Virginia Union University Student Lecture Series for Leadership and Social & Economic Justice: A Panel Discussion on Social Justice: Ferguson and Race. ...
Posted Thursday, December 11th 2014 at 12:50PM
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It is so easy to lose sight of the reason you join as one. Expanding ones family is a big reason. Keeping the family legacy alive by forming a family is no easy task. Staying in love is a choice. One must work to bring out the best in his or her spou ...
Posted Tuesday, December 9th 2014 at 3:10PM
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Understanding and Managing the Challenges
Don't let anyone tell you the term "working parent" is an oxymoron – a contradiction in terms. You can work while you parent. And you can do both very well. But no one said it was going to be easy!
Comb ...
Posted Tuesday, December 9th 2014 at 12:32PM
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Several second-year medical students from Meharry Medical College share their impressions after a nine-day stay at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. ...
Posted Monday, December 8th 2014 at 3:53PM
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There is nothing like a mommy. She takes care of others with a giving heart.
But how about daddy...? He installs the will to work hard against all odds.
If you could cook them one meal to express your appreciation for them, what do you
prepare?
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Posted Saturday, December 6th 2014 at 7:34PM
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By Blacks In Tech
Past #BITTechTalk guest (episode #52 Ras Pi’s and Robots), Dr. Andrew Williams speaks at TEDx and shares a surprising revelation Steve Jobs made about the number of black engineers at Apple and his determination to make a change. Dr. Williams also shares the journey of the Spe ...
Posted Friday, December 5th 2014 at 7:53AM
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No one can push you or put a smile on your face like you can.
Just experiment. Take one day to see how many others
can cheer for you, or give you compliments, or pat you
on the back after a job well done.
Then tally up how many times you have the ...
Posted Friday, December 5th 2014 at 7:36AM
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No one really wants another scarf this holiday season.
We polled the men of Business Insider to see what gifts would put the biggest grins on their faces, and then picked our favorite items to match their wishes.
From kitchen gadgets to electr ...
Posted Thursday, December 4th 2014 at 2:18PM
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It's that time of year when everyone is running around panicking because soon they'll have to wear shorts or a bathing suit. Here are some tips to get yourself in shape without costing a fortune.
Gyms
Gyms are horribly expensive but usually have ...
Posted Thursday, December 4th 2014 at 9:31AM
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By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Tourists flocking to Washington, D.C., hoping to get a glimpse of President Barack Obama might not get the chance to see him in person -- but they can now get pretty close thanks to the Smithsonian Institution.
The first- ...
Posted Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 at 1:38PM
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By now, the story of how longtime LSU coach Dale Brown discovered Shaquille O'Neal has been told many times: Brown happened upon a massive 13-year-old at an army base in Germany, stayed in touch with him and eventually became like a second father.
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Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 3:38PM
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Jackson State University students participated in the nationwide “Hands Up Walkout” protest on the main campus in Jackson on Monday.
Gathering at 12:01 p.m. on Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Plaza, about 100 students peacefully marched abut 100 yards from ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 3:22PM
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MANNERS that is...
Practicing the art of being grateful and thankful is a skill
that will keep many doors open for us.
We did not have to be granted the gift of waking up today,
but grace was given and we are alive.
Thank you is like an expr ...
Posted Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 at 9:29AM
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This holiday season, you can keep your dollars in the community and find the perfect gifts for everyone.
In Swahili the term for cooperative economics—to build and maintain black institutions—is “Ujamaa.” In an age when many black-owned businesses have been forced to shutter, there isn’t a better ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 2:04PM
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The Margaret Walker Center and the Jackson Hinds Library System will announce year-long plans to celebrate the 2015 Margaret Walker Centennial at a press conference and reception at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in Ayer Hall on the Jackson State University ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 11:18AM
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Showing up to class is great, but there's so much more you can do.
By Sarah Haberman, Monster Contributing Writer
For recent graduates, job-seeking can be difficult to navigate. The GPAs are high and the stakes are higher. With competition toughe ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 10:43AM
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Stay encouraged to become all you were destined to be.
What better way to honor yourself than to make your goals,
dreams, and lifes purpose come true.
Someone admires you.
Someone values you.
Make it happen!
Encouragement: http://www.huff ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 9:10AM
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If you didn't hear it on the news, you probably noticed it the last time you filled up your car: gasoline prices have been dropping lately after holding fairly steady for a year or so, following world oil prices.
After clicking your heels at the g ...
Posted Monday, December 1st 2014 at 8:34AM
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It's been a year.
What will happen next year?
Yes I can hear.
A smile from the heart is near.
Nothing can compare to the real.
End ...
Posted Sunday, November 30th 2014 at 8:58PM
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How old were you when you were granted with the gift of mind reading?
How old were you when you accomplished your first goal?
How old were you when you realized your worth?
How young were you when you realized what truth looks like?
How young w ...
Posted Sunday, November 30th 2014 at 7:34PM
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She is the wind beneath our wings.
She is the lady with the prettiest smile.
She is the cure to any cold.
To live is to be loved by a Grandmother.
Can't you taste her soul food?
She is the tree of life. The one who could
create magic with a ...
Posted Sunday, November 30th 2014 at 4:41PM
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I know you are having a harmonious day. Yep. That's just how we do around here.
Let the happiness ring from ear to ear. Cancel the negatives with holiday cheer!
A new season is here.
Enter it with bold confidence.
Create a new tradition or tw ...
Posted Saturday, November 29th 2014 at 4:27PM
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I love you for everything you are. I love you for everything you are becoming.
I believe in the best in you. I bring out the best in you.
I am love. I love you.
You are loved.
Be love.
Love,
love
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Posted Saturday, November 29th 2014 at 11:01AM
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If you know what will make you happy this holiday...pursue it.
If you know what will turn your day upside down...do not entertain it.
Consume healthy uplifting food, conversation, and media.
Show the kids how to get along and fill up on laught ...
Posted Thursday, November 27th 2014 at 4:46AM
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