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King- Kennedy dinner honors ten in celebration of Black History month
OUTSPOKEN AUTHOR, COMMENTATOR AND ECONOMIST, DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX, KEYNOTE SPEAKER LITTLE ROCK, AR--- In celebration of Black History Month, The Ark...

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Posted in: Politics
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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters Come To Life In Pine Bluff
PINE BLUFF, Ark. - The John McLinn Ross Players (JMRP) present, as their annual play for young audiences, a lively stage adaptation of the award-winni...

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Posted in: Entertainment
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Symposium to highlight the crisis of low academic achievement among Black Males
Senator Joyce Elliott to lead efforts promoting long-term investment in academic reform Little Rock, AR (Jan. 24, 2012) —The Black Male Achiev...

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Advantage Communications, Inc. Selected as Strategic Partner to General Motors
LITTLE ROCK, AR – January 23, 2012 – Advantage Communications, Inc., Little Rock-based advertising, marketing and public relations agency,...

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Arkansas colleges, universities see reduction in remediation rates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Remediation rates for college and university students reached its second-lowest point since the Arkansas Department of Highe...

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Florida A&M University President Retains Support of the Board of Trustees
Last week, Florida Governor Rick Scott called for the board of trustees of Florida A&M University to suspend President James Ammons until an inves...

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Posted in: HBCU's
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The Persisting Racial Digital Divide
College-bound students with broadband internet access in the home can use the vast resources of the web efficiently to find the college that best suit...

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Posted in: HBCU's
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Emancipation Proclamation Sunday
The North Little Rock Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is encouraging local pastors and their congre...

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Floyd Mayweather Sentenced To 90 Days in Jail
LAS VEGAS (December 21, 2011) -- Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to reduced battery domest...

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Posted in: Entertainment
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Eddie Murphy's Ex-Wife Gets Scammed For $7 Million
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December 21, 2011) -- A self-described Los Angeles entertainment entrepreneur is charged in a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday ...

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Posted in: Entertainment
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Four African American Academics Win Awards
Erica Lorraine Williams, assistant professor of anthropology at Spelman College in Atlanta, received the First Book Prize from the National Women&rsqu...

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Fall 2011 Medallion Recipients named
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Five Fall 2011 graduates from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) were named at the 9th Fall Commencement Exercis...

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Posted in: HBCU's, UAPB
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OWN execs see possibilities for network's future in targeting black viewers
(December 10, 2011) A story in the Hollywood Reporter says that executives at Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network think they can turnaround the fledgling cabl...

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Posted in: Entertainment
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T.J. Holmes Signs Multi-Platform Talent Deal With BET Networks
BET Networks has inked a multi-platform talent agreement with award-winning journalist and television personality T.J. Holmes, BET announced Wednesday...

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Posted in: Entertainment
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Cain suspends campaign
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Posted in: Politics
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Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus Announces HBCU Public Service Scholarships
(LITTLE ROCK) On Nov. 12, 2011, funding was approved for the first Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus Outreach Scholarship for students attending histor...

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Posted in: HBCU's
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ADHE awards Ellen Carpenter Scholarship to HBCU students
Recipients from three of the state’s historically Black colleges and universities were recognized for their community service with a scholarship...

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Bless the Mic speaker says incarceration of Black men is today’s Jim Crow
Seventy percent of professional Black women are unmarried due to mass incarceration of Black men, according to Michelle Alexander, author of “Th...

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Posted in: HBCU's, Philander
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Heavy D Dead at 44
Rap legend Heavy D -- one of the most influential rappers of the '90s -- died earlier today ... TMZ has learned. Heavy D -- real name Dwight Arrin...

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Posted in: Entertainment
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‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier loses his battle against liver cancer
Joe Frazier, one of the biggest sports icons of the 1960s and 70s,  passed away tonight from liver cancer at the age of 67. He was diagnosed less...

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Posted in: Entertainment
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Verdict reached in Conrad Murray trial
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Jurors in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor reached a verdict on their second day of deliberations M...

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Posted in: Entertainment
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Woman: Herman Cain put hand up my skirt
Sharon Bialek alleged at a news conference today that Herman Cain reached under her skirt in 1997 as she sought help in finding a job. The Chicago-ar...

