HBCU Alumni’s and Community Support Needed For The “ 105 HBCU Health Walk ” In DC Saturday, September 17th, 2011

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Historical Black College Students, Graduates Fraternities, Sororities, Civic and Church Groups are being encouraged to sign up and walk in the HBCU “Health Walk” Saturday, September 17th, 2011 from 8a-11a. Join us to salute National HBCU Week and the 105 Voices of History (National Concert Choir) -105 students representing the nation’s HBCUs by participating in the Celebrate Healthy HBCUs National Walk for Healthy Scholars, HBCUs and Communities through “Leadership, Diversity, Health and Economic Empowerment.”

It is GREAT to link the Arts to Health. Please complete the registration form with your contact information. NOTE: NO ONSITE REGISTRATION. A confirmation with details will follow upon receiving your registration. Register below!

What is it?
A National Health Walk in celebration of HBCU Legacies and Talent to promote healthy lifestyles through “Leadership, Diversity, Health and Economic Empowerment.” It takes place on the National Mall showing the significance of our Nation’s history with respect to “Leadership, Diversity, Health and Economic Empowerment” and where we are going. So DO NOT miss out!!!

Who should attend?
Individuals, Colleges & Universities, HBCU Alumni, Friends/Supporters, Organizations and Ministries, 105 Voices Family and Friends, Government Organizations (GOs) and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)

When we walk?
Meet us September 17, 2011 at 8:00AM at the US Capital Reflecting Pool for the kickoff with Zumba Fitness and Line dancing. NOTE: NO ONSITE REGISTRATION Register below!

Where do we walk?
From the US Capital reflecting pool, to the Lincoln Memorial Steps, and loop back to the US Capital.

Build a walk team with friends while building a SCHOLARSHIP!
$5.00 from each registrant’s fee of your organization goes to a scholarship fund created on behalf of your organization to a 2011 participating student or a student of your choice.

How do I build a walk team?

Can’t Walk? Join us anyway!
Register as a non-walking participant.

Play: Bid Whist, Spades, Dominos & more while networking

What Should You Wear? Organizational Shirt or Paraphernalia, college/university gear or favorite HBCU wear

Registration Deadline: September 15, 2011

Registration Contribution:

– Registration Deadline: September 15 – $25

– Children 12 and under walk free!

– $5 for ages 13 to 17

– $10 for ages 18-21

– Included in your registration is a water bottle, fanny pack, and a commemorative HBCU hat. Show support by wearing a t-shirt and paraphernalia representing your organization or HBCU affiliation.

Bon Voyage…
Walk ends with a networking Healthy Snack Breakfast

Need Team T-Shirts? Custom T-Shirts Designed by Yusef @ allstardesigners@aol.com, at a discounted rate.

Refreshments and giveaways

Questions? – 105mgmt@gmail.com

Vist our host partners: www.sisters4sistersnetwork.org

 

 

The Waller County Family Fun and Fitness Day, organized by Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension

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The Waller County Family Fun and Fitness Day, organized by Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension agents, Jernard McCray (4-H), Te’Anna Reed (Family and Consumer Sciences), Kenneth McCullough (Agriculture and Natural Resources) and UnitedHealthcare, included healthy workshops, family physical activities and a healthy lunch with food-preparation tips. UnitedHealthcare provided a certified health educator who answered questions and provided information about health topics such as diabetes, weight control and fitness.

Texas 4-H and UnitedHealthcare joined together to launch a new partnership – Youth Voice: Youth Choice – a program to help young people in the state improve their health and well-being through exercise, proper nutrition and attention to personal safety. 4-H programs in Texas are conducted through the CEP at PVAMU and Texas AgriLife Extension Service. UnitedHealthcare presented Texas 4-H with a $65,000 check to mark the beginning of the partnership.

“Since there is a national focus on healthy lifestyles for young people, this partnership between UnitedHealthcare and Texas 4-H is ideal and gives us the opportunity to work together with parents and youth to promote the benefits of good nutrition and exercise,” said Dr. Carolyn J. Nobles, associate administrator for the Cooperative Extension Program at Prairie View A&M University.

