By NJ Voices Guest Blogger/For NJ.com
By Courtney McAnuff
The stories are prevalent and reported daily: Student loan debt, now estimated to exceed $1 trillion, has become an albatross for countless collegians, recent graduates and their families ...
Posted Thursday, June 7th 2012 at 12:28PM
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First, what exactly is an entrepreneur?
Well, Wikipedia defines it like this:
“An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.”
And this would be kind of correct.
But for the sa ...
Posted Wednesday, June 6th 2012 at 1:44PM
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -
The head of Florida A&M University proposed stringent requirements Monday for membership in the school's famed marching band, bidding to stamp out a culture of hazing at the university after the November beating death of a drum ...
Posted Tuesday, June 5th 2012 at 6:55PM
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In a lengthy story published by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, an HBCU official suggested the NCAA increasing academic standards would “kill” institutions ability to field competitive teams due to some student-athletes inability to literally m ...
Posted Tuesday, June 5th 2012 at 6:46PM
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Come see your new hospital.
Sunday, June 10, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Main Campus, at the corner of Livingston and Parsons Avenues
Bring the entire family to:
Tour the new main hospital.
Enjoy interactive activities, storytelling, COSI sc ...
Posted Tuesday, June 5th 2012 at 11:40AM
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The Yolanda Adams Morning Show “Introduce Yourself Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) will begin on Monday, June 4, 2012 and end on Friday, June 15, 2012 (“Sweepstakes Period”) unless otherwise terminated earlier or extended at the sole discretion of Spon ...
Posted Monday, June 4th 2012 at 12:47PM
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By Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY
Borders may be gone, but the Queen has returned.
As publishing prepares for its annual convention, BookExpo America, which opens Tuesday in Manhattan, Oprah Winfrey announced she will revive her fabled book club. Oprah's Book Club 2.0 will launch Monday, this time ...
Posted Saturday, June 2nd 2012 at 10:51AM
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DSU’s Dr. Francine Edwards, an associate professor of Mass Communications, is now representing the First State and the University as the 2012 Mrs. Delaware USA.
Dr. Edwards, who primarily teaches public relations, found out that two times was th ...
Posted Friday, June 1st 2012 at 1:36PM
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Hurry and submit your vote and help select ten crowning beauties to grace the pages of the Ebony magazine. Tell all your friends, family members and classmates to vote! Online voting ends at 11:59 PM(CT) on May 31.
Vote Now: http://www.ebony.com/ ...
Posted Thursday, May 31st 2012 at 5:53PM
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Strength of Nature, the makers of Profectiv hair care products, has partnered again with Black College Today Magazine and its highly successful historically Black College Today Magazine Tour. Steve Mootry, Editor and BCT Magazine program coordinator strategically schedules campus visits around the ...
Posted Thursday, May 31st 2012 at 1:22PM
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If at first we don't succeed we shall try, try again. Just like the game of Baseball, life gives us at least 3 chances and then we strike out! This weekend we have 3 days off to get things done and have some celebratory fun!
How are you spending yo ...
Posted Sunday, May 27th 2012 at 11:40AM
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24Seven Energy is at it again to fuel your dreams with more energy and another $1,000 Scholarship!
We had a great time reading your essay’s last year and we realized that some of you have some really BIG DREAMS!
We had so much fun that we dec ...
Posted Thursday, May 24th 2012 at 10:41AM
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Saturday 09 June 2012
"Soul Food Music Festival 2012"
Columbus, OH, US
Venue
Genoa Park Amphitheatre Columbus, OH, US
Performing Artists:
War
Dru Hill
Dwele
Tevin Campbell
Jeffrey Osborne and
Midnight Star
Co ...
Posted Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 at 11:16AM
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It's Hump Day Again! Wow that was fast. Well you know we are looking for that inspiration to get us over, so today's solution is reminding ourselves that We Are Worth It!!!
Don't ever forget that you are Hot Stuff! You deserve a life filled with hap ...
Posted Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 at 10:29AM
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Global media mogul and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey shared nuggets of wisdom every Spelman graduate must know during her commencement address to the class of 2012 on Sunday, May 20. The Mississippi native, who received an honorary degree from Spelman ...
Posted Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 at 3:32PM
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DENVER – On May 15th, over a dozen African American men launched the Denver African American Philanthropists (DAAP), a giving circle that is the first of its kind in the nation’s west. The group is comprised of men from all ages and backgrounds that ...
Posted Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 at 3:07PM
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THE APPLICATION WINDOW WILL BE OPEN THROUGH MAY 25TH, 2012!
FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE: http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/current-scholarships ...
Posted Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 at 3:00PM
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PRLog (Press Release) - May 22, 2012 -
Abdul Shakur is a 17-year-old businessman from Birmingham whose ambition and pitching skills have just won him the support of a multi-national enterprise support group to help start up his business venture 'Blo ...
Posted Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 at 2:43PM
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New York, NY (May 11, 2012) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is encouraging employers across the country to recruit minority students for job opportunities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). “Many students start o ...
Posted Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 at 2:39PM
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Today 8:44 AM PDT by Rebecca Macatee
Prince William's a royal, but like any groom, he had his fair share of pre-wedding jitters.
In Elizabeth: Queen, Wife, Mother, a documentary airing in the U.K. on ITV1 this June, William opens up about barel ...
Posted Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 at 2:23PM
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NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- There is something simply magical about what a person can see while riding the train - whether the rural and urban American landscape or the connections made with new friends we meet along the way. It ...
Posted Tuesday, May 22nd 2012 at 1:58PM
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012 | Author: BW Staff
Rapper/actor Ludacris visited Atlanta’s Dobbs Elementary on Thursday to talk to the kids about the dangers of bullying.
“Like my mother said, bullying can it can keep kids from coming to school — ...
Posted Monday, May 21st 2012 at 4:55PM
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* Our IAE program will be held at our Center City Campus in Philadelphia and will run from June 26-August 16, 2012.
* Classes will be held from 10:45 to 4pm Monday-Thursday.
* Students will be taking a full semester (12 credits) of col ...
Posted Monday, May 21st 2012 at 4:30PM
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By Ross Kerber
May 20 (Reuters) - Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt challenged college graduates on Sunday to take the radical step -- at least for their generation -- of tearing their eyes away from their smartphones and computer screens ...
Posted Monday, May 21st 2012 at 4:15PM
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On your Way to College? Amtrak® will help you get there.
There’s nothing quite like the HBCU experience. From the embracing environments to the undeniable cultural pride, HBCUs provide much more than an education – they develop character, bring en ...
Posted Monday, May 21st 2012 at 1:42PM
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