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By Liz Ryan, Forbes | November 22, 2015 Everyone who interviews job-seekers for a living has stories about crazy things that job-seekers have done on job interviews. I have dozens of stories — too

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We have a well known reporter looking to write a story about how folks in their 50s find new jobs. He is looking for the 50 and up crowd to connect with him for a brief interview, to create a mini-pro

What do you do if you’re a successful African American female engineer spending your nights and weekends worrying about the state of public education? Especially when the children in your neighborhood, already struggling with poverty, violence and racial discrimination, aren’t getting the education

Join 19 top graduate schools in international affairs and public policy for a virtual recruitment fair on October 21. Members of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) will be online to answer your questions about: - application requirements, - curricula and joint degrees, - financial aid, and - career opportunities. Go beyond

Thurgood Marshall College Fund - S.M.A.R.T. Scholarship For Service Program The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completi

To all the site readers, we seek your help. Earl Francis Lloyd (1928-2015) was the first African American to play in the NBA for the Washington Capitols in 1950. Subsequently, he was also the first A

 By Alexander Nazaryan 8/18/15 at 4:37 AM Coutesy of NewsWeek - http://www.newsweek.com/black-colleges-matter-363667 Medgar Evers College, an overwhelmingly black branch of the City University

Jelisa Barringer is the 47th National Miss Black America Titleholder. She Joined the Ranks of Oprah Winfrey, Toni Braxton, Bernadette Stanis, Alexandra Morton and more. Jelisa is a 25 year old native

By Carmen Jones Courtesy of XOJane.com One day I woke up, and Twitter had exploded. A young Black woman had gotten everyone into a tizzy. “A 4.0 at an HBCU is not equivalent to a 4.0 at a PWI,

Allen University has opened its doors to the new Mother Mary Ann Norris Honors Program Center. Angel Risher is the current Miss Allen University. She and the other honors students in her class w

NBMBAA Entrepreneurial Institute®(EI), is a “must attend” day long series of business development workshops and breakthrough training sessions. The EI attracts new entrepreneurs, current business owners and small business professionals seeking the knowledge and tools of success. EI provides professional development via workshops, panels, discussions, networking opportunities and

Chicago, IL and Houston, TX - In its search for proven and flexible instructional programs to serve its mission of, “empowering students, parents, teachers, administrators and community leaders

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) received Initial Approval status for its Pre-Licensure (Generic) Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) program from the Arkansas State Board of N

Allen University has created a scholarship fund to honor three alumni who lost their lives in the historic Mother Emanuel - African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church massacre on June 17, 2015 in Cha

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Contributor: Tanisha LaVerne Grant Malcolm Lee, Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Oyelowo are among 322 artist who have been invited to join the The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Black Americans made strides in the job market in June, with their unemployment rate reaching its lowest level in seven years. The black unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent, the best showing since

A fervent dream became reality today for ballerina Misty Copeland as she became the first black female principal dancer in the 75-year history of the American Ballet Theatre. It is one of the highest

LeMoyne-Owen College Board of Trustees Chair Robert Lipscomb proudly announced Memphis, Tennessee native and 1976 LOC graduate Dr. Andrea Lewis Miller as the college’s 12th president after an ex

By Kia Kokalitcheva/Fortune   Google has updated it workplace demographics data, a year after an initial report showed huge gender and racial disparities.   Acknowledging a problem

It's our turn.... In star studded fashion The Paley Center for Media paid tribute Wednesday night to African-Americans in all facets of film, television, comedy, and journalism. The gala which took pl

First Lady, Michelle Obama, spoke to the graduating class of 2015 at Tuskegee University. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address to the 2015 graduates of Tuskegee University in T

Graduating is the pinnacle achievement in most young people’s lives. It is the culmination of several years of learning, growing and maturing into someone that is prepared to produce positive results that will serve themselves and society productively. One local family will get to experience the joy and celebrations that graduating brings four times in less than a month as the entire fami

Bipartisan Co-Chairs Reps. Adams & Byrne to Host Launch Event & Panel Discussion Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 28th at 5PM, Reps. Alma S. Adams (D-NC12) and Bradley Byrne (R-AL1)