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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington
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Cameroon University Suspends Professor For Asking A Legal Question In A Law Class | Afro
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5 Men Who Inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. to be a Leader
Martin Luther King Jr., once said, Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable…Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated
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Quick Look 2021 Kia Seltos SX Turbo AWD
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South Africa: Lockdown Level 3 - Blade Nzimande to Give Update On Plans for Tertiary Institutions
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Stillman College [Tuscaloosa] (1867-- )
Stillman College is a private, four-year university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is known as one of the Historically Black Colleges/University (HBCU’s).  In 1867, Charles Allen Stillman, Presbyterian Church pastor in Eutaw, Alabama asked the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in
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Bowie State University (1865- )
Founded in 1865, Bowie State University is Maryland’s oldest historically black university, and one of the ten oldest African American institutions of higher education in the United States.  It is also one of eleven senior colleges and universities in the University of Maryland system.  The
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Definition of Race in Sociology
Sociologists define race as a concept that is used to signify different types of human bodies. While there is no biological basis for racial classification, sociologists recognize a long history of attempts to organize groups of people based on similar skin color and physical appearance. The
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Adu, Freddy (1989-- )
Fredua Koranteng Adu, known to much of the world as Freddy Adu was born June 2, 1989 in the port city of Tema, Ghana. Growing up in Ghana, Freddy often received attention for his tremendous soccer skills as a youngster. Even at a young age he was asked by older kids and even adults to participate
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Ferguson, Clarence Clyde, Jr. (1924-1983)
Clarence Clyde Ferguson was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uganda on March 17, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. He presented his credentials June 30, 1970 and terminated his mission on July 19, 1972. Ferguson was born November 4, 1924 in Wilmington, North Carolina to
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McKinney, Louise Jones (1930–2012)
Louise McKinney (née Jones) was an African-American educator, human rights advocate, philanthropist, business woman, community activist, and patron of the arts.  She was a long-established galvanizing force of civic life in Seattle and in the State of
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University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (1873- )
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was created by the Arkansas Legislative Act of 1873. The University was established for the convenience and well-being of the poorer classes” which meant African Americans in the state.  The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is the oldest
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Vanderbilt’s Lee Becomes SEC’s 1st Woman Athletic Director | Afro
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has removed the interim title, making Candice Storey Lee the first woman to become an athletic director in the Southeastern
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Racial discrimination refers to discrimination against individuals on the basis of their race. Policies of racial segregation may formalize it, but it is also often exerted without being
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Car Buying Service – Why Buy or Not – Auto Talk Show – AutoNetwork Reports #265
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Namibia: Salaries Take Bulk of Education Budget
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Africa: Moves Are Afoot in Africa to Keep More Women in Science Careers
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Wiley College (1873- )
Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, is the first African-American college established in the Lone Star State.  The institution was founded in 1873 by Bishop Isaac Wiley of Methodist Episcopal Church and chartered by the Freedman’s Aid Society in 1882. Isaac Wiley grew up with dreams of becoming
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Savannah State University (1890- )
Savannah State University, a historically black university in Savannah, Georgia, is the oldest state supported black institution of higher education in the state of Georgia.  It was the first black public land grant college established in the state after the Morrill Act of 1890. Originally named
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Rust College [Holly Springs] (1866- )
Rust College was founded in 1866 by the Freeman’s Aid Society’s missionaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church with the goal of providing basic education for adults and children who had formerly been enslaved. Located outside Holly Springs, Mississippi, the College is currently affiliated with the
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Jax Arlington 20/20 Initiative: A Replicable Model for Inclusive Community Development – Free Press of Jacksonville
While development in those areas is a good thing, Jacksonville’s historic urban core neighborhoods, which include predominantly African American communities, are often overlooked despite their tremendous investment
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President of Atlanta Technical College addresses 2020 graduates in a open letter
At Atlanta Technical College (ATC), I am fortunate to lead a campus that has been laser-focused on producing top-notch, career-ready professionals for a global
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Spelman College
Spelman College is a four-year liberal arts womens college located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta.[2] Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the fourth historically black female
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(1963) Robert C. Weaver, "The Negro as an American"
In 1966 Robert C. Weaver became the first African American to hold a cabinet post when President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him Secretary of  the new created Department of Housing and Urban Development.  Weaver, however had held a series of federal government and academic positions going back to
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American Negro Academy: Promoting the Talented Tenth
The American Negro Academy was the first organization in the United States devoted to African-American
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Hopwood v. State of Texas (1996)
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ODOTE: Varsities should adopt online education
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