Grambling State University is getting national attention thanks to Yahoo and CBS Sports’ online videos highlighting the football team, bands and various other groups.
The four-minute videos went online shortly before midnight Monday and can be viewed at http://sports.yahoo.com/featured/roadtosaturday/
A 30-minute television show, “Road to Saturday,” about Grambling going to last Saturday’s State Fair Classic in Dallas will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on CBS Sports. read more…
Fort Valley State University’s cost-cutting measures will mean about 100 mostly temporary and part-time employees will lose their jobs.
After getting approval of its plan from the Board of Regents last week, the university notified the impacted employees Friday, said FVSU Vice President Canter Brown.
Most of those affected are part-time professors, and that exact number is uncertain because there are accreditation questions surrounding the elimination of some of those positions, Brown said. Because the part-time professor positions are under contract, the cuts won’t become effective until the spring semester starts. read more…
llege Presidential Selection Committee announced the selection of Dr. Marsha Krotseng to serve as BSC president, slipped off the local radar screen for a while. At the time, Blevins was serving his second hitch as interim president at BSC, but he was also one of three candidates in the running for the presidency.
“We’re always really lucky to be here,” Blevins, 63, said of his 41-year relationship with his college alma mater. “It isn’t like the college doesn’t have detractors at the state level.”
Indeed, BSC has never really had an easy row to hoe from 1895 when it was founded to meet the educational needs of African-American students from the southern West Virginia coalfields. BSC’s first President Hamilton Hatter, had to deal with extreme economic hardships during the Jim Crow era, when the state enjoyed tax revenues from the coalfields, but very little of that trickled back to help the families of the coal miners. read more…
New University of Maryland Eastern Shore head coach Pedro Swannhas announced the 2013 schedule. The Hawks will play 52 regular season games with a full conference slate and contests against local rivals.
UMES will play 26 games at home at Hawks Stadium, including four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference series and a home tournament in March. Along with their MEAC North opponents, the Hawks will play Georgetown, Navy, Cornell among others in Princess Anne this season.
First pitch for the Hawks will be on Friday, February 15th when UMES heads to Rock Hill, South Carolina to take on Winthrop for a three-game set. The Friday game starts at 4:00 p.m., followed by a 3:00 p.m. Saturday contest and a 1:00 p.m. Sunday matinee. read more…
President Barack Obama has refused to extend to victims of Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana the same relief he criticized former President George W. Bush for withholding from New Orleans residents in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The move has frustrated state and local politicians and contradicts his own campaign rhetoric about disaster relief from just one election cycle ago.
In a fiery 2007 speech at Hampton University unveiled last week exclusively by The Daily Caller, Obama excoriated the Bush administration for supposedly refusing to waive requirements of the Stafford Act, which requires disaster victims to repay the federal government for emergency assistance, after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. read more…
With Saturday’s game drawing closer, we check in today with al.com’s HBCU reporter, Nick Birdsong, who not only has one of the better Twitter handles around (@birds_word), but also does a great job covering my home state’s SWAC schools.
Birdsong was nice enough to answer a few questions regarding the Hornets’ season and how they managed to arrive at this week’s game at 4-1 in SWAC play. If you want see my reponses to his questions, read more.
Regions Financial Corp. will partner with Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University and four other historically black colleges and universities on a wide-ranging program beginning this fall.
The program will support financial education, academics, athletics and alumni engagement at six schools, with plans to expand the program to additional HBCUs in the future.
In addition to the Alabama schools, the program also includes Florida A&M University, Jackson State University, Spelman College and Tennessee State University. read more…
Most of us recognize that the racist climate and sex-based discrimination of the past is exactly that: the past. But there is always that one bad apple that steers masses off a cliff.
With the exception of few persons who I dare not judge, Americans have gradually moved forward from the prejudice times of yesteryear. Though some are ill-informed of this new belief system, the rest of us are happy in unity and pleased with life—it is the 21st century, you know.
In most recent news, the bad apple behind the latest wheel of delusion is Republican Rep. Jon Hubbard of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
“… the institution of slavery that the black race has long believed to be an abomination upon its people may actually have been a blessing in disguise,” says Mr. Hubbard.
Ah…to be or not to be, that angry black man…
Well, I’ll take the “angry black man” for 300, please.
Three-hundred years of torment, agony, and cruelty is what blacks in America have to showcase today because of slavery. While blacks was busy thinking of a master’s plan for freedom (among severer things), whites were chillin’, busy doing whatever was presumed as hard work at the time.
Sure, slavery was a blessing in disguise; I doubt if America, who Mr. Hubbard calls the “greatest nation ever established upon the face of the Earth, would exist if slavery did not happen here.
But I digress.
Running for a seat in the House, and from fire for statements in the book Letters to the Editor: Confessions of a Frustrated Conservative, should be the least of his worries.
He says, in offense, “They attacked me because I’m a conservative, and they’ve taken small portions of my book out of context, and distorted what was said to make it appear that I am racist, which is totally and completely false.”
