By Pam Wright
Communities Struggling to Recover from Devastating Tornado Damage
At a Glance
- Alabama residents are beginning the difficult task of rebuilding their lives after Sunday's deadly tornado outbreak.
- Here are ways in which you can help the victims.
The search continued T ...
Posted Tuesday, March 5th 2019 at 2:35PM
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Chicago was once called the worst school district in the United States. Today, though, high school graduation rates there are rising, as are ACT scores, GPAs, and the number of students enrolled in AP courses. And gains in elementary test scores outp ...
Posted Tuesday, March 5th 2019 at 2:05PM
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Photo: Students say not only did Dr. Nathan Alexander teach the entire lecture holding the baby, but stayed after to answer questions with the child still in his arms. (Images courtesy of Nick Vaughn / @Original_Vaughn)
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Tanasia Kenney
A Georgia college professor is being praised after le ...
Posted Tuesday, March 5th 2019 at 1:08PM
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Chicago State University, a public university with a predominantly Black student body, received a generous donation of $100,000 from Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Breanna Edwards Mar, 04, 2019
The nation’s oldest Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorori ...
Posted Tuesday, March 5th 2019 at 1:04PM
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Photographed on February 22, 2019.
Melania Trump waves to the media before getting into a waiting vehicle at Boeing Field in Seattle on Monday afternoon. The first lady visited Microsoft to talk and learn about keeping kids safe online. (Ellen M. ...
Posted Tuesday, March 5th 2019 at 12:50PM
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Andy Cohen is in baby bliss!
The new dad is experiencing the best and worst parts of being a parent and he is loving every single moment of it. From the morning feedings, to the dreaded diaper changes, the Watch What Happens Live is host is savoring every aspect of parenthood. His Instagram is ch ...
Posted Tuesday, March 5th 2019 at 10:19AM
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Sheep, Moron! Cardi B and Tomi Lahren in Twitter spat over government shutdown Rapper Cardi B and right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren brought Democratic and Republican arguments to a dramatic Twitter squabble with both sides delivering blows about the ...
Posted Tuesday, March 5th 2019 at 12:33AM
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We're so excited to welcome you to
Volunteers of America's Founder's Week!
Now is the time to honor the history of Volunteers of America, celebrating people like you who have made it possible to heal Americans in crisis for over 123 years.
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Posted Monday, March 4th 2019 at 3:03PM
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For Immediate Release From CHADD!
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - As the mom of an elementary schoolboy, I hear a lot of talk about ADHD. But what is it exactly? How do you tell the difference between a kid who just has a ton of energy and one who has ...
Posted Monday, March 4th 2019 at 1:50PM
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fOR iMMEDIATE rELEASE fROM usde!
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, along with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), unveiled Education Freedom Scholarships (EFS), the Trump Administration’s ke ...
Posted Monday, March 4th 2019 at 1:25PM
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Retool Your School began with the simple mission: give back to HBCUs by facilitating updates to campuses. Now celebrating its 10th year, the projects funded by the program’s grants instill pride among current students, faculty, alumni, community su ...
Posted Monday, March 4th 2019 at 12:07PM
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What does it mean to be 10 years strong? Since 2009, The Home Depot’s Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program has invested more than $2 million dollars to update, upgrade, and uplift HBCU campuses. Ten years later, the Program is deepen ...
Posted Monday, March 4th 2019 at 11:54AM
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Posted Monday, March 4th 2019 at 9:50AM
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So tired of negative stories reported about my hometown of Chicago...especially Southside where I was born and raised. Many great people living there! Where are these positive stories??
Here is one...:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/24/us/chicag ...
Posted Monday, March 4th 2019 at 9:09AM
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This story warmed my heart:
Praises for this father...having the courage to bring his child to college.
Praises for this professor...truly helping students...
Praises for Morehouse College....for being HBCU, fostering great stories like this.
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Posted Monday, March 4th 2019 at 8:59AM
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Miley Cyrus was just the beginning. VH1 on Tuesday announced the full list of RuPaul’s Drag Race guest judges for Season 11 — premiering Thursday, Feb. 28 at 9/8c — and it includes one of the most legendary humans ever to grace reality television: Tiffany “New York” Pollard.
Also on tap for Sea ...
Posted Monday, March 4th 2019 at 8:48AM
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For Immediate Release From Cathedral of Christ The King Catholic Church in ATL, GA ~ Royal Monarch General Monsignor Francis G. McNamee!
Lent begins this Wednesday, March 6, 2019:
Lent is the 40-day period leading up to Easter, beginning with ...
Posted Sunday, March 3rd 2019 at 2:23PM
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I didn't really understand the different types of Anxiety
until I started swimming with the Big Fishes, in the Big
Boys and Girl Corporate Pool.
Feeling the pressure of my own life occurrences compacted
by being sensitive to what others were pr ...
Posted Sunday, March 3rd 2019 at 12:34PM
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Some of the hottest rap artists out of New Jersey put it down and lifted it up on Bless the Mic Ciphers!
Featuring Block Wryter, B Luv, T Wyze, Nokio Music Group
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Posted Sunday, March 3rd 2019 at 1:12AM
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For Immediate Release From The Biden Foundation!
Glossy college brochures often show smiling young people studying, writing and tailgating at beautiful college campuses. However, not all college students are age 18-22.
Students of all ages re ...
Posted Friday, March 1st 2019 at 5:22PM
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For Immediate Release From ALL On The Line!
A few weeks ago, I reached out to tell you about a new chapter in our grassroots movement — a clearer focus on our fight against gerrymandering so that we can support fair elections and s ...
Posted Friday, March 1st 2019 at 4:59PM
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, captured the essence and importance of reading with this simple quote. Whether it is learning the art of how to read or reading to learn important information, engaging children to read is key. The fundamental ski ...
Posted Friday, March 1st 2019 at 4:26PM
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As Spring Break approaches, the planning process is a constant for places to go, things to do,
and memories to be made!
We are inspired by The Fresh Prince - Will Smith and his partner for life, Jada Pinkett-Smith!
Seeing the adventures they are ...
Posted Friday, March 1st 2019 at 1:21PM
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