Top 10 Reasons To Vote
Posted On 09 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under World News.
In the United States voting is a right, a privilege and a responsibility. Citizens fought long and hard to be able to vote, yet a disturbing number of people don’t bother to cast ballots on election day.
Vote!
Top 10 Reasons to Vote
So you can complain.
If you are eligible to vote, but ... Read More
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Height’s Life to be Celebrated During the National Black Family Reunion
Posted On 09 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under World News.
The late leader of one of America’s noted Black women’s organizations will be celebrated during an event that highlights the strength and value of the African-American family.
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Dorothy Height, the former chair and president emerita of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) who died ... Read More
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For blacks, Coast Guard Academy numbers lag despite decades of effort
Posted On 09 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under World News.
Only nine of the 289 students sworn in last June identified themselves as blacks or African-Americans — or 15 when mixed-race blacks are included.
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The problem is so vexing — and so long-standing — that the Coast Guard last year spent ,000 buying lists of ... Read More
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Federal Financial Aid Changes 2010 – 2011: Making It Easier To Get Student Financial Aid
Posted On 08 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under World News.
These changes are focused on making it easier for low and middle-income students to get federal financial aid to help pay for college.
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After years of watching how increasing tuition rates have been putting college out of reach for more and more students, President Obama ... Read More
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Kareem takes shot at filmmaking
Posted On 08 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under World News.
Abdul-Jabbar, who has been successfully battling leukemia, takes on this new challenge of making movies at an age, 63, when most people are getting ready to retire.
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Kareem, who grew up in Manhattan and first became a legend at Power Memorial, has turned to filmmaking, ... Read More
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Obama pays tribute to late civil rights figure
Posted On 08 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under World News.
US President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to Jefferson Thomas, who was among nine black students who fought segregationist mobs 53 years ago to integrate a southern US high school known as the Little Rock Nine.
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He was only a teenager when troops ordered by ... Read More
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Kansas City to dedicate memorial to honor blacks who served in all wars
Posted On 08 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under World News.
The memorial will include a black granite plaque, landscaping, new trees, and a 50-foot flagpole. The Enshriners are selling commemorative bricks that can be inscribed in honor of a loved one.
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Kansas City will recognize black soldiers from all the nation’s wars with a memorial ... Read More
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Dads walk kids to school on 1st day
Posted On 08 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under World News.
About 600 cities across the world now participate in the Million Father Watch. About 100 public, private and charter schools in the Chicago area took part in this year’s march in some way.
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The first day of school began at 4 a.m. Tuesday for Gibson McIntyre ... Read More
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Plans to extend America’s Appalachian Trail to Africa
Posted On 07 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under World News.
In 1937, the Appalachian Trail was opened, running from the southern US state of Georgia to Maine in the north. In future, could it be extended to Europe and even Africa?
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The forces that threw up the Appalachian chain 350 million years ago also formed ... Read More
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Britain’s top black graduate
Posted On 07 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under World News.
Edwin Broni-Mensah, a 25-year old PhD student, who created his first computer game at the age of seven and now runs his own company, was selected from a shortlist of 200 people.
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Edwin, studying for an Applied Maths PhD as well as running his innovative refillable ... Read More
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