To officially kick-off the partnership, UnitedHealthcare’s Dr. Health E. Hound mascot joined Houston-acclaimed “Strictly Street Salsa” instructor Raul Edwards in leading participating families, community leaders and 4-Hers for a group “Lose It to Salsa” dance exercise, learning fun and easy ways to stay fit.

“I am excited about the 4-H and UnitedHealthcare partnership,” said Gail Long, program specialist – 4-H, Cooperative Extension Program and principle investigator for the CEP 4-H partnership. “This partnership will help young people throughout the state of Texas improve their health through diet and fitness.”

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GHOE 2011 Line Up Released North Carolina A&T Homecoming – Meek Millz, Ace Hood, Wale, Rick Ross etc

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The 2011 Homecoming concert lineup was announced at the Welcome Week Festival Aug. 26 by co-chairs Chris Wade, vice president for external affairs, and Kawanna Foster, SUAB president. The lineup is as follows: Meek Millz, Ace Hood, Miguel, Marsha Ambrosius, Wale, DJ Khaled, and Rick Ross.

As the lineup was announced, Twitter and Facebook lit up as everyone at the event relayed the info to the world. The reaction to the lineup was mixed. Freshman Elexsis Trapp was excited, saying, “It’s good! I like it!” Meanwhile, junior Trier Settles said, “It’s not that exciting. I wanted to cry. My excitement was at a 10 and now it’s down to a 2.”

Many students admit that they don’t know what all goes into the process of putting together the concert each year. “It’s a long process that begins right after elections,” explains VPEA Chris Wade. “After final exams a planning meeting was held with Kawanna, Ryan Maltese, Tony Williams of Diamond Life Promotions, and myself.”

At the meeting they made a list of artists who fit the following qualifications: had radio play in Greensboro, had an album out or coming out, and had good album sales.

“We also have to be financially conscious. If we get a really big artist such as Nicki Minaj or Chris Brown the lineup would be smaller because they cost more,” said Wade. The list of artists they came up with were then made into a survey and sent out to students over the summer to vote on. Once they got the students’ opinions they checked to see which artists were available.”

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VIDEO – Highlights NBA All-Stars show off at Morgan State University

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Over the weekend, we noted that an exhibition game chock full of NBA All-Stars was about to go down in Baltimore, Maryland. On Tuesday night, that game went down in a big way.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and New Orleans guard Chris Paul all suited up in an exhibition game between the Washington, D.C.-based Goodman League and the Baltimore-based Melo League. The game, which was originally scheduled to be played at St. Frances Academy, had to be moved to Morgan State University to accomodate demand.

The Washington Post reported before the game that tickets were going for as much as $100, an amazing sum when you consider that this is a summer exhibition game but a perfectly reasonable amount because players like James and Durant so rarely get the opportunity to face off head-to-head.

The Melo League team — featuring James, Anthony and Paul, as well as San Antonio Spurs guard Gary Neal and Memphis Grizzlies guard Josh Selby — emerged triumphant over Durant’s Goodman League team — also featuring Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green and Detroit Pistons forward Austin Daye — by a final score of 149-141. The headliner, though, was Durant, who stole the show by dropping an eye-popping 59 points, according to the Sporting News.

2011 HBCU Football Broadcast Schedule

Fans of black college football your voices have been heard. Below is a comprehensive schedule of HBCU football games scheduled to be broadcast via internet or television this year. Several conferences are taking advantage of the web and are streaming games online. The SIAC has decided to take matters…

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Via http://hbcusportsonline.com 

