Eli Langer | @EliLanger
Tuesday, 28 Oct 2014 | 6:12 PM ET
Bill Gates, aka Secret Santa?
What do you get the world's richest person for his birthday?
That's the question Bill Gates' friends and family pondered as the Microsoft co-founder turned 59 years old Tuesday.
Gates, who stepp ...
Posted Thursday, October 30th 2014 at 11:58AM
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Study who is running for office in the upcoming election.
Decide how you want your tax dollars spent!
How do you feel when the person you voted for wins?
The candidates and levy's want to govern you.
Make Your Vote Count: http://www.america ...
Posted Wednesday, October 29th 2014 at 11:12AM
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The unmanned Antares rocket carrying the unmanned Cygnus spacecraft exploded moments after takeoff above NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, Tuesday evening. NASA and Orbital Sciences are still trying to assess the damage and ...
Posted Wednesday, October 29th 2014 at 10:35AM
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In the online dating world, do you have to be honest about how you look and what you’re about? Do you have to be nice to people who mislead you? Dorothy Black weighs in….
The last online date I went on was with a forty-something guy I was consid ...
Posted Wednesday, October 29th 2014 at 8:50AM
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The U.S. Coast Guard has a scholarship program where those who enlist receive up to two years’ paid tuition, books and fees, and it pays approximately $3,600 monthly salary ($43,200 annually) as a Coast Guard active-duty member while serving as a ful ...
Posted Tuesday, October 28th 2014 at 10:03AM
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Ah, college cooking. It brings to mind such sophisticated fare as Rice Krispie treats (eaten straight out of the bowl, of course), thick dining hall chili, boxed brownie mixes and the like.
For me, college was when I really figured out that I lik ...
Posted Tuesday, October 28th 2014 at 9:48AM
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Study your candidates and decide who will best fit your vision for your America.
When: Now - November 4
Where: Your Assigned Voting Poll
How do you find out what issues and positions you are voting for?
Google your county's Board of Elections ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2014 at 3:40PM
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By Melissa Ruggieri
All hail.
In typical Prince fashion, his return to “Saturday Night Live” this weekend will defy the conventional setup of the show.
Instead of performing two musical spots – as happens every week – Prince will play one ei ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2014 at 2:43PM
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NexTalk Inc., A pioneering developer of communication software for the deaf and hard of hearing, announced today the launch of a new communication software program called ACCESS. The ACCESS Education Edition is designed to enable communication betwee ...
Posted Monday, October 27th 2014 at 1:56PM
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We gotta continue to offer support to those affected by this tragic event.
The kids are crying out for help.
Let's help our kids.
Find a child to mentor. ...
Posted Friday, October 24th 2014 at 4:08PM
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In the 2014 General Election, Ohioans will vote for candidates for the offices listed below:
Statewide executive offices (Governor/Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer)
Ohio General Assembly
R ...
Posted Friday, October 24th 2014 at 11:35AM
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Midterm Election Guide
THE STORY
There's a lot happening out there. We get it. That's why you have us. Just check out our Skimms on the big stuff below.
NOT GETTING A PRESIDENT THIS YEAR, DON’T CARE.
Good for you. But you still need to vote. Midterm elections are when we choose governors ...
Posted Friday, October 24th 2014 at 11:27AM
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Model-turned-fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons spoke to a room of 30 Fashion Institute of Technology students this afternoon, and announced a $1 million scholarship fund in her name. “I’m from St. Louis, Missouri, for those of you that may not know ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2014 at 8:09PM
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The billionaire who single-handedly changed how America shops has an inner sanctum as enigmatic as he is: the corner of a nondescript office building in Columbus, Ohio, across the road from a garbage dump, behind a security gate festooned with “Do No ...
Posted Wednesday, October 22nd 2014 at 8:39AM
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WHUR 96.3 FM and HUR-Voices SiriusXM 141, part of the Howard University Radio Network, are joining forces with Verizon to host a domestic violence forum featuring life coach Iyanla Vanzant on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 7:30-9 p.m. at Cramton Auditorium. ...
Posted Sunday, October 19th 2014 at 8:28AM
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We are here at the Central State University 2014 Homecoming Reunion!
This is gonna be a live weekend for the Marauders!
Check out the Marauders as they take on Concordia at the McPherson
Memorial Stadium.
Stay tuned for the CSU Homecoming E ...
Posted Friday, October 17th 2014 at 3:01PM
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Join a diverse group of students from around the globe in learning how to address the most pressing problems in society. The intimate WWS community offers students the opportunity to study public policy and international affairs from renowned faculty members with a high level of experience and exper ...
Posted Wednesday, October 15th 2014 at 4:40PM
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Miss UVI Elisa Thomas made history when she won the title of Miss National Black College Alumni (NBCA) Hall of Fame – becoming the first Miss UVI to win that crown. Thomas competed against 20 other college queens from Historically Black Colleges and ...
Posted Wednesday, October 15th 2014 at 4:04PM
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Top universities turn out black and Hispanic computer science and computer engineering graduates at twice the rate that leading technology companies hire them, a USA TODAY analysis shows.
Technology companies blame the pool of job applicants for the severe shortage of blacks and Hispanics in Sili ...
Posted Wednesday, October 15th 2014 at 10:40AM
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By Target Market News
“The country lost a great and dynamic leader in Comer Cottrell who built the PRO-LINE Hair Care business into one of the top hair care brands for African American men and women. But to me, the founder of Black Entertainmen ...
Posted Monday, October 13th 2014 at 12:28PM
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November 3, 2014
Join Us and See What Campus Life Is Like At:
Cost: $60.00 PER PERSON
Includes:
Coach Transportation
Presentation (UMES and Salisbury)
Campus Tour (UMES and Salisbury)
On-Spot Admissions at UMES
Fee Waivers at UMES ...
Posted Monday, October 13th 2014 at 10:12AM
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When I was growing up, there were two messages that were pretty strong in my family.
1. Finish school and go to college.
and
2. Get a good job.
My mom was raising me and my little sister on her own and we didn’t have a whole lot of money. But what my family DID have was high expectations ...
Posted Thursday, October 2nd 2014 at 1:22PM
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Hampton University Alumna Dr. Gladys Hope Franklin White, Class of 1939, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award today at National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame ceremony in Atlanta.
Hall of Fame honorees are black college graduates who are ...
Posted Thursday, October 2nd 2014 at 12:19PM
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