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Black History Month 2013 TV schedule
Channel Guide MagazineHere are some of the notable new and returning TV specials, documentaries and movies airing in celebration of Black History Month 2013. All times are Eastern. Programming is subject to change; check back regularly for additions and updates. American... -
Circle City Classic kicks off downtown to raise funds for scholarships
The 29th Annual Circle City Classic kicked off its big weekend events Friday. This year the coaches luncheon at Lucas Oil Stadium honors Indiana University football player George Taliaferro, the first African American drafted to the NFL. Next on the...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Services and Shopping, Football, Indiana University
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Bankruptcy among municipalities rare
Daily American Staff WriterAlthough Paint Township officials have not decided to file for bankruptcy protection, it is not a decision that people should be quick to embrace. "It is not the easiest thing to do," Susan Hauser, scholar in residence with the American Bankruptcy...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Financially Distressed Companies, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System
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Dr. Evelyn P. Valentine, city educator
Dr. Evelyn P. Valentine, a veteran Baltimore public school educator who was founder of the Pasteur Center for Strategic Management Ltd., died Thursday of heart disease at her Northeast Baltimore home.
She was 77.
The daughter of a furniture maker and...Tags: Booker T. Washington, Child Development, University of Maryland, College Park, Loyola University Chicago, Religion and Belief
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News-Review welcomes new interns, part-time employee for summer
The Petoskey News-Review has several new faces this summer with four interns and a part-time employee. Alexandra Crouse, 18, graduated from Petoskey High School this month and started a photography internship at the News-Review. Crouse, originally...
Tags: Photography, Arts, Grambling State University, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Arts and Culture
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Lillian Lowery named Maryland state superintendent of schools
An outsider with experience in leading a neighboring state through sometimes-unpopular reforms will become the next Maryland superintendent of schools, the state school board announced Friday.
Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian M. Lowery, a 57-year-...Tags: Kate Walsh, Politics, Jack Markell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Arne Duncan
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LeRoy Walker dies at 93; first black to lead U.S. Olympic body
LeRoy Walker, the first African American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and the first black man to coach an American Olympic team, died Monday in Durham, N.C. He was 93.
Walker's death was confirmed by Scarborough & Hargett Funeral home, but no cause...Tags: Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Slavery, New York University, Trinidad and Tobago, Benedict College
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Rick Braun, Gerald Albright to play Norfolk Jazz Festival in July
Jazz seems to be in the air today. No sooner did I post about plans for the 2012 Hampton Jazz Festival than I received word that the Norfolk Jazz Festival, July 20-21 at Town Point Park, will feature smooth jazzers Rick Braun and Gerald Albright, among...Tags: Theater, Northwestern University, REO Speedwagon (music group), Hampton Jazz Festival, Entertainment
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UNC Campuses Slated for New Fee, Tuition Increases
Associated PressUniversity of North Carolina students who pay in-state rates are facing a more than $400 tuition increase, despite President Barack Obama's warning that schools could lose funding if they don't find ways to keep costs down. The issue is especially touchy...Tags: Finance, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Government Debt, Students, Barack Obama
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LeRoy Walker was a man of Olympian achievement
The day Dr. LeRoy Walker, then 74, became the first black president of the U.S. Olympic Committee in October of 1992, I noted how Walker's willingness to speak his mind discomfited some USOC officials. After what he had experienced as a child of the...
Tags: New York University, Politics, Awards and Prizes, College Sports, Los Angeles Times
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Black History Month 2012 TV schedule
Channel Guide MagazineHere are some notable new and returning television programs profiling memorable people, themes and events in African-American history, in celebration of February's Black History Month. Programs and times are subject to change; check back throughout the... -
NCCU Law Center Nixed Amid Donor Concerns
Associated PressAn offer to establish a constitutional law center at North Carolina Central University law school has been withdrawn after some faculty and alumni expressed concern that $600,000 in startup funds would come from a major financial backer of conservative...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Politics, Political Campaigns, Lawyers, Colleges and Universities
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