Maggie Lena Walker (July 15, 1864 – December 15, 1934) was an African-American businesswoman and teacher. Walker was the first African-American woman to charter a bank and serve as its president in the United States. (The first American woman known t ...
Posted Saturday, March 6th 2021 at 11:15PM
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For immediately Release From MdDDC!
The Council releases the weekly #LegislativeReports, and provides links to the bills we prioritize and bills we are monitoring. This week's report is below:
For the first time in history, the Maryland ...
Posted Saturday, March 6th 2021 at 4:26PM
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For Immediate Release From Cathedral Bookstore!
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Cathedral Bookstore Proudly Announces Our New Special Four Segment Virtual Mental Heath Series
WHAT: Free Virtual Segments On Improving ...
Posted Saturday, March 6th 2021 at 2:56PM
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For Immediate Release From Vatican News!
Pope Urges Iraqi Authorities to Rebuild Society on Fraternal Solidarity:
Pope Francis gives his first speech on Iraqi soil on Friday to authorities, civil servants, and diplomats, and indicates the pat ...
Posted Saturday, March 6th 2021 at 11:19AM
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The nation's first, private HBCU introduces Dr. Nedra Allen, the university's new Dean of General and Foundational Studies and the Center for Academic Support.
General education is an area of academics that does not target one specific course of s ...
Posted Friday, March 5th 2021 at 5:39PM
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For Immediate Release From Office of Disability & Employment Policy!
Providing Equitable Employment Opportunities for People With Disabilities
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the Labor Department turns 20 this year.
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Posted Friday, March 5th 2021 at 11:25AM
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Javicia Leslie talks with multi award winning entertainment journalist Tanisha LaVerne Grant about her career journey and becoming television's first black batwoman. ...
Posted Thursday, March 4th 2021 at 6:42PM
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For Immediate Release From White House Hispanic Prosperative Initiative!
To our Nation's Parents and Students:
I write first, as your new Secretary of Education, to acknowledge the extraordinarily challenging year you've endured. Between the ...
Posted Thursday, March 4th 2021 at 2:41PM
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For Immediate Release From Royal Monarch Ambassador Susan Rice!
The administration opened a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act until May 15. More than 200,000 people have already signed up in the last two weeks! You can too. ...
Posted Thursday, March 4th 2021 at 12:51PM
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ASU seniors Rachel Williams and Hali Cameron are among 12 chosen nationally for this ambitious project.
Hearst Magazines has selected two Alabama State University students to be part of its ambitious new national project to report on the lifelon ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2021 at 11:35PM
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For Immediate Release From OSERS!
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Peer Reviewer Data Form:
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd 2021 at 4:59PM
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Last night Andra Day made history with her Golden Globe win for best actress in a motion picture (drama), for her indelible performance in the Hulu film “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” Day is only the second Black woman ever to win this awar ...
Posted Monday, March 1st 2021 at 10:50AM
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For Immediate Release From Levine-Oliver Publisher, Inc.!
It's Here!!
Table of Contents:
THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: Volunteer In Your Community
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN NEWS: Covid-19 Vaccine Update
ED TRUST NEWS: “How Temporary ‘H ...
Posted Saturday, February 27th 2021 at 1:05PM
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Legendary costume designer Ruth Carter made history two years ago when she took home the academy award for best costume designer for her work on Ryan Coogler's "Black Panther" starring the late Chadwick Boseman. In a conversation with multi award win ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2021 at 5:46PM
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For Immediate Release From NCEA!
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WHAT: PIE Serves a Taste of FIRE and NCEA's Commitment to Inclusive Education
WHEN: Feb 24, 2021 01:00 PM in Eastern Time (US ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2021 at 12:30PM
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For Immediate Release From White House Initiative on Educational Excellence For African Americans!
WHAT: Roundtable Discussion Celebrating Diversity of the Black Student
WHEN: January 23, 2021 (TODAY)
TIME: 2:00 P. ...
Posted Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 at 11:37AM
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For Immediate Release From U.S. Department of Education!
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is providing guidance to states emphasizing the importance of flexibility in administering assessments this year as a result of the pandemic and support ...
Posted Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 at 9:53AM
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Evidence of the tradition among African Americans of electing black governors or kings can be found in several New England colonies throughout the eighteenth century. In Connecticut, the practice appears to have started in the mid 1750s. It is though ...
Posted Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 at 8:52AM
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For Immediate Release From AOL!
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced changes Monday to target more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color.
Biden says a lot of ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2021 at 3:28PM
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