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Each generation, depending on its problems and needs, must select and arrange the specific facts which form the best system for its own inspiration an...
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The West Virginia All Black Schools Sports and Academic Hall of Fame will hold its fifth induction ceremony this weekend, starting at 6 p.m. today. All events will take place at the Charleston Marriott.
Set to be honored at 7 p.m. tonight will be Park Central's track teams. The school located in Bluefield was the first and only all- black school to win four integrated state championships, coming in 1963, '64, '66, and '68. Tonight's festivities will begin with a "Soul Food Fest" at 6 p.m. with a cost of $10 for the day.
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The Rugby World Cup will be the first serious test of the Major Events Management Act (MEMA), passed by Parliament in 2007 to tighten New Zealand's am...
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Staff Writer
During a recent class period at McCaskey East High School, T'onna Johnson's class discussed a film, learned about a college-visit trip, talked about designing a class T-shirt and was encouraged to sign up for a seminar on the importance of a good education.
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The SBN Sports 2009 National Champion South Carolina State Bulldogs led the way with five players selected while runner-up Prairie View A&M had four players selected. Prairie View A&M University quarterback K. J. Black was named "SBN Sports/Doug Williams Offensive Player of the Year," Grambling State University defensive lineman Christian Anthony was named "SBN Sports/Mel Blount Defensive Player of the Year" and for the second consecutive year Prairie View A&M University Head Coach Henry Frazier, III was named "SBN Sports/ Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year.
The 2009 SBN Sports Black College All-American Team and the 2009 National Champion South Carolina State Bulldogs will be honored at the 36th annual BCAA Awards Luncheon on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the Doubletree Res...
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Samuel J. Harris knew he wasn't dead. But on June 7, his morning newspaper suggested otherwise.
The 88-year-old Washington resident read in an Associated Press story that the last known survivor of an all-black World War II U.S. Army unit had received the Legion of Honor from the French government. But he, too, had served in the 320th Anti-Aircraft Barrage Balloon Battalion and was, therefore, confused.
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The Giants haven't started preparing for the possibility of playing Philadelphia minus Michael Vick yet. They have their own health issues to address.
Giants coach Tom Coughlin said linebacker Michael Boley and cornerback Aaron Ross - both injured in Sunday's loss at San Francisco - are day to day. More will be known when the Giants return to practice Wednesday.
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The April-May 1971 and October 1972 issues of The Black Scholar: Journal of Black Studies and Research were devoted to the subject "The Black Prisoner...
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[Anika Noni Rose], who is known for Broadway musicals like "Caroline Or Change" and the movie "Dreamgirls," is thrilled to have the opportunity to be in a straight drama. "This is what I trained in. I'm not trained as a singer. So this is back to my roots and it's fantastic. I've been wanting to do something classical for a while but there just isn't that much straight theater in New York," she said.
It's great to see more Blacks coming to Broadway, [Stephan Byrd] shared. "This year we have Laurence Fishburne and Morgan Freeman coming to Broadway. It's a great year and we're not shucking and jiving.
[Lou Myers] is very optimistic about this all-Black production and what it says about the changing attitude about Blacks on Broadway. "I think it's an example of the bigger society. Everyth...
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University of Maine second baseman Troy Black, third baseman Alex Calbick and pitcher Shaun Coughlin have been named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American baseball team.
The trio helped lead the Black Bears to their first America East championship and NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006.