Friday, April 30, 2010

Pitt African American Alumni Council Honors Provost James V. Maher and 2010 Graduates During 6th Annual Interfaith Baccalaureate Service May 1

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Pitt Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg to deliver special greetings during the service PITTSBURGH-The leadership of the University of Pittsburgh...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Jimi Hendrix's Personal Items Arrive at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian

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Personal items belonging to Jimi Hendrix arrived today accompanied by his sister, Janie Hendrix. The items include a colorful patchwork full...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Appoints Veteran Development Executive as New Vice President for Institute Advancement

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Currently Serving as CEO of Washington State University Foundation, Brenda Wilson-Hale Will Join Rensselaer on July 1 Brenda Wilson-Hale, cu...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Retired J.C. Penney executive Edward Howard to deliver keynote speech at Marshall’s Donning of Kente

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University alumnus Edward Howard, retired Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of J.C. Penney Company, In...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

African-American Babies and Boys Least Likely to Be Adopted, Study Shows

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Chance of adoption also drops after baby’s birth, say economists from Caltech, NYU, and the London School of Economics. PASADENA, Calif.— Pa...
Saturday, April 24, 2010

'Beyond Obama' panel to discuss black political leadership in America

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A panel discussion titled "Beyond Obama: Rethinking Black Political Leadership in America" is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Ap...

UCLA book 'Black Los Angeles' chronicles city's African American history, issues

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California's anti–gay marriage intitiative Proposition 8 ignited a debate within Los Angeles' African American gay and lesbian commu...
Thursday, April 22, 2010

WSU transplant team finds African-American kidney recipients develop non-skin cancers more frequently

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African-American kidney transplant recipients develop non-skin cancers more frequently than Caucasian patients, Wayne State University Schoo...

“Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art” at National Museum of African Art

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“Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art,” a traveling exhibition that tells the story of the beautiful coiled basket, will be on vi...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

National Museum of African American History and Culture Launches Landmark Exhibition Celebrating the Apollo Theater

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Exhibition Explores the Theater’s Impact on American Entertainment. The first exhibition to explore the Apollo Theater’s seminal impact on A...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

IU Soul Revue's spring concert May 1 will show how 'soul speaks' to everyone

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The IU Soul Revue at Indiana University will present its annual spring concert on Saturday (May 1), 8 p.m., at the Busk...

UGA College of Education honors Mary Frances Early with Distinguished Alumni Award

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Alumni Service Award: Mary Frances Early, former department chair and associate professor of Clark Atlanta University’s department of music...
Monday, April 19, 2010

Scholar, performer and composer Keyes to receive the Herman C. Hudson Alumni Award

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University's African American Arts Institute is honoring Cheryl L. Keyes, an alumna who has gone on to beco...

Renowned osteopaths to highlight National Osteopathic Medicine Week

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Two widely known osteopaths will headline the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine's celebration of National Osteopathic Medicine Week,...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

MU assistant professor Dr. David J. Peavler to deliver keynote address at Woodson fundraising banquet

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dr. David J. Peavler, an assistant professor in Marshall University’s Department of History since September 2009, will b...
Saturday, April 17, 2010

Alumnus, standout Suh donates $2.6 million to UNL

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Lincoln, Neb., April 17th, 2010 — The 2009 Associated Press Player of the Year and winner of the Lombardi, Outland, Bednarik and Nagurski fo...
Friday, April 16, 2010

UGA announces the endowment of the Donald L. Hollowell Professorship of Social Justice and Civil Rights Studies

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Atlanta, Ga. – At the April 15 premiere of the documentary Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice , the University of Georgia S...

Pacific to Host Forum on Race, Religion and Sexuality: Forum part of Local Efforts to Combat HIV in Black Community

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University of the Pacific will host “Toward Harmony: A Discussion on Race, Religion and Sexuality” on Sunday, April 25, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

DePaul Law School Remembers Alumnus And Former NAACP Head, Benjamin Hooks

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Benjamin L. Hooks, who graduated from theDePaul University College of Law in 1948, grew up in an America marked by racism and injustice. Det...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Students from IU, correctional facility to celebrate completion of Inside-Out Prison Exchange course

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Two dozen college classmates -- half of them from Indiana University Bloomington and half from the Putnamville Correcti...