MK Asante is the author of "Buck: A Memoir" and "It’s Bigger than Hip-Hop," an associate professor of English at Morgan State University, a Sundance Film fellow and a hip-hop artist. He is on Twitter.
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Posted Monday, March 30th 2015 at 8:30AM
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Christopher Gray wins $40,000 deal and sets off epic debate between investors
by Kandia Johnson
On the latest episode of the hit ABC show Shark Tank, Drexel student Christopher Gray, Co-Founder of Scholly, an app to help college students fi ...
Posted Friday, February 27th 2015 at 2:04PM
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Annual Fundraising Eventto Benefit the Fatherhood Support Network
Saturday, April 4, 2015 6pm – 9pmAliante Casino, Hotel & Spa 7300 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas, NV 89084(Cocktails 6:00pm ...
Posted Thursday, February 26th 2015 at 10:15AM
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If you’re seeking to make a difference, advocating for equity within the community, workplace, or the world, we can make it happen. The Joseph S. Murphy Scholarship for Diversity in Labor allows students from under-represented populations to realize their goals, with financial support. ...
Posted Thursday, February 26th 2015 at 9:55AM
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Jaime Prisco (j.prisco@classicalite.com)
Iconic soul singer, Chaka Khan, will open BRIC’s 37th annual Celebrate Brooklyn! Performance Arts Festival. The show, which will take place at Prospect Park Bandshell, will be free for a ...
Posted Thursday, February 26th 2015 at 9:39AM
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Making meaningful connections with other women can change your life (not to mention the world). Here are 11 tips to improve your connecting skills.
BY DR. NANCY D. O'REILLY
Women who care enough about others to volunteer their time, talent ...
Posted Wednesday, February 18th 2015 at 3:28PM
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The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2015 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. This program, established in 2010, provides support for campus improvement projects at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country. Since the program’s inception, approximately ...
Posted Wednesday, February 4th 2015 at 10:56AM
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New Delhi, India, 20 January 2015 - In response to an invitation from the Director Dr Prof HK Kar and members of the faculty, His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital today. Formerly known as the Willingdon Hospital, it was ...
Posted Wednesday, January 21st 2015 at 10:51AM
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Lisa Price began making her line of hair, body and skincare products in her Bedford-Stuyvesant kitchen. The brand is now a favorite of celebs such as Oprah Winfrey, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jay Z.
BY Doyle Murphy
A Brooklyn beauty brand is ...
Posted Wednesday, January 21st 2015 at 8:53AM
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by Daniel Berry
Yesterday evening, USA Today posted an article on the upcoming animated feature Strange Magic, which just happens to feature a story written by none other than George Lucas himself. In the short piece, Brian Truitt provides some i ...
Posted Thursday, January 15th 2015 at 7:50AM
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By Krissah Thompson and Tim Carman
As Michelle Obama enters her seventh year as first lady, she remains focused on her campaign against childhood obesity. Obama’s first official act of the new year was announcing the appointment of children’s-h ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 12:37PM
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Arnold Donald, Carnival Corporation CEO, and James Gadsden, U.S. Ambassador (retired), will keynote two premiere events during the 43rd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, sponsored by the YWCA Greater Charleston. The Charleston area ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 11:51AM
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When Mayor Bloomberg announced he was banning big sodas from the NYC area, people passionately protested their right to bubbly drinks in big quantities.
But maybe the mayor was on to something. Soda doesn't just cause cavities a ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2015 at 11:26AM
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by Emanuel Maiberg on January 11, 2015
Microsoft has updated its Game Content Usage Rules page to explain how people can use its game content to create YouTube videos and Twitch Streams, but the new rules don't apply to Minecraft, which Microsoft ...
Posted Monday, January 12th 2015 at 11:37AM
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Bill Gates is turning human waste into drinkable water with the help of a sewage treatment machine developed using funds from the Gates Foundation. The machine, called the Omniprocessor, has been designed to provide clean drinking water to developing ...
Posted Friday, January 9th 2015 at 10:26AM
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