SEPTEMBER
Thu., Sept. 1 NC Central at Rutgers 7:30 p.m. ESPN3.com
Sat., Sept. 3 Virginia Union at Benedict 3:30 p.m. CSS
Sat., Sept. 3 Alabama State at Mississippi Valley St. 6:00 p.m. SWAC TV
Sat., Sept. 3 Southern at Tennessee State 7:00 p.m. OVC Sports TV
Sat., Sept. 3 Alcorn State vs. Grambling 10:30 p.m. ESPNU*
Sun., Sept. 4 Prairie View A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman 12:00 p.m ESPN
Thu., Sept. 8 Florida A&M at Hampton 7:30 p.m. ESPNU
Sat., Sept. 10 South Carolina St. at Bethune-Cookman 4:00 p.m. ESPNU/ESPN3.com
Sat., Sept. 10 Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7:00 p.m. SWAC TV
Sat., Sept. 10 Jackson State vs. Tennessee State 7:00 p.m. SportSouth
Sat., Sept. 11 Grambling State at Louisiana-Monroe 7:00 p.m. ESPN3.com
Thu., Sept. 15 Miles at West Georgia 8:00 p.m. CSS
Sat., Sept. 17 Jackson State at Southern 7:00 p.m. SWAC TV
Thu., Sept. 22 Fort Valley State at Benedict 8:00 p.m. CSS
Thu., Sept. 22 Hampton at Bethune-Cookman 7:30 p.m. ESPNU
Sat., Sept. 24 Bowie State at Virginia Union 1:00 p.m. CIAA Network
Sat., Sept. 24 Florida A&M vs. Southern 2:30 p.m. Versus
Sat., Sept. 24 Howard vs. Morgan 4:00 p.m. ESPN3.com
Sat., Sept. 24 Alabama A&M at Grambling 6:00 p.m. SWAC TV
Thu., Sept. 29 Clark Atlanta at Morehouse 8:00 p.m. CSS
Thu., Sept. 29 Texas Southern at Jackson State 9:30 p.m. ESPN3.com
OCTOBER
Sat., Oct. 1 Alcorn State at Alabama State 8:00 p.m. SWAC TV
Sat., Oct. 8 Virginia State at Fayetteville State 1:00 p.m. CIAA Network
Sat., Oct. 8 Mississippi Valley St. at Alabama A&M 1:00 p.m. SWAC TV
Thu., Oct. 13 Texas Southern at Alabama A&M 7:30 p.m. ESPNU
Sat., Oct. 15 Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7:00 p.m. SWAC TV
Sat., Oct. 15 Prairie View A&M at Alabama State 10:30 p.m. ESPNU*
Thu., Oct. 20 Bethune-Cookman at Norfolk State 7:30 p.m. ESPNU
Sat., Oct. 22 Florida A&M at South Carolina State 1:30 p.m. ESPNU/ESPN3.com
Sat., Oct. 29 Jackson State vs. Prairie View A&M 5:00 p.m. SWAC TV
Sat., Oct. 29 Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State 10:30 p.m. ESPNU*
NOVEMBER
Thu., Nov. 3 Stillman at Clark Atlanta 8:00 p.m. CSS
Sat., Nov. 5 Grambling at Jackson State 6:00 p.m. SWAC TV
Sat., Nov. 12 Texas Southern at Grambling 9:00 p.m. SWAC TV
Sat., Nov. 12 CIAA Championship 1:00 p.m. CIAA Network
Sat., Nov. 19 Bethune-Cookman vs. FAMU 2:30 p.m. ESPN Classic
Thu., Nov. 24 Tuskegee at Alabama St. 5:00 p.m. ESPNU
Sat., Nov. 26 Grambling vs. Southern 2:00 p.m. NBC
DECEMBER
Sat., Dec. 10 SWAC Football Championship 2:00 p.m. ESPN

Is the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation Excluding HBCU’s From Research?

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According to the American Diabetes Association, African Americans are disproportionately affected by diabetes as 3.7 million or 14.7 percent of all African Americans aged 20 years or older have diabetes. In addition:

  • -African Americans are 1.8 times more likely to have diabetes as non Hispanic whites
  • -25 percent of African Americans between the ages of 65 and 74 have diabetes.
  • -1 in 4 African American women over 55 years of age has diabetes.

The American Diabetes Association (the Association) is a not-for-profit voluntary health agency that works to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. In October 1994, the Association’s Board of Directors established the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc. (the Foundation), as a subsidiary of the Association. The objective of the Foundation is to fund diabetes-related research leading to the prevention and cure of diabetes, the prevention and cure of the complications of diabetes, and new and improved therapies for individuals affected by diabetes.
Get this, the Foundation is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) and charitable contributions to the Foundation qualify for charitable tax deductions as described in the code. The Foundation has been classified as an organization that is not a private foundation under Section 509(a) of the code. Even though they appear to have a bias against HBCU’s and black researchers. More on this later…
Research grants awarded by the Foundation generally extend over a period of one to three years, subject to renewal on an annual basis.
Upon investigation and review of the financial reports and records, this writer has found that Historically Black Colleges and Universities have been totally left out of the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation, Inc ward process as selected grantees.
Compared to the general population, African American researchers and HBCU’s are not receiving grant research dollars from the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation.

