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This week on Historically Black Friday – The Yin and the Yang
This week on Historically-Black Friday we ordered and received our order of pecan pralines, from Rose Mary’s Pralines. The Yin. I’m not a huge candy guy. I think the only time I’ve ever had pralines was in ice cream. But with Valentine’s Day approaching and having read the history of the recipe and seeing the…
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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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La’Shanda Holmes featured on NBC
La’Shanda Holmes, the first black female copter pilot in the US Coast guard, and Alum of Spelman College, was featured on NBC during Black History Month.
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[Black History] A Brief History of Spelman College
On April 11, 1881, Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles, two friends opened a school in the basement of Atlanta’s Friendship Baptist Church with $100.
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Two former HBCU grads are accepted in to The Bouchet Society
Two ‘truly inspiring’ HBCU graduates join Bouchet Honor Society. Its network of pre-eminent scholars exemplifies academic and personal excellence, character, service and advocacy for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the academy
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La’Shanda Holmes becomes the 1st Black Female Helicopter Pilot in Coast Guard History
On April 9th Spelman grad, La’Shanda Holmes became the 1st Black Female Helicopter Pilot in Coast Guard History
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New documentary portays the journey of 1st AA women Filmakers
Inside the Digital Moving Image Salon takes us on the journey of one of the first African American women filmmakers and animators of our time, Ayoka Chenzira
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America’s top High School talent choose HBCU’s
Tom Joyner Foundation scholarship winner, Cheyenne Boyce has a 4.0 grade point average and ranks first in her graduating class. She’s been accepted at Howard University and Spelman College, but still is deciding which to attend.