African Union marks 50 years
May 23, 2013 – 8:39 am | No Comment

(AP) – African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continent-wide organization that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from colonialism. Now leaders want to map out the next 50 years …

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Education in Perspective
April 30, 2013 – 10:36 pm | No Comment
Education in Perspective

By Christopher Duff

“Story Time: A young guy walks into a Best Buy, finds an associate and says ‘I want to purchase a us$5,000 TV’. The clerk asks ‘Ok no problem, any idea what brand?’ ‘Nope’ …

Haiti looking to reverse deforestation – to plant 1.2 million trees in a single day
April 29, 2013 – 4:55 pm | No Comment
Haiti looking to reverse deforestation – to plant 1.2 million trees in a single day

Haiti, one of the world’s most deforested countries, launches its first national tree-planting program in May this year. The Martelly administration government calls the effort “a big signal” that Haiti is determined to reverse environmental …

See Beyond The Dollar
April 27, 2013 – 8:20 pm | No Comment
See Beyond The Dollar

By Christopher Duff

“Just an FYI, for those beginning to pursue their passion, don’t think you have to automatically start charging. Learn to capitalize on unpaid opportunities. Use freebies as an opportunity to perfect your craft …

Brigadier Gen. Nadja West promoted to Major General – will become first African American two-star general in the United States Army Medical Command
April 19, 2013 – 2:34 pm | No Comment
Brigadier Gen. Nadja West promoted to Major General – will become first African American two-star general in the United States Army Medical Command

Brigadier Gen. Nadja West (pictured), deputy chief of staff, for the United States Army Medical Command will be promoted to Major General.
This promotion will make West the first African American two-star general in the United …

Chase The Knowledge, Not The Degree
April 18, 2013 – 9:49 pm | No Comment
Chase The Knowledge, Not The Degree

By Christopher Duff

Forward by Ryan Elcock
If you were to ask someone what my greatest gift is, I am sure they would tell you that I have an iron will. I am not known for …

U.S. Surgeon General., Regina Benjamin to deliver commencement address at Spelman College
April 18, 2013 – 10:57 am | No Comment
U.S. Surgeon General., Regina Benjamin to deliver commencement address at Spelman College

The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, will deliver the commencement address to the Spelman College class of 2013 at the schools graduation ceremony scheduled to take place on May 19.
Ms. Benjamin will also …

Colorectal cancer: Access to regular screening and treatment eliminates racial disparities in rates of survival between whites and African Americans
April 17, 2013 – 11:23 am | No Comment
Colorectal cancer: Access to regular screening and treatment eliminates racial disparities in rates of survival between whites and African Americans

(Black PR Wire) – A new report shows that an aggressive, state-wide effort to provide African Americans with colorectal cancer screening and treatment eliminated long-standing disparities in survival between blacks and whites with the disease. …

NBA star Dorell Wright partners with United Negro College Fund to create KB3 Scholarship Fund
April 15, 2013 – 3:44 pm | No Comment
NBA star Dorell Wright partners with United Negro College Fund to create KB3 Scholarship Fund

Dorell Wright
Dorell Wright who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA has partnered with the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) through his own organization, The D Wright Way Foundation, to create the KB3 …

Jamaican scientist, Lawrence Williams develops assay that eliminates the need for animal testing during dev’t of anti-inflammatory drugs
April 14, 2013 – 9:25 pm | No Comment
Jamaican scientist, Lawrence Williams develops assay that eliminates the need for animal testing during dev’t of anti-inflammatory drugs

Dr. Lawrence Williams. PHOTO/Scientific Research Council Of Jamaica
Jamaican researcher, Dr. Lawrence Williams has figured out a way that eliminates the need for laboratory testing of animals in the development of anti-inflammatory drugs with the development …

Howard University holds top rank among HBCUs for Peace Corps
April 12, 2013 – 2:31 pm | No Comment
Howard University holds top rank among HBCUs for Peace Corps

Howard University in Washington, D.C. , holds the top rank for Peace Corps volunteer-producing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with 21 undergraduate alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers and 204 alumni having served overseas …