By: Tonya Pendleton, BlackAmericaWeb.com
The Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion is scheduled Thursday, Sept. 1 to Monday, Sept. 5 at the Gaylord Resort. This year promises to be one of the most star-studded ever.
Planned seminars include sessions on affordable family travel, responsible father ...
Posted Wednesday, August 31st 2011 at 6:49AM
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If your target audience includes the College audience across the United States, now is the time to advertise in HBCUConnect ‘On Campus’, because we are offering a “Back To School” Full Page Ad Special.
We understand the difficulty involved in trying to gain an “On Campus” presence for your busine ...
Posted Wednesday, August 24th 2011 at 6:16PM
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Count Me In!
Reserve your spot in the class and be entered for the chance for you and a friend to win tickets to O You! on October 15 and MEET OPRAH!*
Oprah and your favorite O Magazine experts will be in Atlanta for a day of learning, inspiration and fun.
*First million students get a new ...
Posted Tuesday, August 23rd 2011 at 2:05PM
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We salute our HBCU Queen as she gives us a sneak peek into her office where the magic happens! Just think... the OWN channel was once just an idea, then Ms. Winfrey and her team made the dream a reality! I wonder how many years of planning went in to ...
Posted Friday, July 29th 2011 at 5:35PM
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Posted to Communal Matters on July 20 2011
What do you do if your child disobeys you when you say “no”? How should you react when your child complains to you about his teacher? How do you handle a child of yours who's not up to the standards of yo ...
Posted Thursday, July 21st 2011 at 11:33AM
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The Howard University School of Pharmacy recently opened a new Center for Drug Research and Development in a renovated area of the school’s basement. The Center will provide 4,900 square-foot of dedicated space for faculty, students and outside compa ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2011 at 11:46AM
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Music mogul Dirty Diddy Money is to roll up his sleeves and help out volunteers at an adventure playground in central London.
The rapper, who used to be known as P Diddy, will be at Toffee Park Adventure Playground and Youth Centre in Clerkenwell ...
Posted Monday, July 11th 2011 at 12:33PM
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by Dr. Boyce Watkins.
In a recent Your Black World survey, readers were asked to ascertain the racial implications of the case of Casey Anthony, a mother who was recently exonerated in the death of her two year old daughter, Caylee. After the surprising not guilty verdict, people across the nation ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 5:59PM
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by Ayvaunn Penn, Your Black World
In South Africa, Oprah Winfrey opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in 2007. She speaks often of how she “loves her girls” referring to them as her daughters. Now she is taking her relationship with her girls to a new level — teacher to student. ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 5:50PM
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(Clickz) Eight percent of adult U.S. Internet users now use Twitter, representing six percent of the overall U.S. population, according to research conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
The survey, the results of ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 3:52PM
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New Orleans, LA (June 30, 2011)–UNCF–the United Negro College Fund–the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, today announced actor Brian White and TV producers Monique Jackson and Kita Williams will headline the 2011-20 ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2011 at 8:00PM
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Civil and Human Rights Coalition Applauds U.S. Sentencing Commission for Extending the Fair Sentencing Act to Individuals Serving Unfairly Long Sentences for Crack Cocaine Offenses
Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2011 at 7:53PM
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(WASHINGTON, DC) – The American Civil Liberties Union will join the NAACP and several others for a teleconference Thursday, June 30 at 3 p.m. EDT following a vote in the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) to determine whether the recently pa ...
Posted Thursday, June 30th 2011 at 1:51PM
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SAVE THE DATE: Summer Exhibition
Mark Your Calendar!
We are proud to announce that Premier Art has partnered with Zucot Gallery, The National Black Arts Festival, and The Tom Joyner Foundation for a very special exhibition next month in Atla ...
Posted Wednesday, June 29th 2011 at 12:06PM
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