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Southern University Merger No Longer Being Considered
Background: On January 18, 2011, Governor Bobby Jindal made a request of the Louisiana Board of Regents to study the feasibility of merging SUNO and UNO and moving both institutions under the umbrella of the University of Louisiana System. The study was completed, and the results were delivered to the Board of Regents in a…
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Howard University Proposed Campus Plan for New Dorms
Howard University is laying plans to construct 2 new much needed dormitories along the 4th street corridor. Check out the draft of the proposed plan. Housing has been an ongoing issue on the campus over the years, the lack of which has pushed may students to remote locations far from campus.
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[Photos] First Lady Delivers the Commencement Speech at Spelman College
[nggallery id=6 template=carousel images=10] (Photo Credit: Tammy Garnes) The First Lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address at the 2011 Spelman College graduation this weekend. She was awarded with an Honorary Doctorate along side Sisters Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, Howard University Alumni, who received Honorary Doctorates in Fine Arts.
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Phonte and 9th Wonder talk about Love #LLFDP
Phonte and 9th (great to see them hanging, by the way) in a candid conversation about the L word. No not “lesbians” (Scott Pilgrim reference) the OTHER “L” word… LOVE. Check it out.
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Common Performs at the White House (2011)
After all that hoopla this is what Common performed at the White House this week. Well they say there is no such thing as bad publicity, so thank you media storm, you helped to accentuate another talented artist. Video of the entire evening below.
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Blame It on Black Male Pathology: Why Bella Gonzalez Can’t Just Have a Fatty
During this weekend’s main event, Showtime Pay-Per-View sandwiched eight rounds of anti-climactic boxing between two spectacular events. If you watched the fight, you saw them: in round 3, Manny Pacquiao hit Shane Mosley with a beautiful straight left that put him on the canvas, and drew the obligatory “Ohhhhh!” from the guys with whom I…
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[Photo] Role Models
The Huxtables were a weekly illustration and example of one way to be a Dad, businessman, career woman, Spouse, Son, Daughter, Grandson, Sister, Son in Law, etc. Though we often had these examples at home as well, they served as a great reminder of how great we could be. With fond remembrances. Thank you Cliff…