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EducatedBlack.org 2012/13 Scholarship Announcement

EducatedBlack.com has announced up to five $1000.00 Cash Scholarships for the Fall 2012/ Spring 2013 School Year. Educated Black was created by an African American scientist for black students to assist with achieving their dreams of a higher education. Please visit … Continue reading

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SPRING 2013 WHITE HOUSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM APPLICATION NOW OPEN

Application Deadline: September 23, 2012 As White House Interns, young men and women from across the country dedicate their time, talents, energy, and service to better the White House, the community, and the nation. While their tasks vary by department, … Continue reading

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President Obama Signs New Initiative to Improve Educational Outcomes for African Americans

President Obama Signs New Initiative to Improve Educational Outcomes for African Americans–The White House.

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Results from 2011 HBCU Week Conference

 Lively. Engaging. Informative. Fun. These were all words used by participants to describe an unusual Town Hall Meeting that took place at the 2011 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference. 2011 – Conference Town Hall Report — final

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Voting Results of 2011 HBCU Week Town Hall Meeting

Lively. Engaging. Informative. Fun. These were all words used by participants to describe an unusual Town Hall Meeting that took place at the 2011 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference. 2011 – Conference Town Hall Report — final

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President Obama Awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to recipient Toni Morrison

WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama named thirteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests … Continue reading

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Vacancies in the Black-College Presidency: What’s Going On?

http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/vacancies-in-the-black-college-presidency-whats-going-on/32204 April 12, 2012, 11:39 am By Marybeth Gasman Last time I counted there were 16 open HBCU presidencies throughout the nation, including Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio), Bennett College for Women (Greensboro, N.C.), and Fisk University (Nashville). Many alumni … Continue reading

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TSU Commencement 2011 – Speaker John Silvanus Wilson, Jr.

Commencement Speaker John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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John Wilson on Black Network Television

Black Network Television presents an exclusive interview with John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., the Executive Director for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on the occasion of the 2011 Hampton University Ministers’ Conference. This interview first … Continue reading

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WHITE HOUSE EXECUTIVE WILL GIVE TALLADEGA ADDRESS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Talladega College Office of Public Relations/Mrs. Nicola Lawler Telephone:  256-761-6207 E-mail: nllawler@talladega.edu April 9, 2012    Talladega, Alabama—Talladega College will host its annual Honors Convocation on Thursday, April 12.  This year’s speaker is Dr. John S. … Continue reading

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