I personally don’t know Mr. Hubbard, but his statements suggest he is nearly a know-it-all, and someone ought of knock him off his pedestal, before the car crashes.
The Tennessee State Tigers are the real deal.
The Tigers came from 10 points behind in the fourth quarter to defeat Eastern Kentucky 23-20 to retain the top spot in both the Boxtorow national media and coaches polls.
The Tigers remain undefeated and are now 2-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Redshirt sophomore quarterback Michael German’s one-yard touchdown run with eight seconds remaining was the difference in the game.
The Tigers received 18 of 20 first place votes from the media and for the third-straight week were a unanimous selection of the coaches.
In the coaches’ poll, spots No. 1 – 4 remained the same with Alabama A&M, Bethune-Cookman and Howard all winning.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Alabama State both won this week, but the two traded spots as the Golden Lions are No. 5 this week and the Hornets No. 6. UAPB defeated ASU 24-21 two weeks ago.
The North Carolina Central Eagles entered the coaches’ poll for the first time this year after defeating South Carolina State 40-10 in the Circle City Classic. The Delaware State Hornets reentered the poll after a 20-17 victory over Norfolk State. read more…
In Virginia, the waiting period is two years. In Florida, non-violent felons must wait five years before applying for reinstatement; violent felons must wait seven years.
Seven other sates—Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Mississippi, Nevada, Tennessee and Wyoming—allow some with felony convictions to vote after they are released from supervision. In Arizona, for example, one is not permanently disenfranchised until that person has committed two or more felonies, after which voting rights can only be regained through a pardon or restoration by a judge.
Many who are denied the right to vote are poor African-American or Latino.
With the November elections looming, voter suppression laws are very important to African-American students and the African-American community. According to The Sentencing Project, a group that advocates for voting rights, one in every 40 American adults is disenfranchised because of a felony conviction. The number of Americans who have lost their vote due to a conviction has spiked dramatically over the decades, from about 1.2 million in 1976 to 3.3 million in 1996, to more than 5.85 million in 2010, also according to a report from a group. Among African-Americans, one in 13 is denied rights because of prior convictions. Florida leads the nation with 1.5 million ex-felons who are denied rights.
Laughlin McDonald, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, says, “When you marginalize all of these people, you make it much more difficult to rehabilitate them. It doesn’t serve anybody’s interest. We’re not talking about doing a favor for people that commit crimes. We’re trying to ensure that people can be taken back into the system, that they can become decent citizens again.”
By Hillary Crosley, The Root
According to Republican Rep. Jon Hubbard of Arkansas, African Americans were lucky to have endured slavery, which, he writes, was “a blessing in disguise,” reports the Arkansas Times.
In excerpts from Hubbard’s self-published book, Letters to the Editor: Confessions of a Frustrated Conservative, Hubbard also declares that blacks are ignorant and better off in America than in Africa.
Slavery was good for black people:
” … the institution of slavery that the black race has long believed to be an abomination upon its people may actually have been a blessing in disguise. The blacks who could endure those conditions and circumstances would someday be rewarded with citizenship in the greatest nation ever established upon the face of the Earth.” (Pages 183-89)
If you think slavery was bad, you should have seen Africa:
African Americans must “understand that even while in the throes of slavery, their lives as Americans are likely much better than they ever would have enjoyed living in sub-Saharan Africa.”
“Knowing what we know today about life on the African continent, would an existence spent in slavery have been any crueler than a life spent in sub-Saharan Africa?” (Pages 93 and 189)
Black people are ignorant:
“Wouldn’t life for blacks in America today be more enjoyable and successful if they would only learn to appreciate the value of a good education?” (Page 184)
Read more at the Arkansas Times.
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
Lake Marion 3, Lee Central 0
The Lady Gators defeated Lee Central 25-9, 25-7, 25-9 in region play.
MarQuayla Lee-Parson pushed Lake Marion to victory with 20 points, three kills and three aces. Sherie Asberry had 19 points, 10 aces and three kills. Carmen Robinson finished with 13 points, four aces and two kills. Nekochia Moody tallied 11 points, 19 assists and four aces. Jessica Blanchard added four points and six kills.
Lake Marion (11-4, 6-1) heads to Woodland today. JV will start at 4:30 and varsity will immediately follow.
CLAFLIN VOLLEYBALL
Claflin turns the tables on Fayetteville State 3-1
Claflin (12-8) snapped a six-match losing streak while avenging an earlier season loss with a 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23) win over Fayetteville State University(14-3) 3-1.
Joylene Thompson led the Lady Broncos with 12 kills, followed by Ifeyinwa Nwokolo with nine kills. Molly Farrington and Paige Horne dished out 18 assists each and JaMisha Jordan was credited with a match-high 21 digs for Fayetteville State in the loss.
