Friday, February 5, 2010

UNA Soprano to Perform, Discuss Music by African American Women Composers

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FLORENCE, Ala. – The University of North Alabama Department of Music and Theatre will host “‘Saving Our Lives’: Art Songs by African America...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Race and Politics the Subject of Feb. 15 Lecture at Pitt

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PITTSBURGH-Vincent Hutchings, a professor of political science at the University of Michigan, will deliver a lecture at the University of Pi...

SXU celebrates Black History Month Month of speakers and events at Chicago campus

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Chicago (Feb. 3, 2010) Saint Xavier University is celebrating Black History Month with a month-long schedule of performances, panel discussi...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Heinz College Student, Alumni Honored as 'Men of Excellence'

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One Heinz College student and two alumni were among 50 men recently honored for their accomplishments in the Pittsburgh community. Since 200...

Blackett to speak on slaves' quest for freedom before Civil War

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Richard J.M. Blackett, the Andrew Jackson Professor of History at Vanderbilt University will lecture on African American reactions to the Fu...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

Cave Hill Campus co-hosting conference in Memory of Sir Frank Worrell

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The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of Frank Worrell becoming the first Black captain of the West Indies cricket team in a complete tes...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Obama Back in Swing as 'Teacher-In-Chief,' Say Movement Experts

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The President Obama who delivered the State of the Union Address was one not seen for a while, say movement experts Prof...

Lincoln University to Honor Founders

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[Jefferson City, MO] Lincoln University will honor its founders on Thursday, February 11, during the Founder’s Day Convocation. The program...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Keep Your Lamps Burning

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CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O'Brien taps her foot in time and softly sings along with the New Alpha Missionary Baptist ...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Navy Names Ship For Renowned Howard Surgeon and Blood Pioneer Dr. Charles Drew

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The USNS Charles R. Drew will be christened on March 27. WASHINGTON (Jan. 24, 2010) -- Dr. Charles Drew, the former chair of the Department ...
Saturday, January 23, 2010

Former boxing champ, entrepreneur George Foreman to meet with students, participate in public panel discussion

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LAWRENCE — Two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and internationally known entrepreneur George Foreman will visit the University of Kan...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Her Story: Margo Humphrey. Lithographs and Works on Paper

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surveys the career of the renowned printmaker Margo Humphrey. Works representing more than 40 years of the artist’s practice will be on view...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Depressed African American dads less likely to spend time with kids

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Treating depression may be an important means to help dads play a more active and positive role in their kids’ lives. African-American fathe...
Monday, January 18, 2010

Civil Rights Pioneer Diane Nash to Speak Feb. 4 at Ohio Wesleyan University

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Nash Spearheaded Nashville Sit-In Efforts in 1960, Contributed to 1963 March on Washington. DELAWARE, OH – In 1960, 21-year-old Diane Nash a...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Northwest commemorating Martin Luther King Day

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Maryville, Mo. – Northwest’s Office of Intercultural Affairs will host a series of discussions on Monday, Jan. 18 to mark the national holid...
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Lawyer Who Argued Against Brown Had No Regrets

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The outcome of Brown v. Board of Education cemented the American government’s condemnation of institutionalized segregation. How, then, coul...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Farai Chideya to Speak at Scripps College In Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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CLAREMONT, Calif. (January 15, 2010) — In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Farai Chideya, provocative author, broadcaster, and soc...

Pitt to Host Jan. 19 Lecture by Mae Jemison, First African American Woman Astronaut to Travel in Space

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Lecture is part of a weeklong series of events honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and sponsored by Pitt's Black Action Societ...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

UGA professor studies link between stress, drug use vulnerability in African Americans

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Athens, Ga. – University of Georgia counseling psychology professor Ezemenari M. Obasi believes that the interaction of the environment and ...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Study finds NFL's Rooney Rule does little to help minority head coach hiring

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Black head coaches are few and far between in the NFL, with only six African-American head coaches currently leading one of the 32 teams des...