HBCUs getting the point about online newspapers

First the news…
More HCBUs Increase Frequency (BlackCollegeWire.com)
The Student Voice at Albany State University -– previously published every two weeks — began circulating every week this semester. Tennessee State University’s the Meter is producing a Thursday online edition. Florida A&M University’s the Famuan and the News Argus of Winston-Salem State University also plan to increase their [...]

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Jackson State University offers “Kids Kollege”

I have been wanting to highlight some of the good things that are happening within our HCBUs for quite some time. I’ll try to include this kind of information throughout the week.
The goal for the Kids Kollege Children of Alumni Institute Program is to prepare students for the important transition from high school to college. [...]

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American firm seeks to invest $50 million in Nigerian aviation sector

(The Day–Lagos [AllAfrica.com]) A United States-based firm, West Coast Airlines Inc. (WCA), said yesterday in Abuja, that it was finalising arrangements with necessary regulatory agencies in the Nigerian aviation sector, to fly a direct non-stop flight between Nigeria and the United States before the end of this year.
The airline, which said it would meet with [...]

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Keeping Islam on the DL

Yesterday on this site, I was part of conversation regarding my post entitled: “Islam is a religion of peace…in the west.” (click on this link read the post and comments). Because religion can encompass so much, I decided to hover around the issue of domestic abuse within the Muslim community and why is it not [...]

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Black American art exibit…in Warsaw?

(www.wbj.pl) Black Alphabet is the first major showing of contemporary African-American art in Europe.
Polish culture looks homogeneous when contrasted with the cultural patchwork of America. A new exhibition at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw presents the African-American face of the US.
Black Alphabet, which organizers say is the first such exhibition not only [...]

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More and more black families choose the homeschool option

First the news,
(sfgate.com) Suisun City parents Benjamin and Tanya Marshall are part of a new homeschooling movement led by African American families fed up with the public school system.
Nine years ago, the couple put their oldest son, Trevaughn, in kindergarten after discussing teaching him at home. When he had a substitute teacher several times in [...]

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Even more Black men are stepping up to the plate

(pasadenastarnews.com) PASADENA - About 300 African-American teenagers and young men attended the third annual Young African American Male’s Conference at Pasadena City College on Saturday.
“We want to expose our young men to a different way of life,” said the Rev. Tyronne Skinner of the Metropolitan Baptist Church, who founded the event. “The conference evolved from [...]

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Investment team has Liberia in its sights

Johnson, 59, will lead a group of African-American leaders to Liberia to facilitate at least $30 million of direct investments in the country’s infrastructure, health, education and agriculture, according to a statement from the Charlotte Bobcats.
The statement said the delegation, which will include U.S. leaders in education, health, law and business, also will seek to [...]

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What happens when the consumer speaks

First the news,

(ashlandcitytimes.com) School accountability and community involvement are key to ensuring that all children, regardless of their race, economic background or physical condition, are getting a fair shot at a good education, a panel of educators told NAACP members Friday…
To help them catch up, Elliott-Johnson and other panelists advocated methods such as modifying curriculums [...]

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Clueless hate

When it was announced that former Exxon CEO would receive well over $150 million for his total retirement package during a time when oil prices were on the rise, folks went nuts. To many, this was further proof that capitalism was evil. Activists groups raised enough hell on Capital Hill to convince camera-addicted politicians to [...]

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