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According to USAToday.com, The Underground Railroad Freedom Center, in Cincinnati, is facing financial hardship due to large cutbacks in their budget and funding from local and state institutions. The center’s focus is on telling the stories of abolitionists from the Underground Railroad, but they have recently expanded to included contemporary slavery and human-trafficking.
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Google is offering scholarships to African Americans, Hispanics and women who are interested in the field of computer technology.
Google will be offering $10,000 a year to students planning on attending 4-year universities in fields related to computer science and computer engineering.
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Black Web 2.0 Reports:
Read MoreApplicants should demonstrate leadership and a commitment to and passion for computer science and technology through involvement in their
The ladies of The View engaged in a contentious debate over the Susan G. Komen Foundation‘s controversial decision to halt funding to Planned Parenthood. Komen has implemented criteria that bars them from providing grants to organizations that are under investigation by local, state or federal authorities, according to spokesperson, Leslie Aun.
Since Planned Parenthood is the focus of an inquiry spearheaded by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), in efforts to determine
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Police dashcam video captured a light flying across the sky in Texas.
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(CNN) — Whenever a hugely popular and successful company goes public, many people wonder what will happen to all the newly created millionaires.
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If you think Eddie Long’s drama couldn’t get any more bizarre, trust us IT CAN! Elev8 reports that New Birth has “crowned” Eddie Long “King!”
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Read MoreIn a recent service on January 29th 2012, Eddie Long who is Bishop at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church invited Ralph Messer who claims
Like the rest of America, I was distraught over the death of the great Don Cornelius, creator of the legendary show, “Soul Train.” There will never be another one like him; for, he truly changed the Black entertainment landscape for all eternity. Here are five things that Black people can learn from the master of soul:
Don Cornelius Dead Of Apparent Suicide
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Every February, people throughout America take 28 days to learn about, remember, and celebrate the contributions of Black people to American society.
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is trying to fix a stubborn drag on the economy by allowing all homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates even if they owe more than their homes are worth, tackling a difficult issue of vital concern in states key to President Barack Obama’s re-election.
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From NBC Chicago: Publisher John H. Johnson, who created Ebony and Jet magazines, will be honored on this year’s Black Heritage stamp issued by the U.S. Postal Service.
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A Tuesday ceremony is planned in Johnson’s hometown of Arkansas City, where he lived until moving to Chicago with his family at age 15.
Johnson founded Johnson Publishing Co. on a $500 loan using his
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There’s something captivating about an attempt to break a previously set world record. We’ve looked before at Guinness World record holders with some of the most unique talents. A recent video of 145 water skiers pulled by one boat got us thinking, what about other records set by large groups of people?
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MSNBC is reporting that there is a new study which proves that women are better than men at parking.
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WCHB – A crowd filled with students gathered this morning at the University of Michigan to hear President Barack Obama speak.
During his speech, the President touched on the economy and jobs, but focused primarily on rising tuition costs and college affordability. His proposed initiatives had the crowd very enthusiastic. To see his speech and the out line of his new initiatives click here.
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This week I had a rare moment of downtime. While flipping through TV channels I caught a preview of a show that will air this weekend: Oprah Winfrey interviewing Sean Penn in Haiti for “Oprah’s Next Chapter” on OWN. I couldn’t help but wonder what their interview will depict, and whether it will show what I saw earlier this month in Haiti as part of a delegation organized by Dr. Ron
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Marcia Adams of College Park, Ga., and her boyfriend went to a convenience store to buy a chocolate candy bar and decided to purchase two Quik Pik lottery tickets. The tickets were bought less than an hour before the drawing, and two days later, she was $72 million richer.
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Adams and her boyfriend, whose name has not been released, purchased
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