The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) was a labor union organized by African American employees of the Pullman Company in August 1925 and led by A. Philip Randolph and Milton P. Webster. Over the next twelve years, the BSCP fought a three-fr ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2016 at 4:47PM
(more)
IT'S HERE!
LOPnewsmag Community News:
Pres. Obama Discusses Climate Change - Invest In The Future,
V. P. Joe Biden on Tuition-Free College,
H&HS Sec. Sylvia Burwell on Enrollment Success and Insure Kids Now Campaign,
USDE Sec. John B. ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2016 at 2:21PM
(more)
In 1781, Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman became the first African-American woman to win her freedom from slavery through a court of law. The case was held in Massachusetts, which coincidentally, became the first state in the Union to abolish slavery; ...
Posted Wednesday, February 10th 2016 at 9:22PM
(more)
In 1970, Cheryl Adrienne Brown was the first African-American woman to compete in the Miss America pageant.
Born in New York City, to a Port Authority officer and a hospital clinic manager, she grew up in Queens with three brothers. Brown studied ...
Posted Wednesday, February 10th 2016 at 9:16PM
(more)
Often labeled "the silent killer", hypertension (or high blood pressure) is a serious medical condition that occurs when pressure within the arteries is chronically elevated. If left uncontrolled, high blood pressure can trigger the onset of life thr ...
Posted Monday, February 8th 2016 at 8:11AM
(more)
It's time to show yourself some love! Start today by adopting healthy ways to lower your daily sodium intake.
A high intake of salt can drive the progression of a number of chronic diseases including heart disease, hypertension, and kidney diseas ...
Posted Monday, February 8th 2016 at 8:01AM
(more)
A Commentary by Dr. Nina Cherie Franklin - www.NinaCheriePhD.com
There's been an enormous amount of hype surrounding the term "clean eating" these days. Amazingly, I've watched so many unsuspecting consumers get sucked into the trend with very lit ...
Posted Monday, February 8th 2016 at 7:59AM
(more)
Facebook link to this show: www.facebook.com/events/955184437911687
**** Please read very carefully: How you can access the Live Show this Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. EST:
You can participate in our live show for free but we would wel ...
Posted Saturday, February 6th 2016 at 1:00AM
(more)
IT'S HERE!
President Obama plans for all students to learn #ýCSforAll, First Lady Michelle on National School Counseling Week, HHS Last Day to Finish Healthcare Enrollment, USDE on New Orleans Summit, Development Disability News ...
Posted Friday, February 5th 2016 at 6:27AM
(more)
Have you ever wondered about pursuing a federal career? Are you interested in public service? Would you like to gain valuable work experience and help move the needle on education issues in this country?
The Department of Education may have op ...
Posted Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 at 2:39PM
(more)
Acting U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. announced today new guidance to help states identify and eliminate low-quality, redundant or unhelpful testing.
"High-quality assessments give parents, educators and students useful information a ...
Posted Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 at 10:25AM
(more)
WHAT: The Activation Room - Raising, Activating, and Releasing God's Prophetic
Army!
WHO: Apostle Marc Richardson and Apostle Derrick Vercher
WHEN: Saturday, February 20, 2016
WHERE: 703 Cady Drive in Fort Washingto ...
Posted Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 at 8:16AM
(more)
"Susie King Taylor (1848-1912) was the first Black Army nurse. She tended to an all Black army troop named the First South Carolina Volunteers, 33rd Regiment, where her husband served, for four years during the Civil War. Despite her service, like ma ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 at 4:47PM
(more)
Mordecai Wyatt Johnson (January 4, 1890 – September 10, 1976) was an American educator. He served as the first black president of Howard University, from 1926 until 1960.
Johnson received his B.A. from Morehouse College in 1911, and second bac ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 at 4:45PM
(more)
REMINDER:
Join us (Gideon's Army) for Morning Meditation EVERY Tuesday Morning w/Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr., Senior Pastor.
TIME: 7 a.m., EST to 7:15 a.m., EST
WHEN: EVERY TUESDAY
HOW: Dial (712) 432-3100
Access Code: 239789
Th ...
Posted Tuesday, February 2nd 2016 at 8:44AM
(more)
Google’s honoring of Frederick Douglass through a doodle on its search page Monday highlights one of America's most prominent abolitionists.
Douglass’ life story and his oral and literary work still stand as defining items in the saga of slave ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2016 at 6:31PM
(more)
In this week's Weekly Address, President Obama discussed his plan to give all students across the country the chance to learn computer science (CS) in school. The President noted that our economy is rapidly shifting, and that educators and business ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2016 at 8:40AM
(more)
We are excited to announce a partnership between Tech Giant - Symantec and The HBCU mega site - HBCUConnect.com, inviting HBCU alumni and African American professionals on the West Coast (or traveling to the area) to an evening of networking at Symantec's beautiful Headquarters in Mountain View, California Headquarters! Click to find out more. ...
Posted Monday, February 1st 2016 at 1:41AM
(more)
The case of a former Ku Klux Klan leader convicted of killing a 16-year-old black girl with a crossbow is being reviewed by the North Carolina Parole Commission, according to the Charlotte Observer.
Russell Hinson, the “Exalted Cyclops” leader ...
Posted Sunday, January 31st 2016 at 4:02PM
(more)
FLINT, Michigan—Arthur Woodson, a longtime resident, sees great irony in the state’s “Pure Michigan” slogan in efforts to draw visitors in light of the pure hell residents are facing with an unhealthy water supply.
In interviews and in wri ...
Posted Sunday, January 31st 2016 at 3:46PM
(more)
In a very honest and informative session, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan sat down for an interview and a dialogue with Alex Jones of Infowars.com (January 20, 2016) ...
Posted Sunday, January 31st 2016 at 3:39PM
(more)
Facebook link to this show: www.facebook.com/events/169015370136102
**** Please read very carefully: How you can access the Live Show this Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. EST:
To participate in our live show, you simply must register for the show at http://www.marcusandcecelia.com/Upcoming ...
Posted Friday, January 29th 2016 at 1:17PM
(more)
Over the past two years, Teach to Lead has helped drive a national conversation on teacher leadership and helped teachers turn their leadership ideas into action. The US Department of Education, the National Board for Professional Teaching Stand ...
Posted Friday, January 29th 2016 at 6:40AM
(more)
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Pres. Obama Remarks on Improving Economic Security, H&HHs Sec. Sylvia Matthews Burwell on #GETCOVERED by January 31, 2016, USDE Acting Sec. John B. King on National Blue Ribbon Schools, Bazelon Center on Mental Health Law, a ...
Posted Thursday, January 28th 2016 at 1:45PM
(more)
American teens are bombarded with false information about drugs and alcohol — from the Web, the media, the entertainment industry and friends. To SHATTER THE MYTHS, HHS scientists and other experts in communities around the country are getting to ...
Posted Tuesday, January 26th 2016 at 11:00AM
(more)
