Very rarely does a book come with a money-back guarantee. But that is precisely the case when you invest in Slaves with Swag by Daryl T. Hinmon, a riveting read which endeavors to fill in some of the blanks in black history.
For, it is the aut ...
Posted Saturday, January 5th 2013 at 4:32PM
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Re-education of the Negro
By Kirsten West Savali
Posted 1/1/2013 9:12 am
This letter is part of our "Letters to Our Ancestors" project. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, we've asked members of our communit ...
Posted Saturday, January 5th 2013 at 3:58PM
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12-year-old business owner Maya Penn penned advice to budding entrepreneurs on how to run a start-up. Penn is the owner of Maya’s Ideas, a virtual store that sells 100% eco-friendly, environmentally sustainable, fashionable accessories and clothi ...
Posted Saturday, January 5th 2013 at 2:30PM
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COLUMBUS, Ohio --The Columbus homeless man whose silky voice made him a web phenomenon in 2011 is now using his past to help others who are struggling like he once was.
Ted Williams, the so-called "Golden Voice" now has a contract with Kraft Maca ...
Posted Saturday, January 5th 2013 at 2:18PM
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CHICAGO, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Seven candidates have filed petitions in Illinois to run for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s vacated congressional seat, officials said.
Candidates were allowed to begin filing with the Illinois State Board of Elections Thursday for ...
Posted Friday, January 4th 2013 at 11:32PM
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
by Jahi Issa, Ph.D.
January 1, 2013
Despite the long and loud verbal commitment of the Black Misleadership class to HBCUs, the deference and dependence of black leadership t ...
Posted Friday, January 4th 2013 at 11:39AM
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Angela Davis, a retired professor, political activist and the third woman ever named to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, will be in Grand Forks Feb. 6 as a diversity speaker selected by the UND University Program Council.
Davis will be part of UN ...
Posted Thursday, January 3rd 2013 at 4:09PM
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Tami Roman has entered 2013 with two major accomplishments including a new commercial with NV Clinical. Roman's ad with the dietary supplement company debuted Monday, Dec. 31 and showcases her tremendous weight loss.
"I've tried to lose weight so ...
Posted Thursday, January 3rd 2013 at 3:53PM
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Fantasia has been the center of controversy because she dated and subsequently had a baby with a married man. However, she may not have handled the criticism well at times and sometime even appeared depressed during the taping of her reality TV show ...
Posted Thursday, January 3rd 2013 at 3:46PM
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