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FIRST MINORITY TEEN ACADEMY FOR GIRLS AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY SEEKS APPLICANTS

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For the fourth straight year, the At the Well Young Women’s Leadership Academy will be held on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. The Academy is one of the only summer institutes for minority teen girls held on an Ivy League campus and the first to be held at Princeton University. The program is geared towards building leadership skills for minority girls entering the tenth, eleventh, or twe

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3828563043?profile=originalCompeting for your son’s attention? Stop! Find someone your own age to rely on and release him from your servitude! You have had your son all of his life, and it is time for him to spread his wings and fly away from your nest. He’s 18 now. You’ve taught him how to take care of himself (cook & clean his clothes and the house), as well as select, treat and respect nice women right? So be NICE to his girlfriend when he brings her to your house. Don’t try to find some reason NOT to like her. His cho

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3828563016?profile=originalWhile 47-year-old Michael David Dunn, who killed 17-year-old Jordan Davis over some loud music was convicted on three counts of second-degree attempted murder and faces 60-years in prison, Father Michael L. Pfleger Sunday said that is not good enough because the jury failed to convict him for murdering the unarmed teenager.

Upset that the jury was deadlocked on the murder charge against Dunn, Pfleger said, “The boy died. He was murdered.” Referring to Dunn who faces a 20-year minimum mandatory se

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300x6001.jpgThe NY Coalition for Healthy School Food is this year’s charity partner at the New York City Vegetarian Food Festival. The Coalition is dedicated to bringing healthier meals to schoolchildren. Storytelling, craft projects, a musical jam session, and animal petting opportunities are just some of the kid-friendly offerings on tap at the Festival, to take place 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., March 1-2, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan.

The Coalition was founded in 2004 via a bipartisan New York State l

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The Courage To Change The World
(A Call To Action)
By
Charles E. Campbell

It is my Business! It is your Business! It is our Business!
Consciousness calls one to have the moral courage to “Square Up” against wrong and injustice. Let cowards be afraid, but not me! Not us!

Personal Responsibility demands the defense of the weak. I/We will defend our children from abuse, our women from bad love, the elderly from being victimized and our humanity from tyrants at home, in our community, our nation and

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Education Management and National Baptist Convention Initiate Significant New Scholarship Program

Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ: EDMC), a leading provider of post-secondary education, announced a commitment of $500,000 in scholarships for at-need students in a partnership with the National Baptist Convention of America, Inc., Int'l, one of the oldest African-American organizations in the nation.

"We are honored to work with an organization as revered as the National Baptist Convention t

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In this increasingly mobile world where workers are scattered across the country, state, county and city, it is important to keep them connected and productive. The tools and software they need are easier and more accessible than before. Employees connect through smart phones, tablets and other popular mobile devices to check email, review revised documents and reports and send approvals back to their home offices. IT departments count on the Cloud to store valuable data for traveling staff.

The

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NEW FILM, THE WAR ON HUMANS, EXPLORES THE GROWING CALL FOR GRANTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGAL “PERSONHOOD” TO PLANTS AND ANIMALS 3828562691?profile=original Are humans the enemy? Should pigs and peas have constitutional rights?The War on Humans, a provocative 31-minute documentary from Discovery Institute exploring growing efforts to disparage the value of humans in the name of saving the planet, will be released online February 18th at www.waronhumans.com.

The documentary features bioethicist and Discovery Institute Senior

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"Little Rock Nine" Alumnus Discusses 

Career "RISK" Strategies in New Audio Book 

3828562857?profile=originalIn a new audio book, "Little Rock Nine" alumnus Ernest Green shares career success strategies with publisher Tenickia Polk.

 

Green, a Washington, DC resident, will participate in a local book launch and discussion on school integration and how to build a career amidst changing times. The event will take place at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland on February 18, 2014.  The launch will be held from 1 p.m. to

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On February 7th, 1962 President John F. Kennedy laid the groundwork for the infamous economic embargo on Cuba. As a result of the Cuban government nationalizing some U.S. companies and becoming buddies with the former Soviet Union, President Kennedy slapped trade sanctions on Cuba prohibiting the importation of any Cuban goods. The following year, 1963, the embargo was tightened to include penalties that prohibited foreign companies that traded with Cuba to also trade with the United States. The

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A Legacy Forgotten: Blue & Gold Pride, Film About Georgia’s Powerful Black History

 

A Legacy Forgotten is a film about the African-American High School that broke through the wall of segregation to win the first integrated State basketball championship in Georgia.

