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The UNC board of governors on unanimously approved N.C. A&T’s request to plan a doctoral program in nanoengineering. The new degree program will be the fourth and final degree program that will make u

Music mogul Dirty Diddy Money is to roll up his sleeves and help out volunteers at an adventure playground in central London. The rapper, who used to be known as P Diddy, will be at Toffee Park Adv

by Dr. Boyce Watkins. In a recent Your Black World survey, readers were asked to ascertain the racial implications of the case of Casey Anthony, a mother who was recently exonerated in the death of her two year old daughter, Caylee. After the surprising not guilty verdict, people across the nation

(Clickz) Eight percent of adult U.S. Internet users now use Twitter, representing six percent of the overall U.S. population, according to research conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & Am

Civil and Human Rights Coalition Applauds U.S. Sentencing Commission for Extending the Fair Sentencing Act to Individuals Serving Unfairly Long Sentences for Crack Cocaine Offenses Wade Henders

(WASHINGTON, DC) – The American Civil Liberties Union will join the NAACP and several others for a teleconference Thursday, June 30 at 3 p.m. EDT following a vote in the United States Sentencing Comm

SAVE THE DATE: Summer Exhibition Mark Your Calendar! We are proud to announce that Premier Art has partnered with Zucot Gallery, The National Black Arts Festival, and The Tom Joyner Foundatio

National awareness campaign highlights need for more bone marrow donors during July’s African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month MINNEAPOLIS – June 28, 2011 – Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins rose to fame as an actress, singer and member of the popular 90s musical group TLC – all while quietly battli

CALLING ALL PROGLIDE BELIEVERS: Have a friend still using an old Gillette razor? Challenge him to put a Gillette Fusion ProGlide up against his old razor. Capture it on video. Submit. Get votes. Each week the 3 most popular videos will be entered into the Gillette Young Guns' Invasion of the Week

ATLANTA, May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- San Francisco will play host to 100 Black Men of America, Inc. (The 100) and the mentoring organization's 25th Anniversary Annual Conference from June

Ebony is pleased to announce that the annual HBCU Campus Queen feature will appear in the September 2011 issue. Ten crowning beauties will grace the pages of the magazine. To become one of 10 queens chosen to appear in the issue, you must register online. The deadline for all registration material i

According to a recent report by the Urban Institute, up to 40% of all low-income families in the United States experience hardships related to housing. This means that millions of people across the country are in bad economic situations, and thus qualify to live in low income housing and apartments.

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"Honoring True Heroes" Phils-Braves makes CRG matchup extra special Once again, Major League Baseball will celebrate those who transcended the National Pastime with the Civil Rights Game this Su

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