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When you were young, did you know how to study for a test or make plans for college? Do you remember wanting your first car or looking for a part-time job? Simple things that may seem easy or strai
Will its legacy, fans and money follow the CIAA to Baltimore?
By John X. Miller @xman1955 February 28, 2019 The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are nearing the end of their 13-year run in Charl
Awarding Movie Director Spike Lee with his Oscar is the same as awarding all of us with an Oscar.
The excellency our Honorable Morehouse Alum, Spike Lee shares through art is impressionable and admired by us all. His taste displayed in the messages he tells through cinema is classic and timeless. When we see him on the big screen he plays his character so naturally. The casts he and hi
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. to present SC State first installment of $100,000 endowment
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., (AKA) in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation, has pledged an endowment in the amount of $100,000 to SC State University as a part of the AKA-HBCU E
Are You Ready for New Orleans?
BRONNER BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY SHOW The Nation's Largest & Best Multi-Cultural Beauty Show NEW ORLEANS | MARCH 30TH - APRIL 1ST, 2019 New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 900
Five takeaways from the Lakers’ 111-106 win over the Houston Rockets
Five takeaways from the Lakers’ 111-106 win over the Houston Rockets Photo: Rockets guard Chris Paul tries to get a pass by Lakers center JaVale McGee during a Feb. 21 game at Staples Center. (Robe
YOUR WORLD NEWS: BRIDE OF IS CANNOT RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES
YOUR WORLD NEWS DAY: 21 FEBRUARY 2019 Northern Syria Hoda Muthana has been banned to return as a citizen of the United States after she left at the age of 20 to marry with a member of the Isla
BACKSTAGE: Jussie Smollett Arrested in a Hoax
BACKSTAGE Entertainment News Day 21 February 2019 Stop the press/ It's been determined by a police investigation that actor Jussie Smollett has been arrested in staging a hoax against himself in order to receive a raise. The 36 year old star of the TV series Empire is suspected of paying t
The NHL says hockey is for everyone. It's Kim Davis' job to help make that a reality.
For the past several years, the NHL has made an effort to attract a new, diverse fan base with one lofty promise: Hockey is for everyone. The slogan started as a unity building initiative each February but is now supposed to be a year-round guiding principle for the league. But too often it’s bee
Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage® Presented By Denny's Sets Sail April 7th For Epic 20th Cruise Getaway
Legendary music entertainment cruise, sailing April 7-14, 2019 on Carnival Magic supports students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Janet Jackson, Maxwell, Charlie Wilson, Fantasia, KEM, and more will headline 2019 performances, which also include artists from R&B, Soul, In
On Presidents Day, how well do you know your U.S. history?
In advance of Presidents Day, a U.S. history quiz was written by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Some 41,000 Americans took it, with dismal results. Even in the state with the be
A tale of two colleges: USC’s HBCU exchange program
Adrianna Carter (left), a senior majoring in global medicine and biological sciences at USC, and Alexandria Frank (right), a sophomore majoring in psychology at Howard University, are taking part in a
YOUR NATIONAL/WORLD NEWS: The Trial of Drug Lord El Chapo
YOUR NATIONAL/WORLD NEWS DAY 12 February 12, 2019 Brooklyn, NY Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been found guilty on all ten counts of drug trafficking in his trial in by a Federal Court in New Yor
Over $70,000 in scholarship money in The National Business Case Competition - register now!
The Executive Leadership Council Presents The National Business Case Competition Scholarship in conjunction with ExxonMobil. The competition consists of teams that will develop and present viable solu
The Origins and Purpose of Black History Month with Alabama State University's Dr. Howard Robinson
The Origins & Purpose of Black History Month WHEN: Tuesday (Feb. 12) 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. WHERE: ASU's Levi Watkins Learning Center (ASU Library) Lecture Hall on its first-floor (off of N. University Dr.). As the nation celebrates Black History Month, join us at Alabama State University on Tues