The hosts of The Daily Buzz dive into the issues of historically black colleges and universities offering scholarships to white high school graduates. Its gets a little heated. ...
Posted Monday, September 7th 2009 at 12:36AM
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Anheuser-Busch traces its origins back to the Bavarian brewery, which was established in 1852. Eberhard Anheuser acquired the Bavarian brewery in 1860 and renamed it E. Anheuser & Co. In 1864, his son-in-law, Adolphus Busch, joined the company that would later become Anheuser-Busch.
Today, A ...
Posted Wednesday, September 2nd 2009 at 1:37PM
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At Booz Allen Hamilton, our ability to help clients solve their toughest problems and achieve success in their most critical missions hinges on our people. Which is why we hire staff with great minds and a passion for mak ...
Posted Friday, August 28th 2009 at 9:30PM
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IRVING, TEXAS —August 21, 2009—Black Educational Events, LLC (BEE), a privately owned events and publishing company located in Irving, Texas, today announced that it has released a comprehensive guide that will bring greater awareness of the rich traditions and educational opportunities availab ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2009 at 7:39PM
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NFL Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow will serve as keynote speaker at the MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff Banquet on Friday, Sept. 4, at 8 p.m. ET. SportsCenter anchor Jay Harris will emcee the event from the Lights, Motors, Action attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The banquet will spotlight th ...
Posted Monday, August 24th 2009 at 3:59AM
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Much of the recent news concerning private black colleges and universities has been depressing.
Paul Quinn College in Dallas recently lost its accreditation due to its precarious financial position. Tougaloo College in Mississippi and Florida Memo ...
Posted Tuesday, July 28th 2009 at 1:41PM
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Scheduled November 6-8 2009
Register Now Ages 14-27, Scholarships, Prizes & National Platform To Excel
Mark your calendar. During November 6-8, 2009, contestants from Florida will have an exciting opportunity to be a part of the prestigious Miss Black Florida USA and Miss Black Florida Tal ...
Posted Friday, July 24th 2009 at 6:37PM
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Since being elected, Barack Obama has become a popular character in the world of comic books. An admitted comic book fan himself, Obama has made appearances in such titles as "Spider-Man," "Savage ...
Posted Monday, July 20th 2009 at 6:09PM
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FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky State University President Mary Sias says the school is trying to find funding to open a boarding school for black males.
Sias told The State Journal of Frankfort that the proposal is part of an initiative to increase th ...
Posted Monday, July 6th 2009 at 2:53PM
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As social media become the latest branding strategy, networking technique, job seeking tool and recruitment vehicle, they're also becoming the latest way for people to find out job offers have been rescinded, to get reprimanded at work and even to ge ...
Posted Monday, July 6th 2009 at 2:12PM
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, who led the famous Tennessee Titans drive that came a yard short of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead Saturday with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Police said a pistol was discovered near the body ...
Posted Sunday, July 5th 2009 at 2:00AM
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President Barack Obama on Friday renewed his call for the government to stop backing private loans to college students and replace them with direct financial aid to young people.
Obama said the surest test for success in the challenging economy is a college degree or other training, yet acce ...
Posted Friday, April 24th 2009 at 9:34PM
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Come join us as we sail to the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Grand Turk. Starting the party off in Miami, we cruise on high for 7 days on the high seas, relaxing, enjoying the sun, and forgetting all of our worries back at home. Join us November 14th - 21st, 2009. Deposits ...
Posted Tuesday, April 21st 2009 at 7:16PM
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The Greater Baltimore Chapter, Wilberforce University Alumni Association is joining in with other Alumni across the nation to move swiftly to aid Wilberforce University. On Saturday, April 18, 2009, the 12th Annual Green and Gold Scholarship Breakfas ...
Posted Friday, March 27th 2009 at 1:34PM
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Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., National Hero of Jamaica, was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator. Marcus Garvey was founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL).
Prior to the twentieth century, l ...
Posted Monday, February 23rd 2009 at 7:27PM
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Diplomat, statesman. Born Ralph Johnson Bunche on August 7, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan. He worked his way through college and then travelled, taught at Howard University (1928–41), and wrote A World View of Race (1937). He served in the Office of Strategic Services (1941–4) and then the State De ...
Posted Sunday, February 8th 2009 at 1:43PM
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Fort Knox, KY (December 1, 2008) -- The U.S. Army sponsored a nine-city Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Football Classic Tour for the 2008 football season assigning African-American Army leaders to attend the Classics and prese ...
Posted Monday, December 8th 2008 at 5:09PM
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This is a blast from the past ... our first On-Blast victim. An HBCU band member gets put on blast and caught on tape. You better hope we are not around with a video camera when you get put in a predicament. You might be the next person on blast. ...
Posted Monday, December 8th 2008 at 3:21AM
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I was born in 1954 in Tallahassee, just four months after the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education outlawed the “separate but equal” doctrine of school segregation. But still my father, who studied art at Howard University as an undergraduate and held a master of fine art fro ...
Posted Monday, December 8th 2008 at 3:12AM
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The 2008 SWAC Championship Game is set as Jackson State will face Grambling State on Dec. 13 in Birmingham. GSU won its second straight division title Saturday, defeating Southern 29-14 in the 35th Bayou Classic in New Orleans. The win by the Tigers sets up a rematch of the 2007 SWAC Championsh ...
Posted Monday, December 8th 2008 at 3:06AM
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There is nothing better than having a soul session with some of the best Historical Black Colleges and Universities Marching bands. (Savannah State, Tuskegee, Stillman, Southern,& Clark-Atlanta University) ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2008 at 3:26AM
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The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers (14-12) will face off against the No. 14/12 Florida Gators, Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship on the campus of the University of Florida (Gainesville), as announced by the 2008 NCAA Division I Women’s ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2008 at 3:18AM
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the SIAC Football Coaches Association are proud to announce the All Conference Football Team, All Academic Team and Superlative Awards for the 2008 season. Headlining the list is Jacary Atkinson of Tuskegee University, who was named Offensive ...
Posted Monday, November 24th 2008 at 3:51AM
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The Retreat is the first annual Hotel & Events package for networking, hosted at the upscale LOEWS ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT onsite at Universal Orlando during the Classic, November 21-23, 2008. Presented by Smart-Talks.com, the event is sponsored in part ...
Posted Wednesday, November 19th 2008 at 4:56PM
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