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Art, Music, Culture & Lifestyle
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
According to a New York Times article the Schomburg Center in Harlem is expected to make an annoucement on Friday regarding its acquistion of archives belonging to poet, educator, author, playwright and activist Maya Angelou. Angelou’s archive will become part of holdings that include some 10 million items, including the personal collections of John Henrik Clarke, Lorraine Hansberry and Malcolm [...]
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Politics
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
The First Amendment States: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Only 1 in 25 Americans can name [...]
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Atlanta
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
On Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, The Men Stopping Violence Annual Awards Dinner took place at the Ritz-Carlton Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Georgia Power, Sutherland, Graphic Communications and Turner. The Men Stopping Violence organization specializes in training, educating, and collaborating with allies in a variety of communities with the goal of connecting people who [...]
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Contests, Entertainment
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Steve Harvey is looking for 100 high school students to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime experience that will open their minds, change their lives and help them shine their brightest. This year Essence magazine joins forces with Steve Harvey to make Disney’s Dreamers Academy the biggest, brightest and most mind-blowing event yet! The selected attendees will [...]
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Resources, The Non-Profit Community
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Know a kid who wants to make a difference but doesn’t know where to start? Check out DoSomething.org’s handbook for young activist. The interactive book serves as a guide for youth ages 9 and up interested in making a difference in society. The book includes: •Quizzes to help kids find the issues that matter most to them •280 pages of projects, [...]
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Fashion, Beauty & Style
Friday, October 22nd, 2010
On Tuesday October 18, fashion icon Tommy Hilfiger and New York City runway model Shannon Rusbuldt joined forces to bring attention to multiple sclerosis with a fashion show featuring a capsule collection from Tommy Hilfiger, as well as five prominent NYC fashion designers who presented capsule collections from their Fall/Winter 2010 collections. Tommy and Dee Hilfiger [...]
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Health & Fitness
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
On Friday, October 29th (8pm – 10pm) you are invited to join Live Green, Java Green, One Common Unity and Flow communities for an evening of dancing and festivities. The evening will include DJ Jeffrey Platts, DC Acro Yogis (including Vanessa King and Katie Capano), plus Afro Brazilian Dance lessons — and the Thriller choreograph! [...]
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Art, Music, Culture & Lifestyle, Living
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Atlanta-based celebrity dance group, The Swagger Crew, from MTV’s fifth season of America’s Best Dance Crew brings its southern-street style moves to the Maryland Institute for Dance on November 6 and 7 for two days of high-impact hip-hop, modern and Afro-Caribbean workshops. Maryland Institute for Dance and Swagger Crew will host several workshops throughout the [...]
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Career Moves, Entertainment
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Vikki L. Pryor has been named CEO of American Red Cross in Greater New York. Recognized as one of the 50 most powerful women in New York by Crains New York Magazine in 2009, Pryor was most recently president and chief executive officer of SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company in New York for 11 [...]
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Featured
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
The James E. Clyburn Research and Scholarship Foundation is giving $100,000 to the University of South Carolina to establish an endowed scholarship in public health, USC officials announced Tuesday. USC President Harris Pastides, Emily Clyburn, Rep. James Clyburn and Claflin President Henry Tisdale The James E. and Emily E. Clyburn Public Health Endowed Scholarship Fund [...]