 

A Legacy Forgotten is a film about the African-American High School that broke through the wall of segregation to win the first integrated State basketball championship in Georgia. The name of the school is Alfred Ely Beach H

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Marvin X: the Human Earthquake rocks NYU tribute to poets Jayne Cortez and Amiri Baraka

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New Yorkers turned out tonight at the NYU tribute to ancestor poets Jayne Cortez and Amiri Baraka. A second room was opened after the first filled to capacity to hear poetic tributes to fire spitter Jayne Cortez and the legendary chief architect of the Black Arts Movement, Amiri Baraka, aka LeRoi Jones. They were praised as poets and revolutionary activists.

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Poets who read included Sandra Maria Estev
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         Politicians Hate Poor Children and Their Families
                                                   by
       Charles E. Campbell, Author, Entrepreneur and Compassionate Human Being

The 2014 Farm Bill cuts Food Stamps to Poor Children and their families. This is unethical, unjust and immoral. It demonstrates a strong hatred of The Poor by all Politicians who voted for this Bill and a President who plans to sign it. When we allow the this mean spirited hatred to happen t

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AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPRESSIONS CELEBRATES 365 DAYS OF BLACK HISTORY; RELEASES NEW SISTER FRIENDS COLLECTION

3828562713?profile=originalAfrican American Expressions(TM), the nation’s largest black-owned gift and greeting card company, kicks off Black History month with the release of its much anticipated 2014 Celebrating 365 Days of Black History catalog.

Black history is filled with inspiring stories of individuals who have overcome adversity, in its various forms, to make lasting impressions on every aspect of society. Fro

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The African American Experience Fund Shares Eight Great Ways To Celebrate Black History In America's National Parks

Explore and Experience African American History in a National Park Near You Using National Park Foundation's "Find a Park" Feature at www.nationalparks.org/find .

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The African American Experience Fund of theNational Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, released today a list of great ways to celebrate

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Marvin X and Nuyorican poet Nancy Mercado at the Harlem reception for Marvin X,  hosted by poet Rashida Ishmaili in her beautiful home.

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Hostess Rashida Ishmaili told the gathering of poets, professors, writers, singers, dancers and filmmakers that it was only fitting they each read a poem by Harlem's greatest poet Langston Hughes on his birthday, February 1. For his selection, Marvin X read Dream Variations:



Dream Variations

To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to danc
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On Saturday, February 1, 2014 thru Super Bowl Sunday, February 2nd,partygoers can enjoy watching the long anticipated big game at Josephine’sCooking Restaurant, 436 E. 79th Street, Chicago, IL, while chowingdown on healthy, soul food Hors d’oeuvres that are tasty, attractively preparedand fit for winners.

Someof the Touchdown Super Bowl Madness dishes include:
 
v Fried Chicken and waffle CroquetteWith a Hot Pineapple or maple Sauce
v Collard, Kale and Swiss GreensDip
v Creamy Seafood Chicken Dip
v So
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Announcing the 1st Annual “Care 4 Hair” 5K Run for Alopecia, Hosted by Midwest Black Hair Magazine


5K Event, hosted by upscale hair and beauty magazine, designed to bring Alopecia Awareness to the Kansas City area.

1476092_724841377549693_84834678_n.jpgMidwest Black Hair Magazine welcomes you to participate in the 1st Annual “Care 4 Hair” 5K Run for Alopecia, sponsored by Tresses Au Naturale. Alopecia Areata is a common autoimmune skin disease resulting in the loss of hair on the scalp ranging from patches to total body hair loss. Alo
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10 GREAT MYTHS OF AMERICAN HISTORY DISMANTLED

What America Does Not Want Its Citizens To Know About Its History

3828562589?profile=originalDr. David Imhotep Ph.D., author of The First Americans Were Africans: Documented Evidence

Is Ancient America nothing more than the missing pages of Black history? Perhaps so! New documented insights are being brought forward by Dr. David Imhotep Ph.D., former nutritionist of Muhammad Ali, and author of The First Americans Were Africans: Documented Evidence. He is quickly changing the

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ClosingAttitudeGap_coversm.pngI'm excited to announce that my You Tube "Message to Your Son" series I started 3 months ago is now 100 videos strong and growing. Young men across America and beyond are being impacted but it is now time to reach millions! Your "forwards" are appreciated. Following is a description of the project:
Principal Kafele has launched a YouTube video series entitled:Message to Your Son™. It is a series of short 2 - 6 minute "no frills, no edits, one-take" video clips where he speaks directly to boys of
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