Abby Johnson - Chairman and CEO at Fidelity Investments.
Since my message on June 1, I have continued to hear from many Fidelity associates who are anguished and angry over the discrimination and racism faced by black Americans, as well as the racial injustice that afflicts too many communities across the world. ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2020 at 12:19AM
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TODAY: Virtual Town Hall to Focus on Solutions to COVID-19 Education Crisis for Poor & Working-Class Families
Event to be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Minneapolis, MN – A coalition of leading education scholars and community leaders will par ...
Posted Monday, August 31st 2020 at 5:02PM
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On Monday, August 24, 2020, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (“The Council”) announced that Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (the “Law School”) remains an ...
Posted Thursday, August 27th 2020 at 6:26PM
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Meet Saxton Dunlap. Saxton Dunlap was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in May, 2020. He needs to find a matching donor so he can have a stem cell or bone marrow transplant.
The best chance of finding a match is with someone who shares the same gene ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2020 at 7:46PM
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Middle and high school students from around the world are expected to compete in Coppin State University’s (CSU) virtual STEM Day Science Trivia competition, where top students are awarded, but the biggest prize is the act of inspiring tomorrow’s sci ...
Posted Tuesday, August 25th 2020 at 3:59PM
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One of Alcorn State University’s leadership members is part of an organization geared toward encouraging Black athletes' advancement in athletic administration.
Derek Horne, Alcorn’s director of Athletics, was selected to serve as an executive c ...
Posted Friday, August 21st 2020 at 7:45PM
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In an effort to address the ongoing financial challenges faced by the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), HBCU Change - a new app that makes charitable giving easy and fun -- has announced a mission to raise $1 billion for H ...
Posted Friday, August 21st 2020 at 7:38PM
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I am a writer that is interested in publishing the truth even if that will lead to my death. My articles reflect on what I write and also identifies me but I am passing through certain problems from an empire of deceitful invincible enemies. To suppr ...
Posted Friday, August 21st 2020 at 2:42AM
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Fair Wayne Bryant, a man sentenced to life in prison for a 1997 conviction under the habitual offender law for attempting to steal hedge clippers, was granted a new parole hearing on Wednesday. Francis Abbott, executive director of the Louisiana Boar ...
Posted Wednesday, August 19th 2020 at 2:35PM
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Bennett College has been awarded an $83,600 Fulbright-Hays grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support a four-week study abroad program in Morocco. It is the first such Fulbright-Hays grant that Bennett has received.
The Bennett progra ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2020 at 5:38PM
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From a young age, Heidelberg, Mississippi native Alvin Jones Jr. has understood the value of hard work. His work ethic has been the catalyst for his early success.
“The hard work that’s gotten me to this point started when I was younger,” said J ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2020 at 5:27PM
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Alabama State University Professor Designs Coin Chosen by U.S. Mint! the coin is made for coin collectors only, the $1 dollar coin is produced and sold by the United States Mint.
By Hazel Scott/ASU.
Alabama State University assistant professor ...
Posted Monday, August 17th 2020 at 6:20PM
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Nationwide — Judith Batty, a lifelong Girl Scout and board member, has made history as the first Black CEO of the Girl Scouts of the United States since the organization was established 108 years ago.
“When I was young, the Girl Scouts instilled in ...
Posted Monday, August 17th 2020 at 3:44PM
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Savannah State University Interim President Kimberly Ballard-Washington has named Sametria McFall, Ph.D., as interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs effective Aug. 1, 2020.
“We are fortunate to have Dr. McFall assume this importan ...
Posted Monday, August 17th 2020 at 3:14PM
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Hello.
I’m reaching out to request if my daughter could be highlighted in your amazing magazine for her recent accomplishments. Please read Emory’s story on how she was able to overcome racial adversity in public high school and to go on to gradua ...
Posted Saturday, August 15th 2020 at 3:38PM
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