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Senegal unveils colossal statue
Senegal on Saturday unveiled a colossal 164-foot statue illustrating the figures of a man, a woman and a child, with arms outstretched, facing the Atlantic Ocean.
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Spike Lee Gives Career Advice
“Hopefully the major you’ve chosen is what you love and not necessarily what you think will make you the most money,” Lee said.
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The President Reforms Student Loans
Along with moving things forward on the healthvcare front, President Obama has made significant improvements in the workflow of student loans.
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We Count! Black Agenda 2010 hosted by Tavis Smiley
Participants include Michael Eric Dyson, Cornel West, Rev Jesse Jackson, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Angela Blackwell, Julianne Malveaux and others. They focused on challenges facing the African-American community and the nation, the question of whether America was in a “post-racial” era after the election of President Barack Obama, and the future of race relations.
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HBCU Engineering Schools on the Ropes?
Survey Shows Economy’s Impact Drops Support For HBCU Engineering Schools. This is unfortunate given that they continue to graduate 33 percent of all black engineers.
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HBCU Merger discussion continues
Mississippi HBCU supporters continue to push their case for teh rejection of proposals to combine 3 HBCUs.
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House Honors Judge Jack Ruffin
Judge Jack Ruffin was born in Waynesboro, Georgia, and was a pioneer in the civil rights movement in Augusta. He received degrees from Morehouse College and Howard University.
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Howard University Hosts Same-Sex Marriage Debate
Howard University will serve as the backdrop next week surrounding a debate on same-sex marriage. The event, takes place at noon on March 9, will be held at the university’s School of Law and will feature the justice involved in the controversial Proposition 8.