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President, patriarch, mentor and chief fundraiser Harvey’s Hampton University

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If it is true that Hampton University is a family, as many of its employees claim, then President William Harvey is the family patriarch.

Entering his 34th year as president at age 70, he is the longest serving college president in Virginia. He is almost the longest serving college president in the United States with one exception – Xavier University President Norman Francis in Louisiana.

Harvey’s commitment lies in his deep love for his job.

“It is fun to come to work every day,” he said.

The fun for Harvey began at age 36 when he became president of what was then called Hampton Institute – a small, private, historically black college with roots tracing to Booker T. Washington and Benjamin Butler.

He came with a doctorate in college administration from Harvard University and with his wife, Norma, and their two young children.

When he arrived, the school was near a financial crisis.

“There was red all over the books,” he said.

By the end of his first year, Harvey balanced the budget and has maintained it ever since.

The Alabama native started with a simple notion taught to him by his mother, a kindergarten teacher – “If you have a dollar to spend at the grocery store, you cannot buy $1.25 worth of groceries.”

Overall, he said he runs the university “like a businessman and a school principal.”

There are two sides to the school’s finances, he said. “One is the expense side and one is the revenue side. I made sure the expense side was correct and that we were not overspending.”

Early in his tenure Harvey realized various department heads were having trouble with yearly budgets.

“When I first started, the registrar came to me in December telling me they were out of money,” he said. “We were just halfway through the school year and they were out of money.

“So I had each department divide their financial year into quarters. That way they did not run out of money halfway through the year.”

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Ear Accessory must have: Feather ear cuffs by Kristen joy

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Ear Accessory must have: Feather ear cuffs by Kristen joy
Although I am not a heavy earring shopper (mostly due to my pickiness and constant misplace of them), I have found a new ear accessory to cure my earring animosity: feather ear cuffs. Feather ear cuffs are incredibly cute and fun and can help add spice to any ensemble. They come in a variety of colors, lengths, molds and makes. There also so easy to make, you can customize your own pair! You can find ear cuffs by Anni Jurgenson, TopShop, Free People, or vendors on Etsy.com and many others.

Summer league game featuring LeBron, Melo, Paul, Durant moved to Morgan State

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Organizers for Tuesday’s star-studded exhibition in Baltimore featuring LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Kevin Durant have found a new venue to possibly meet the high demand of a rapidly planned event. Morgan State University has agreed to host the game at 7 p.m. at Edward P. Hurt Gymnasium, which has a capacity of about 4,500 people.

We’re getting a bigger gym! (Mike Ehrmann) The game originally was scheduled at St. Frances Academy, but Kurk Lee, the athletic director of Anthony’s Melo Center in Baltimore and head of the summer pro-am in his name, had concerns that the 1,000-seat facility may have been too small to accommodate the expected crowd.

When 100 $28 tickets were made available last week, they were sold out in less than a day. To cut down on the risk of people selling counterfeit tickets, people will be allowed to pay admission when the doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets will be sold at a first-come-first-serve basis for $40 for general admission and $100 for floor seats. Proceeds will go towards various charities, Lee said.

Anthony, who grew up in Baltimore, will play on a stacked team that features his friends James and Paul, San Antonio guard Gary Neal, Sacramento forward Donte Greene, Memphis guard Josh Selby, Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Bledsoe and former New York and Chicago big man Eddy Curry.

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Howard University: Small Business Development Center

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Howard University: Small Business Development Center

One of many things that make Howard University’s School of Business stand out from the rest of the crowd is their Development Center for Small Businesses. In fall 2007, the Fortune Small Business Magazine ranked the Howard University School of Business MBA Program among the top 26 programs as “America’s Best College for Entrepreneurs.”