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Posted in: Politics
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Members of Black Sorority Targeted By Dallas Rapist
Texas officials are searching vigorously for the serial rapist that has been stalking and assaulting middle-aged African American women who also happe...

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National Achievement Week Program
The Pi Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. of Little Rock, is proud to announce its National Achievement Week Program Banquet that will ...

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Posted in: HBCU's
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Kimbrough to leave Philander Smith for Dillard University
Philander Smith College announced today that its president of seven years, Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, will soon move on to take the helm of another priv...

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Posted in: Philander
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Arkansas for Education Reform Foundation, Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce and Philander Smith College hostin Waiting for "Superman" Town Hall
About WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN” From An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim comes WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN,” a provocative and cogent ...

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Posted in: HBCU's, Philander
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The Spirit Of September 11, 2001 Lives On In Love & Service
I was at work the day the buildings fell victim to hatred. I walked home with people covered in dust and dirt. I helped a man shake the debris from hi...

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The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Third Annual Family Fun Fest Set For Saturday, October 1, 2011
The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Family Fun Fest will be held on Saturday, October 1st from 9:00am-4:00pm at Dickey-Step...

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Eddie Murphy Is Hosting The Oscars!
While Hollywood doesn’t seem interested in balancing the lack of Black representation on the big screen, the Academy is happy to have us host th...

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Posted in: Entertainment
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No Relief In Sight As Black Unemployment Reaches 27-Year High
The African-American jobless rate climbed from 15.9 to 16.7, which only strengthens the argument of Black lawmakers that there is a critical need to s...

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Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) announces Delta Classic 4 Literacy Events and new Crime Prevention Initiative
Arkansas Baptist College in partnership with the Delta Classic 4 Literacy (DC4L) will announce the official schedule of events for the 6th annual Clas...

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'Soul on Fire' Stops in Pine Bluff
"Soul on Fire" the musical is scheduled to start touring the fall of 2011. This production features gospel and R & B recording artist Shirley Mur...

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Arkansas Wins National Grant to Fund College Completion Efforts
LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe announced today that Arkansas has been awarded $1 million that will fund efforts to increase college completion. The...

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“A WORK OF ART”
Little Rock, AR ‐Central Arkansas is just days away from an unprecedented week of exciting jazz performances featuring a stellar line‐up of natio...

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The Latest on Porter's Jazz Cafe
Little Rock, AR – Jazz fans anxious to get their fill of the much anticipated Porter’s Jazz Café, 315 Main Street in LITTLE Rock, w...

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Posted in: Entertainment
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Lupus Foundation of America, Arkansas Chapter Outreach
The Lupus Foundation of America is dedicated to Bringing Down the Barriers that for decades have obstructed basic biomedical, clinical, epidemiologica...

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Posted in: Health
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UAPB Alumna accepted to graduate assistantship
NORFOLK, Va. - Whitney LaGrone, a Spring 2011 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff graduate with a B.S. degree in Chemistry, has been accepted to the ...

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SBA and the American Red Cross Join to Help
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration and the American Red Cross have joined forces to intensify outreach efforts to educate the p...

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NABJ Honors Financial Journalist Stacey Tisdale with Annual Community Service Award
Washington, D.C. -The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announces that financial journalist Stacey Tisdale will be the recipient of its...

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UPDATE: Yarnell's ceasing operations; 200 let go
Yarnell's Premium Ice Cream is ceasing operations, leaving 200 without jobs, the company announced Thursday morning. The Searcy-based ice cream maker...

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Hoop Jams 2011
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The Little Rock Links Fund Raiser to Support Philander Smith College
The 4th Annual Jazzy Jeans & Jewels fundraiser sponsored by The Links Inc., the Little Rock Chapter is poised to raise $10,000 for Philander Smith...

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Arkansas Committment host Bowtie Bash
Arkansas Commitment will host the inaugural Bowtie Bash reception on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in the Great Hall of the Clinton Presidential Center at 5...

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A top night of comedy with Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric the Entertainer Kyles, one of the original Kings of Comedy along with his friends will come to the Robinson Auditorium on Saturday, June 18 at ...

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All That Jazz.....Novel T's Summer Jazz Fest
We cordially invite you to join us at the 2011 Novel T's Pine Bluff Summer Jazz Fest!    The Novel T's Pine Bluff Summer Jazz Fest is a ce...

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