The Lady Panthers were led by Chelcey Foster with 12 kills as Keyarh Turner added 11 kills. Katherin Fischer recorded a double-double with 16 digs while passing out a match-high 21 assists for Claflin. Also standing out for the Lady Panthers defense were Kiara Johnson with 15 digs and Courtney Person with 11 digs.
Claflin’s next match will be in Winston-Salem, N.C., as the Lady Panthers tangle with Winston-Salem State University on Oct. 13. read more…
West Virginia and Geno Smith proved a good defense really is no match for their offensive capability. I don’t know what they expected to do against West Virginia, but it seemed like people thought the Mountaineers would only score 21 points. Fans and critics scoffed at Baylor and the Bears took the brunt of the skepticism of why West Virginia scored so much. Baylor was undefeated just like Texas was prior to their game. The pressure Texas applied to Geno Smith did help, but it certainly didn’t come close to stopping the West Virginia train. The Longhorns caused Geno to fumble on some excellent defensive plays, yet they were unable to force Geno into any throwing mistakes. At the end, West Virginia came away from Austin with a 48-45 win.
If this is the best teams can do against Geno Smith, then the Mountaineers may find themselves in the national title game. After scoring in the opening two minutes, a hush fell over the pro Texas crowd. Although Geno Smith had a great game, Texas’ scheme forced West Virginia to run the ball a lot. That front line dominance didn’t transfer into the running game. Andrew Buie had over 200 yards rushing on Saturday. They attacked the Longhorns with balance and proved they are more than a one trick pony. read more…
d Monday that it will cancel the contract under which QualChoice handles third-party administrator duties for its employee health plan, even though the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has an ownership interest in the Little Rock health insurance company.
The UA System has hired UnitedHealthcare of Hartford, Conn., which on Jan. 1 will begin managing the administration duties for about 35,000 employees and dependents covered by the system’s health insurance, said Ann Kemp, vice president for administration for the UA System.
The UA’s health plan includes campuses at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Pine Bluff and UAMS.
“Our health care costs continue to increase at a level that we just can’t sustain, and we are looking at everything,” Kemp said.
One of the areas it reviewed was third-party administration fees.
The UA System asked for bids on the work on June 29. Kemp said that five companies submitted bids, and a committee recommended that the UA System President Donald Bobbitt contract with UnitedHealthcare.
Kemp said late Monday morning that she would have to check with the UA’s attorney before she could release the amount of money the UA System will pay United. She didn’t have the amount it paid QualChoice immediately available.
UA’s contract with QualChoice was binding until June 30. Kemp said the UA could cancel the contract with a 90-day notice, which it has given.
She said the UA System had been using QualChoice’s services since 1995. read more…
It’s officially fall. The cooler weather and an appetite for something warm from the oven go hand-in-hand. Just in time, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Hotel and Restaurant Management Program offers its Fall 2012 Gourmet Dining Series with dinners Nov. 9 and Dec. 7 at the Richard A. Henson Center. Tickets are now on sale.
Students in the Commercial Food Production course led by Chef Ralston Whittingham have come up with menus sure to please, said Dr. Ernest Boger, chair of the department.
“This exercise provides the opportunity for these students to meet the third and final requirement in the Food Production classroom series,” Boger said. “Planning and management skills are emphasized as much as the culinary skills.”
“Collectively, they (the advanced culinary students) are an awesome bunch,” said Whittingham. “They have a good understanding of cuisine and are the managerial hospitality leaders of the future.”
Themed, “Salute to Our Military Men and Women,” the first dinner will be held Fri., Nov. 9. A cream of corn seafood chowder will be followed by a smoky bacon chicken cup appetizer and a lemon-zest sorbet. The main event, Cajun grilled filet mignon with island flavors curry lobster, is accompanied by a celeriac, apples and potato puree. Caramel molten cake with vanilla sauce tops off the evening’s culinary delights. read more…
Re: “Salmonella warning: Shore residents more likely to be infected; microbiologists look for links,” Sept. 9
Remarks The Daily Times attributed to Salina Parveen, a food and microbiology researcher at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and others in a recent story make serious and unfounded inferences against Delmarva’s poultry industry that not only lack scientific integrity, but are based on beliefs, not data.
One of the most significant fallacies implied in the article is that eating chicken or coming in contact with chickens is “the main reason” for people contracting salmonellosis. The two most recent recalls for salmonella contamination have been related to melons and over the past several years, most instances of salmonella outbreaks have been related to lettuce, salads, fruit, sprouts, tomatoes or other fresh produce, which have sickened hundreds of people at a time, according to US government data. Salmonella poisoning may also come from pets (especially reptiles), unwashed hands, petting zoos and a variety of other food and nonfood sources.
The article even states no one has ever studied the link between the poultry industry and rates of salmonellosis, yet the article was published with its unfounded claims.
In 2011, salmonella incidence rates in Maryland were down by almost 8 percent from the previous year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, total 2010 salmonellosis incidence rates were 17.6 across the United States — as compared with 17.3 in Maryland. read more…
