Monday, January 4, 2010

NKU to host MLK Commemoration Week Jan. 11-18

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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University Office of African American Student Affairs will present NKU's inaugural Dr. Mar...
Sunday, January 3, 2010

Indiana Man to Spend 42 Months in Prison for Cross Burning

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WASHINGTON—Bruce Mikulyuk, 50, of Mishawaka, Ind., was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for interfering with the housing rights of a w...
Friday, January 1, 2010

CAMPELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TO HOST McMICKLE, U OF L BLACK DIAMOND CHOIR AT MLK SERVICE JAN. 20; DAVID COZART SPEAKS AT MORNING SERVICE

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CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Campbellsville University will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with two programs Wednesday, Jan. 20. David Co...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

US Labor Department settles discrimination findings against Los Angeles Coca-Cola bottling company

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Agency review determined employer failed to hire African-American applicants SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Labor has agreed to sett...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Leading author will keynote UMSL’s MLK celebration

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Jabari Asim, an influential African-American literary and social critic and prolific author, will be the keynote speaker at the Rev. Martin ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

IU community shocked, saddened by professor's death

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University is saddened by the loss of a professor. Don Belton was an assistant professor in the IU Bloomington ...
Sunday, December 27, 2009

Online Rice Library Image Collection features photos from the 1800s to present day

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The University of Southern Indiana's University Archives and Special Collections has made its extensive image collection available onlin...
Friday, December 25, 2009

Project will examine Former Slaves’ Writings during Emancipation Era

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Christopher Hager Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant. HARTFORD, Conn. – Only about 10 percent of the slaves during the Civi...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Defining 'Whose Black Politics' Focus of New Book VIDEO PODCAST

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The era of post-Civil Rights era Black politics didn't start with Barack Obama, and they won't end with the 44th president. That...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Auguste among top African-Americans in technology

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Bioengineer named to the Tenth Annual 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology list San Fransisco, California and Cambridge, Mass. ...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Grandparents as Primary Caregivers and Their Effects on the Reading Achievement of Their Elementary-Age African-American Grandchildren

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UMSL doctoral candidate compares grandparents to parents. Vanessa Garry has been an educator for more than 30 years. And in that time she ha...
Friday, December 18, 2009

DePaul King Day Events To Include Dramatic Re-enactment Of Key Speech

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DePaul University will honor the living legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., with a series of events on Jan. 18, including a theatrical re-enac...
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Christopher Hager Awarded National Endowment of Humanities Grant

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Project will examine Former Slaves’ Writings during Emancipation Era HARTFORD, Conn. – Only about 10 percent of the slaves during the Civil ...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

2010 Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series Will Mark 30th Anniversary of NJ’s Largest Black History Month Conference

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Save The Date: Pulitzer Prize-Winner Annette Gordon Reed Will Speak at Rutgers on Feb. 20 NEWARK, NJ – On Friday, February 19 and Saturday, ...
Tuesday, December 15, 2009

CARDIN ANNOUNCES $150,000 IN FUNDING FOR HAGERSTOWN'S DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) announced today that the omnibus appropriations measure that has passed Congress includ...
Monday, December 14, 2009

Congresswoman Kilpatrick Issues Statement on the Death of Ms. Erma Henderson

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Detroit, MI – “I am deeply saddened by the death of Ms. Erma Henderson. She was my leader, confidante, and role model. She was a dedicated c...
Saturday, December 12, 2009

Study Shows Menthol Cigarettes Are More Addictive for African American and Hispanic Smokers

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NEW BRUNSWICK - African American and Hispanic adults who smoke menthol cigarettes may be less likely to quit smoking than those who smoke re...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

NIH Launches Program to Develop Innovative Approaches to Combat Obesity

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The National Institutes of Health is launching a $37 million program that will use findings from basic research on human behavior to develop...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Higher Risk of Miscarriage Found Among African-Americans, Nonsmokers Living Near Busy Roads

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SACRAMENTO - Pregnant women who are African-American or nonsmokers are more likely to have miscarriages if they live near heavy traffic, acc...
Sunday, December 6, 2009

The appointment of William H. Smith as House Librarian December 09, 1881

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On this date, William Henry Smith—a prominent African-American Washingtonian—was appointed Librarian of the House. Smith was a District of C...