All summer long (and, let’s be honest … maybe longer) you’ve been looking forward to the freedom that college dorm life offers new students. You can stay up late, there are no parents looking over your shoulder and telling you what to do … what could be better? But the reality is that moving away […]
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Each year the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation selects 1,000 talented individuals to receive the Bill Gates scholarship – a life-changing financial gift which supports college students until their graduation. Gates Scholars can use the funds received through the Gates Millennium Scholars Program at the college or university of their choice and the support of
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The 2013 black college football season has been nothing short of crazy both on and off the field. The unexpected firing of Grambling’s legendary head coach Doug Williams, which lead to a player boycott of the Grambling state – Jackson State football game. That protest lead to Grambling forfeiting of Jackson State’s homecoming game. At
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What do you want in an apartment? Before you even start the search, it’s important to narrow down what you’re searching for. Not with the budget (oh, the budget…) but in terms of what you want from the apartment itself. You can’t have everything you want, but if you’re clever, you can have most of
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I am pretty sure you all have heard of the idiom “march to the beat of your own drum” a social life metaphor for being independent or individualized. But, how has this catechism distorted our personal views on the association of community in which has always been a collaborative effort? What has happened over the
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If you are reading this article, you are probably struggling through the college admissions and the university admission process. There are a few things to consider when you weigh the benefits of going to a private school versus a public school. One of the most obvious is cost. Normally, a public school is less expensive
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Entrepreneurship has always been apart of the African-America social construct; but never referred to as “Social Entrepreneurship” a concept steeped in creating social value. In order that we continue this legacy of creating value for others we have to look outside of our communities and see the bigger picture in terms of the causes that
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Great things happen when you cultivate the contacts in your network. Collecting contact information is one thing. Leveraging the relationships you develop takes cultivation. That means communicating in a genuine, relevant way instead of worrying about the number of people in your phone or your social media followers. The key is to be thoughtful about
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