Office of Senator Mary Landrieu United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today announced that six schools in Louisiana received more than $6.8 million as a part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Institutional Aid Program. “I have long supported Historically Black Colleges and...
White House Office of Media Affairs This month, President Obama, the First Lady, and officials from throughout the Administration will deliver commencement addresses to Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the nation. This weekend Mrs. Obama will send off the graduates of University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff Saturday, May...
From the Wire – Office of the First Lady The Office of the First Lady announced today that First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to deliver three commencement addresses in the months ahead. On May 8th, the First Lady will address the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Established more...
By Shawn Williams – Editor, DallasSouthNews.org In the last week Tawnell Hobbs of the Dallas Morning News has been reporting on the poor performance of 4 DISD High School: Kimball, Pinkston, Roosevelt, and Seagoville. According to Hobbs, the high schools have been deemed academically unacceptable for four consecutive years. This...
I thought this was a nice take by Joanna Cattanach, editor of ChickTalkDallas.com on the Hampton University’s new homecoming queen. You can read the post in its entirety at Chick Talk Dallas. What’s wrong with this picture? Um, the white girl in the middle has something to do with it. Earlier...
PRESS RELEASE U.S. Department of Justice to Release Study on Children’s Exposure to Violence; U.S. Department of Education to Provide $500,000 Grant to Help Fenger Community Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan today joined with Chicago city officials to call for a national conversation on values to...
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), chaired by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, will debut Digital Fusion – CBCF 2.0 at a first-of-its-kind forum of the leading African American social media strategists called Black Power 2.0 – Social Media and Digital Content Mobilizing the Masses. The convening will address...
We’re finally on the White House Press List (we get stuff from the RNC multiple times a day so I ‘ve always tried to give them space here for recognizing us). This is a statement from the President. I want to thank the House of Representatives for the progress they...
The following tips come from a list put together by OnlineCollege.org . Besides the general tips in this post, there are helpful hints about campus safety, testing, career choices and other. To see the list in its entirety, click here. Hat Tip to Amber Johnson. General These tools are just...
