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How to Show Interest in a Greek Organization

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It’s that time of year again; you can feel it in the air. Guys are dusting off their line jackets, girlfriends are ordering paddles...

Merging Southern University & University of New Orleans Unnecessary, Immoral

The enemy never rests. In 2012's infancy, we have seen two different situations where HBCUs have come under attack. First, the HBCU 'Equality' lawsuit where...

Occupying Federal Grounds: Advocating Change in Charlotte

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He wakes up, lines up his watches, cleans his toothbrush, restocks his shaving cream, and polishes his shoes. Then as he proceeds to lock up his...

Marketing Major Creates Own Online Business for Women

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Darien Grant, founder and owner of HerCorporatePremiere.com, is a resume writer who specializes in working with recent female college graduates. She has created a...

Racist Tweets To Obamas Land Puerto Rican Official in Hot Water

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Seemingly racist tweets by an employee of the Puerto-Rican government have stirred controversy across the nation. According to the Associated Press, Heidi Wys sent...

Does HBCU Talent translate to the NFL level

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Since predominantly White Institutions have grown to accept more and more African-Americans into their sports program one of the downsides has been the talent pool for...

Leaders without a Title: What Can Be Learned From Morris Brown College

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Losing its accreditation and federal funding in 2002 and suffering from mismanagement of the school’s finances, Morris Brown College (Georgia) is at the place...

U.S. Republicans Today: A Collection of 21st Century Liars and Hypocrites

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Imagine if today’s Republicans were not so deceptive, conniving, and dishonest—President Barack Obama would have successfully completed a lot more work during his first...

Obama vs. Romney: A Quick Interpretation of the Presidential Debate

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Last night, every American had the opportunity to witness both Presidential candidates’ debate on how to solve the country’s biggest issues. The much anticipated...

Big Name Schools, Are they worth it? Howard U called out

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Vanessa Bertrand always intended to go to a big-name, out-of-state school. She made the decision as a little girl, watching Cliff Huxtable on a...

Jay-Z Has ‘Strong’ Views on Hip-Hop and Race Relations

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To commemorate civil rights leaders and legends, and recognize the newly released movie "Selma," the OWN network, owned and operated by Tennessee State grad Oprah,...

Girl Power: Jada Pinkett Smith Defends Willow’s Haircut

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Jada Pinkett Smith questions her daughter's hair critics opinion on individual freedom when she posted on Facebook recently. Check this out: The question why I...

PBS’s Independent Lens Documentary: Soul Food Junkies

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Looking for something off the mainstream tv path? Take a look at this filmmaker's journey into the Souls of black folks with Soul food. Check it...

Shocking Facts on Student Loans:where do we go from here?

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The Education Department, led by Arne Duncan, was expected to earn $33.5 billion off of student loans made during the 2013 fiscal year, according...

What Obama’s speech on Trayvon Martin and race in America means

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On July 19, 2013, President Obama held an 18 minute press briefing where he discussed the George Zimmerman verdict, race relations in America, and...

5 things to think about before dropping a course

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This useful guidebook exists because of my 1 p.m. Biology class Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It is the second week of school here...

Dream Defenders occupy Florida state capitol to repeal ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws

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After the George Zimmerman verdict student activists known as the Dream Defenders rushed to the state of Florida to strategize and plan how they would bring...

3 reasons to find a great church in college

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Finding a good church that relates to you in college is quite the task for anyone. The college years are a time for students...