Howard University works close with The District of Columbia Small Business Development Center giving Howard business students the necessary resources to creating and running a successful small business. The District of Columbia Small Business Development Center Network is dedicated to promoting the growth, profitability, innovation and increased productivity of small business owners in the District of Columbia.

The Small Business Development Center will give a future entrepreneur the tools and opportunities to become successful in starting and running a business. The SBDC provides business consulting services, maintenance of strategic alliances, business plan practices, and much more.

Small Businesses have become such an important role in The United States, especially in our current economic state. Since the mid 1990s around 60-80 percent of all new jobs were created by small businesses. In 2005 alone, small businesses created approximately 979,102 new jobs. Creating small businesses is obviously something that turns out to be beneficial to the entrepreneur, people looking for jobs, and the economy. Howard University School of Business is lucky enough to have this wonderfully important resource located directly in the School of Business.

Kris Kirkpatrick
Business Editor

Jae Murphy Howard University Student Headlines on CNN: My City, My Secret (Washington DC)

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Howard University Student (The Voice of HU/HBCUBuzz.com), Radio Personality (Radio-One/EliteDCRadio.com), Mixtape DJ (LiveMixtapes.com), Actor (Bittersweet 2011), Street Dancer, & member of ΚΑΨ, Jae Murphy takes TV viewers on a tour of what he considers the best “secret” spots in our nation’s capital, Washington DC, including Howard University’s Moorland Spingarn Research Center and U Street’s Busboy and Poets. Clip courtesy of CNN’s Headline News.

Christian Kameni of Morgan State University – Stylish Buzz of the Week

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Name: Christian Kameni
Age: 21
Major: History & Economics
Hometown: Prince Georges County, Maryland
School: Morgan State University

Description of Style: My style is very clean, classic and timeless. I dress according to the way I feel when I wake up in the morning.

Christian definitely had “Fall on the Yard” on his mind when he chose this knitted sweater cardigan. The autumn warmth tones of red, beige and brown gives his outfit life. He reminds me of how much I am in love with Fall wear. He keeps it simple yet stylish. I can tell he knows what looks well for his body type, completely understanding his fit. Even to his traditional business attire, His tailored ebony suite compliments his stature while is confidence illuminates. Now this is what you call effortless elegance!

Emmett Till Civil Rights Heroes – Moment in History

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“Have you ever sent a loved son on vacation and had him returned to you in a pine box, so horribly battered and water-logged that someone needs to tell you this sickening sight is your son — lynched?”
— Mamie Bradley, mother of Emmett Till

Watch this compelling excerpt from Civil Rights Heroes, a documentary from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Martin Kent, which originally aired on Discovery Networks. Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African-American boy, who was murdered by white racists in the racially segregated Mississippi of 1955. The men who killed him were acquitted. After their acquittal, they famously admitted their part in the murder. Tills death, which made national headlines, set off a firestorm that launched the Civil Rights Movement. A History Documentary on Civil Rights.

Willie Beema – HBCU Artist Spotlight of Florida A&M University

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Name: Willie Beema

Genre: Hip-Hop

School: Florida A&M University

Website: www.reverbnation.com/williebeema

Bio Born and Raised in Jacksonville, FL. Currently attends the #1 HBCU in the country (FAMU) and is without question the #1 artist at the university. 1/3rd of NevaDry Music Groups Artists Willie Beema is very well known to say the least. At the age of 20 years old Willie Beema has emerged as one of the Undisputed Hottest Un-signed Artists in the Northern Florida reigon with an Major buzz in Tallahassee, FL and his hometown Duval County. His trademark “Flat-Top Fade” has been seen around the entire world with his music video “Facebook Friend” earning a spot onWorldstarhiphop.com with over 150,000 views because of a YouTube buzz. He is also featured with Yung Trap on “She Thick” which has over 200,000 views across YouTube and is played on radio stations in multiple cities in Florida its to say the least a well known song. His rare haircut is also a fan favorite and its an excellent display of his fearless personality. With his diverse fanbase, unique delivery, and ability to always stand out he brings to the table a hell of an artist. Without a doubt a big name superstar in the making. Seach “Willie Beema” on YouTube and check out some of his work.