorities which led up to the traffic stop.
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Ever Wonder Why February is Black History Month?
Today is Feb. 28, 2010. It is the last day of the month in the shortest month of the year. This is the month Black History is celebrated throughout the United States. Each year the question is asked, why February?
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Making the “Haiti is Me” Video
Haiti is Me is a grass roots viral marketing campaign aimed at raising an in-depth awareness of the devastation in post earthquake Haiti. Similar to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, this disaster has left Haiti in ruins and ongoing rebuilding efforts are urgent.
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“Robersonville” An Editorial by Eric Roberson
Eric Roberson recounts his journey discovering the history of his family. “Maybe slavery was such a sore spot that i was only interested in learning about it from afar, rather than the part i was actually connected to.”
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Ouch, they’re going in on twitter #welcometoVSU
This is one of the reasons twitter is so off the chain. Real time commentary on topics of interest across geography, time, age, etc. So the topics are sometimes harsh, sometimes wonderful. Today welcome to Virginia State U, where…
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Sprite Step-Off Winner Decision Changed
As previously posted the ladies of Zeta Tau Alpha came through like gang-busters and took the title at Sprite’s national step show. Sprite recently discovered a “scoring discrepancy” that required them to over turn the ruling as follows.