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Organization of Black Screenwriters Internship

Apply for the Organization of Black Screenwriters Internship

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The Organization of Black Screenwriters (OBS) started in 1986 assists writers in creating scripts/screenplays for television and films helping them present their work within the entertainment industry. Due to their great efforts and continued growth, OBS have developed a powerful network which includes the Writers Guild of America, producers, directors, studios, and many agents. Currently,

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2015 Home Depot Retool Your School Winners

The 2015 Home Depot RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL Winners

HBCU Colleges /

The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, recently announced the winners of this year’s RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL Campus Improvement Grant Program. This program, established in 2010, provides support for campus improvement projects at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) across the country and has awarded $1.2 million dollars in grant money to date

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Mother and Daughter Graduate Together at Bethune-Cookman University

Mother and Daughter Graduate Together at Bethune-Cookman

HBCU Colleges /

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) graduated hundreds of students on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Two of those graduates, Tangela Major-Finley and Eboni Finley, are closer than most.  Tangela and Eboni are mother and daughter who will experience this milestone in life together.  Tangela, the mother, is a liberal studies major and has a full-time job as a referral

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Edward Waters College graduates its first call me mister scholar

Edward Waters Graduates its First “Call Me MISTER” Scholar

HBCU Colleges /

Edward Waters College (EWC) graduated its first Call Me MISTER scholar during the 2015 commencement ceremony Saturday, May 9th. The Call Me MISTER scholarship program is open to African-American males majoring in elementary education and pays for the last two years of course work. Upon graduation, recipients of the “Call Me MISTER” scholarship must teach

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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at Tuskegee University Graduation

Michelle Obama Urges Tuskegee Grads to Overcome Adversity, Become Trailblazers

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During one of the most momentous Tuskegee University commencement ceremonies in the institution’s history, United States first lady Michelle Obama addressed the Class of 2015. Obama, one of the most recognizable female figures in the world, is only the second first lady to visit the university. She delivered words of encouragement and perseverance to more

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Jackson State University to create 1st School of Public Health in Mississippi

JSU to Create the 1st School of Public Health in Mississippi

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Jackson State University is embarking on creating a School of Public Health — the first of its kind in Mississippi. The Mississippi Legislature approved $2 million this past legislative session to establish the school. Last week, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning authorized the school to be created at JSU.

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