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Officials testify white universities get more funding

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:24:15 -0800

(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspapers)— Morgan State University has been unable to fully execute its mission because of poor financial support from the state of Maryland, its retired president has testified.

Taliaferro: "Women of a New Tribe"

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:26:02 -0800

Taliaferro image "Veronica with Mask" Photographer Jerry Taliaferro , who premiered the exhibition "Women of a New Tribe" at the Afro-American Culture Center in his hometown of Charlotte, N.C., has brought the exhibit to Fayetteville, where he took photos of local women to include in the show: A UA student, a doctor, a hair stylist, a minister ... women from all walks of life. The exhibition ...

Black unemployment rates higher now than at recession’s peak, labor experts say

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:08:25 -0800

(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspapers) – Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley Labor Center paint a grim picture for the African American segment of the U.S. economy: Black unemployment is worse now than it was two years ago.

Gaultier fetes Winehouse, Givenchy goes futuristic

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:41:42 -0800

PARIS (Reuters) - Jean Paul Gaultier delivered an ode to Amy Winehouse at his spring/summer 2012 haute couture show in Paris on Wednesday. The late pop singer's musical spirit and bad girl fashion sense were all over the runway. "No, no, no," sang the four male Afro-American acapella singers who kicked off the show, using Winehouse's husky battle cry "Rehab" as a backdrop to 1950s and 60s ...

The Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame will officially announce its 28th class next month

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:55:15 -0800

The press conference will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Timuel Black donates papers to Chicago library

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:27:27 -0800

Timuel Black — civil rights activist, historian, author, and professor — has given more than 250 archival boxes to the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and...

Memorial quote making Martin Luther King 'sound like arrogant twit' to be changed

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:27:17 -0800

Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): A misquote carved into a Washington memorial dedicated to Afro-American slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King will be corrected following a public outcry and pressure from his family.

Mold closes Afro-American Museum

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:11:20 -0800

The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center has been closed since the mold was discovered.

Museum lands $432,000 in state aid

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:09:28 -0800

The National Afro-American History Museum in Wilberforce will receive $431,949 in state money to help clean up mold and replace a heating and air conditioning system, state lawmakers said on Monday. “The National Afro-American History Museum is an important cultural...

Mold shuts down OhioAfro-American Museum

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:18:37 -0800

WILBERFORCE (AP) -- The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in western Ohio will remain closed through Black History Month because of a mold problem.

  
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