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Candice Wiggins has already made history with professional women’s basketball, but that’s only her half of her story. In high school she was listed as the best shooting guard in the nation and won a scholarship to Stanford to play volleyball and basketball, an amazing feat, but not the whole story. She chose Stanford over […]
Oprah Winfrey now has her own street. On Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, in one of his last official acts before he leaves office next week, stopped by her studio to rename a street outside Harpo Studios where Winfrey tapes her show “Oprah Winfrey Way.” Winfrey is widely credited with helping transform a gritty part […]
Oprah Winfrey now has her own street. On Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, in one of his last official acts before he leaves office next week, stopped by her studio to rename a street outside Harpo Studios where Winfrey tapes her show “Oprah Winfrey Way.” Winfrey is widely credited with helping transform a gritty part […]
Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, Tennessee is the winner of the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge! This means, President Obama will speak at their graduation ceremony this year! Booker T. Washington High School’s graduation rate went from 55% in 2007 to 81.6% in 2010. The school has taken steps […]
Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, Tennessee is the winner of the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge! This means, President Obama will speak at their graduation ceremony this year! Booker T. Washington High School’s graduation rate went from 55% in 2007 to 81.6% in 2010. The school has taken steps […]
Like most new dads, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about what the future will hold for my twins, and what kind of world they’ll live in. I’m extremely thankful that I’ll be able to provide for them, but I realize that right now, a lot of parents in this country are struggling […]
Like most new dads, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about what the future will hold for my twins, and what kind of world they’ll live in. I’m extremely thankful that I’ll be able to provide for them, but I realize that right now, a lot of parents in this country are struggling […]
The future is here. Just like in the movie “Minority Report,” where iris recognition is used to gain access to top secret files, you’ll soon be able to log in to all of your personal accounts in the blink of an eye — literally. Hoyos Group, a New York-based company founded in 2005, unveiled a […]
The future is here. Just like in the movie “Minority Report,” where iris recognition is used to gain access to top secret files, you’ll soon be able to log in to all of your personal accounts in the blink of an eye — literally. Hoyos Group, a New York-based company founded in 2005, unveiled a […]
Bill Cosby was invited to speak at one HBCU’s graduation and he took the time to make his speech a call to action. He `didn’t want any of the graduates leaving the school and thinking that they got their degree and the work was done. No! He let them know that the work they were to perform […]
Bill Cosby was invited to speak at one HBCU’s graduation and he took the time to make his speech a call to action. He `didn’t want any of the graduates leaving the school and thinking that they got their degree and the work was done. No! He let them know that the work they were to perform […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Members of Florida A&M University’s famed Marching 100 band may soon know when they might perform again, six months after the hazing…