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Jay-Z hints at possible future in politics
“Give me a chance…Maybe in eight years, I’ll be the President,” he said when asked if he’d be interested in getting into politics someday.
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HBCU Alum becomes first African American chief justice of the state Supreme Judicial Court
Rodrick L. Ireland grew up without exceptional means and at one point, a guidance counselor said he had a future as an auto mechanic, but he was surrounded by a close-knit family and community that pushed him to excel
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First Somali-American to hold public office in Minnesota
“I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the people who came before us,” Samatar said. “We are part of the new African-American community in the state of Minnesota.”
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First African American spacewalker to speak in Dubai
Few speakers are better qualified in terms of both medicine and being in remote places than Dr Bernard Harris Jr. – the first African-American to walk in space and a man who has flown more than seven million miles as a NASA astronaut
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No African Americans elected to U.S. Senate
Despite record election achievements by African-Americans in the House, the United States Senate will not have an African-American in its ranks.
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White man gets 9 years for burning down an African-American church
A white man was sentenced today to nine years in prison for burning down a predominately African-American church in Springfield, Mass., the day after Barack Obama won the presidential election.
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Photos from Morgan State U Homecoming 2010
Visiting other School’s Homecoming is a lot of fun, and you definitely learn about the differences between school cultures. This year I was able to attend the festivities at Morgan State University.
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Photos from Delaware State University Homecoming 2010
“My visit back home for DSU Homecoming October 16, 2010 was monumental on all sorts of levels”