There are many activities and goals set for the month of August.
Our main priority must be to work to inspire, uplift, and support
Black boys, and men.
Black men are just as valuable as any other race. Black men
have many challenges in America for obvious reasons.
Some people will never unde ...
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The Major Initiatives
The fundamental purpose of the University’s male initiatives is to create institutional opportunities for the academic and personal success of young men enrolled at Fayetteville State University. While the University has an a ...
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The Art of Leadership - Inspiration. Innovation. Collaboration.
36th Annual National Black MBA Association Conference & Exposition
September 16-20, 2014 - Atlanta, GA
Join us as we challenge and explore the global galleries of advancement. Learn from the nation's best thought leaders, partici ...
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Calling all Software Developers!!!
Enter the Microsoft HBCU Connect Tech Challenge
and compete for a chance to win a XBOX ONE!
Take the Challenge: http://hbcuconnect.com//campaigns/773/ms300x250_3 ...
Posted Thursday, July 31st 2014 at 1:21PM
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I gotsa plenty. I think you havsa plenty too!
Looking around at all the beauty that surrounds
me is enough to fill my cup.
I have peace. Do you have peace?
I have faith. Do you have faith?
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
I've got the voice ...
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This afternoon, President Obama visited the Walker Jones Education Campus in Washington, D.C. to participate in a town hall with youth, and to announce new commitments in support of the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative.
As the President said today, "We want fewer young men in jail; we want more of ...
Posted Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 at 9:42AM
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July 19, 2014 | By Rosetta
I’ve been easing into the habit of running 3 times a week in preparation for a 5K race this summer (fingers crossed). I have to say, yesterday’s training run was so much easier on the treadmill with hype music and a grea ...
Posted Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 at 8:59AM
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by Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs
Over the weekend, Wilberforce University trustees selected the president they hope would restore the badly ailing school.
Trustees interviewed three candidates last Friday and Saturday before making their choice afterwa ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2014 at 11:38AM
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A Word on Door-Opening and Other Acts of Old Fashioned Chivalry
Before we get to the ins and outs of door opening, let us take a moment to discuss its place in modern society, because not everyone feels its a tradition worth preserving. There are ...
Posted Monday, July 21st 2014 at 10:30AM
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When it comes to my greatest joys I often see folks enjoying them and I say "I'm living thru you". But today I have managed to make my happiness come true so if you need to you can live thru me.
Just chillaxin at the Beach with the Girls and the ki ...
Posted Saturday, July 19th 2014 at 3:04PM
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by Amy Eley
TODAY — Six days a week, Liz Ferro packs up her car and drives throughout Cleveland to teach young women yoga, swimming and other fitness-based activities. But it isn’t all about breaking a sweat.
“It washes away all the cobwebs,” F ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 2:53PM
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We are excited to extend a discount to our valued HBCU Connect Community Partners:
General Admission to Urban Tech Weekend in Houston, Texas is free of charge. We are extending a special 10% exclusive discount off VIP Ticket admission to HBCU member ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 2:23PM
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has strongly backed the national education guidelines known as Common Core. The standards in math and English that specify what skills a student should have for every grade.
Common Core has been criticized by ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 2:01PM
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By Rosetta
Yesterday, I hiked Koko Head Crater here in Honolulu, Hawaii with my boyfriend and some of his friends. Koko Head is one of the more challenging hikes on Oahu because it’s a really steep climb up about 1,000 steps on an old railroad path.
I don’t particularly enjoy hiking (or any fo ...
Posted Tuesday, July 15th 2014 at 1:20PM
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The people of Columbus came out yesterday to attend the unveiling of the Long Street Bridge. The highlight of this new Bridge that links the King and Lincoln district to downtown is the Wall.
The wall is over 200 ft long, and 60 feet high. There a ...
Posted Friday, July 11th 2014 at 1:07PM
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Nigerian wedding in Dubai by Blue Eye Picture Studio
Destination Wedding Photographers based in Dubai.
http://photographerdubai.ae
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Posted Wednesday, July 9th 2014 at 4:29PM
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Ladies there are a ton of choices we make on a daily basis right? For instance you decided what you would
wear today.
It is a conscious decision we make daily on how we want
to present ourselves to the world. We are treated based
on what we ...
Posted Wednesday, July 9th 2014 at 12:47PM
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By Dennis Fisher
During the early years of the Protestant Reformation in Europe, Katharina Von Bora, a former nun, married Martin Luther (1525). By all accounts, the two had a joyous married life. Luther said, “There is no bond on earth so swe ...
Posted Wednesday, July 9th 2014 at 12:09PM
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Creating and Leading the Experience
Oprah Winfrey
"I want us all to fulfill our greatest potential. To find our calling and summon the courage to live it," Oprah Winfrey says.
Friday, Oprah takes the stage in a profound, moving and intimate one-woman show. She brings her story and vision to l ...
Posted Tuesday, July 8th 2014 at 12:11PM
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Join us along with artists Kojo Kamau and Larry Winston Collins, Cultural Wall honorees, family and friends, and residents of the King-Lincoln and Discovery Districts, as we proudly unveil the first of its kind Long Street Cultural Wall.
Together ...
Posted Tuesday, July 8th 2014 at 11:07AM
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Wayne A.I. Frederick talked about the challenges facing Howard University and other historically black colleges, as well as the state of higher education in the United States. Mr. Frederick also spoke about his career as a surgical oncolo ...
Posted Monday, July 7th 2014 at 11:34AM
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As long as you are living it is never too late to live healthy.
What kind of smoothie would you choose if you could select any off the menu?
I am attracted to the Spicy Pineapple Peach Smoothie.
Not only because I consider myself to be a Peach b ...
Posted Monday, July 7th 2014 at 11:18AM
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With the help of students, staff and the Raleigh community we were able to show the world this is what makes us "happy." Thank you Pharrell Williams for the movement! ...
Posted Monday, July 7th 2014 at 10:46AM
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