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We know we can’t trust everything we read online, but how can we determine what to believe?
Join NPR's Joshua Johnson along with a panel of experts to discuss how we can all be more critical news consumers.
DATE
Tuesday, May 9
6 p.m.
LOCATION
WHYY, Inc
150 6th Stre ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 12:22PM
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Local filmmakers at Georgia Film Academy turn their lens to good works
By Jessica Leigh Lebos
jll@connectsavannah.com
@typeitloud
LAST FALL, when Will Martin and Kareem McMichael were enrolled in the Georgia Film Academy at Savannah Technica ...
Posted Wednesday, April 26th 2017 at 10:44AM
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Could this be a cure for cancer?
by Robin White Goode
(Image: iStock/Cecilie_Arcurs)
Last month, Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically black college that sends more black students to medical school than any other college, announced exciting news: A study conducted in Xavier’s Ire ...
Posted Monday, April 24th 2017 at 11:24AM
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By Katherine Skiba•Contact Reporter
Chicago Tribune
Former President Barack Obama returns to the public stage Monday morning in a homecoming to the University of Chicago, an event that stands to serve as a warmup for a higher profile ...
Posted Monday, April 24th 2017 at 10:06AM
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Katie Reilly
Apr 19, 2017
Bill Gates said he hopes President Donald Trump will be "pragmatic" and will rethink his proposed cuts to health spending and foreign aid.
"I’ve talked to him about HIV and how the U.S. sh ...
Posted Thursday, April 20th 2017 at 2:47PM
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Calling all HBCU Students and Alumni!!!
Each week HBCUConnect.com will select up to 5 member profiles that have been updated with the correct mailing and email address. How will we know that you’ve updated your profile? Our system will notify us when updates have been made.
To win your free T-Sh ...
Posted Monday, March 20th 2017 at 3:22AM
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Jay Z’s new venture capital firm Arrive, has arrived — the rap and business mogul has been planning the launch for a while, according to reports that surfaced in February, but a press release from parent company Roc Nation made it official on Monday. The investment platform will work with early-stag ...
Posted Friday, March 10th 2017 at 1:54PM
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Judge Frank Caprio knows that his job isn’t just about upholding the law, but about being fair and just when examining one’s circumstances. Even when drivers are in the wrong and violate the rules of the road, he takes into consideration the fact that we are all human, and that we all make mistakes! ...
Posted Friday, February 24th 2017 at 11:40AM
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Oakwood University is excited and prepared to greet guests tomorrow from The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) and several Historically Black Colleges (HBCU).
The purpose of this event is to encourage other HBCUs to join PHA and create a ...
Posted Friday, February 10th 2017 at 4:34PM
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The President and CEO of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and
Science (CDU) will moderate his second annual President’s Breakfast, Thursday, February 9th at
the Marriott in Marina del Rey, CA. He will moderate a spirited panel of experts ...
Posted Tuesday, January 31st 2017 at 2:23PM
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Trudy Williams, assistant professor, Southern University School of Nursing and Allied Health was recently elected as the vice president of the Baton Rouge District Nurses Association (BRDNA).
The BRDNA, an affiliate professional nursing organizati ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 11:23AM
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The Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Merck Foundation to expand the capacity, operations and sustainability of the center, officials with the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University center announce ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 10:44AM
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The Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Merck Foundation to expand the capacity, operations and sustainability of the center, officials with the North Carolina Agricul ...
Posted Monday, January 30th 2017 at 10:44AM
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Courtesy of DiversityInc.com
Published December 15, 2016
By Sheryl Estrada of DiversityInc.com
An analysis of hair and beauty products marketed to Black women found that approximately 1,177 products contain more potentially harmful ingredients than products promoted to the general public.
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Posted Thursday, December 15th 2016 at 11:49AM
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By Mary Riddell
With $80 billion, Bill Gates is the world’s richest man. So how does he spend his money? What makes his life worthwhile? And is his a happy marriage? Mary Riddell spends three months with the Microsoft billionaire to find the answers.
Microbes fascinate Bill Gates. On ...
Posted Friday, October 21st 2016 at 10:49AM
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