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Paula E. Waters Diamond in the Rough Scholarship for for Male African American High School Seniors at Select Schools in MD, DC, VA and PA opens til May 29

The Paula E. Waters Diamond in the Rough Scholarship Fund is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2020-21 academic school year.

Three (3) scholarships will be awarded to male African American high school seniors with a cumulative GPA between

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How do We honor Transitioned Revolutionary Warriors

May We always honor the Warrior Spirit of our Warriors Gone but Not Forgotten during this month of Ourstory - 

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Canada: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Statement on Black History Month

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Black History Month:

"Today, we celebrate the start of Black History Month and honour the legacy of Black Canadians. This year's theme – Canadians of African descent: Going

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MK Asante's While Black

 

M.K. Asante’s While Black

Junious Ricardo Stanton

 

            M.K. Asante is the son of a scholar, academician, professor and his father Molefi Kete Asante is the founder of the Afrocentric movement. M.K. is just as gifted and talented as his father.

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Indigenous Knowledge the Way to Go

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Author Jude Shaw’s new book “Leaving Dahomey: Book One” is an evocative tale set in an ancient kingdom with a rich culture and history prior to annexation by the French

Jude Shaw has completed his new book “Leaving Dahomey: Book One”: a spellbinding story of nineteenth-century Africa, set in the ancient land presently known as Benin.
It was September of 1840, and the ancient West African Kingdom of Dahomey was ablaz

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Colorful Children’s Stories Set In Lush African Sceenery: Doris “Cookie” Roberts-Palacios’s new book “Saboyu, A Warrior King” Is a Collection of Three Short Stories Starring an Endearing Young Warrior

Doris “Cookie” Roberts-Palacios, a mother, grandmother, avid storyteller and former director of the Department of Human Services in Chesapeake, Virginia, currently serving as an executive consultant for a firm that helps businesses and clients in the

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Read Olubandele Dada’s New Book “West African Folktales”, a Compilation of Legends and Fables of Africa That Reflect Its Grand Cultures to the Western World

Olubandele Dada, a passionate writer with an MBA from the University of Southern California and a PhD in clinical psychology from the California Graduate Institute, Los Angeles, has completed his new book “West African Folktales”: an enthralling book

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Young Person Do You Have A Plan B?

     In my growing up years--when dinosaurs roamed the earth--my father and I would talk upon occasion about my future. One of the things he constantly stressed, when I laid out my hopes and dreams? ALWAYS have a backup plan; a ‘Plan B’. My mother wo

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Trump Education Reforms Applauded by Black Activists: White House Higher Ed Proposals Align With Project 21's "Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America" Recommendations

Black activists with the Project 21 black leadership network are applauding the Trump Administration's newly announced reforms for American colleges and universities. Many of the policies announced by the White House align with recommendations made i

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An Elder Must TEACH! By Mike Ramey

SOME ‘BLACK FACE’…SOMETIMES?
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

     In my office, I have a sticky on my wall with the following: “Blissful Ignorance; Willful Ignorance, Deliberate Ignorance. Any one c

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American Bar Association Criticized by Black Activists for Promoting Social Justice Over Student Achievement - Law Schools Need to Be Held Accountable When Graduates Can't Pass Bar Exam

Favoring diversity over quality, the American Bar Association (ABA) recently rejected a proposal to hold law schools responsible for not preparing students for the rigors of the legal profession. Members of the Project 21 black leadership network co

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