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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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Did the Obama backlash fuel HBCU mergers?
Following the inauguration of America’s first African-American president, a backlash is brewing against a critical stronghold of his black Southern support base: historically black colleges and universities.
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Fisk Jubile Singers Make their way to Washington
This Valentine’s Day, Washington state history will be made in Tacoma. The iconic 139-year-old American vocal group Fisk Jubilee Singers will be performing for the first time in Washington with the Tacoma Philharmonic.
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Ret. General Alvin Bryant Dies at 72
“He aligned himself with the strategic mission and goals of the university and was passionate about helping us to meet those goals,” said President James H. Ammons.
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Carroll Harris Simms, TSU professor and sculptor, dies at 85
Carroll Harris Simms, an artist, author, professor and key figure in shaping Texas Southern University’s art department, died Monday after a long illness. He was 85.
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Obama boosts funds for historically black colleges
The leaders of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities breathed a sigh of relief this week when they learned that President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget includes a $30 million funding increase for their financially struggling schools.