NEW ORLEANS (WLOX News)--Liryca Neville Branch, the daughter of Cyril Neville and niece of Aaron Neville of the famous Neville Brothers musical family, was enjoying her lunch hour with a few co-workers — Branch, 33, works in the field of market ...
Posted Saturday, May 23rd 2015 at 5:30PM
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Excerpted from Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves by Ira Berlin. Out now from Harvard University Press.
This article supplements Episode 1 of The History of American Slavery, our inaugural Slate Academy. Please join Sla ...
Posted Saturday, May 23rd 2015 at 5:20PM
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One great aspect about life is "having the right to change your mind".
The more life we experience, the more our taste gets refined.
Let's take a look at where we currently stand on things.
Think on this:
- What is your favorite flavor Po ...
Posted Saturday, May 23rd 2015 at 8:26AM
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Each year, every Chavez senior scholar presents and defends thesis findings on some of our nation’s most pressing public policy issues. This process is the culminating event of their high school experience and th ...
Posted Wednesday, May 20th 2015 at 12:59PM
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Honoring 40 years of mission center medical education, health care and community engagement, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) chronicles the past and the future. ...
Posted Wednesday, May 20th 2015 at 9:43AM
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Goodbye, Federal Student Aid PIN. Hello, FSA ID!
If you’re a student, parent, or borrower and you’re logging in to a U.S. Department of Education (ED) website, you will be asked to create new log-in credentials known as the FSA ID. ...
Posted Monday, May 18th 2015 at 12:52PM
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Congratulations Class of 2015! Young Black men: bring your cap and gown and celebrate this incredible accomplishment with your friends and family!
For many young men from Chicago’s African American communities, there are countless roadblocks that stand between them and a high school diploma. ...
Posted Thursday, May 14th 2015 at 12:09PM
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By Kathy Lynn Gray The Columbus Dispatch • Wednesday April 22, 2015 12:18 PM
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium continued its tiger baby bonanza this week, welcoming three more Amur cubs into the fold.
The triplets, born to 1 ...
Posted Thursday, May 14th 2015 at 11:51AM
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The Barack Obama Foundation selects Chicago as home for future Barack Obama Presidential Center. The President and First Lady reflect on their roots in Chicago's South Side and announce plans to bring the future Obama Library, Museum and Foundation ...
Posted Tuesday, May 12th 2015 at 9:22AM
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As revolutions go, the one Beyoncé and Jay Z are planning - to make the world go vegan - got off to a start somewhat more subdued than Queen Bey’s sheer Met Gala gown. ...
Posted Sunday, May 10th 2015 at 9:32AM
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Saturday morning of his presidency.
Weekly Address: Honoring the 70th Anniversary of V-E Day
In this week’s address, the President honored the 70th anniversary of V-E Day. On this occasion, we commemorate the Allied victory in Europe ...
Posted Saturday, May 9th 2015 at 10:34AM
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Watch the Weekly Address and learn more about Pres. Obama urging Congress to make attending community college FREE for all young adults!!!
GET INVOLVED to support this effort today! Share with your classmates, siblings, friends, neighb ...
Posted Saturday, May 9th 2015 at 10:23AM
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Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hBAs the Athletic Director and head coach of the Varsity Soccer team at Ryerson University, Dr. Joseph is often asked what skills he is searching for as a recruiter: is it speed? ...
Posted Friday, May 8th 2015 at 2:25PM
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Posted Thursday, May 7th 2015 at 1:51PM
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ATTEND the Church Management & Tax Law Seminar in Atlanta, GA on Wednesday, May 6, 2015! Location: Marietta Hotel
REGISTER NOW at (800) 344-0076 and make the investment t ...
Posted Tuesday, May 5th 2015 at 8:05AM
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Please enjoy President Obama thanking his 5th Grade Teacher and then share your thanks to a Teacher, too! What's your favorite book and why? Here's your opportunity to tell the President!
Read his e-mail and share with your class ...
Posted Wednesday, April 29th 2015 at 5:56PM
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Posted Monday, April 27th 2015 at 11:36AM
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Facebook link to this show: www.facebook.com/events/386830661504779 How you can access the Live Show this Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. EST: Webinar and Interactive Chat Room Option: Posted Friday, April 24th 2015 at 5:51PM
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First Lady Michelle Obama got a surprise compliment after a young girl asked her age, and it's adorable. ...
Posted Friday, April 24th 2015 at 11:25AM
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4/23/2015, 2:50 p.m. Amsterdam News
"The value of the Black woman is worth more than the value of the Earth." This was the message of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, the national minister for the Nation of Islam, who addresse ...
Posted Friday, April 24th 2015 at 11:00AM
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For every 100 black women not in jail, there are only 83 black men. The remaining men – 1.5 million of them – are, in a sense, missing.
Among cities with sizable black populations, the largest single gap is in Ferguson, Mo.
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Posted Friday, April 24th 2015 at 10:54AM
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Facebook link to this show: www.facebook.com/events/842041889176732How you can access the Live Show this Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. EST:Webinar and Interactive Chat Room Option:www.startmeeting.com/wall/644-850-753Conference Call Only O ...
Posted Friday, April 17th 2015 at 3:01PM
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Bill Gates may have made his fortune founding of the world's largest software company, but he may also have a knack for prophecy, at least when it comes to anticipating future technology.
Inc. took a look back at Gates' predictions for the way ...
Posted Friday, April 17th 2015 at 2:59PM
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