With a $900,000 price tag, the new dining area is expected to have new features and additional seating. The new Orange Room will be equipped with flat screens televisions for students’ enjoyment, longer operating services and excellent customer service.
Black contractors only participate in 1.1% of the total federal dollars allotted through state DOT’s
There are twelve states (Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Vermont and Wyoming) that do no business with Black contractors at all.
August 31, 1962: Trinidad & Tobago celebrates its independence
Trinidad and Tobago became an independent nation (from the United Kingdom) in 1962. The presence of American military bases in Trinidad during World War II profoundly changed the character of society.
First black wrestling ref in Iowa retires after 35 years
Mike Allen slaps mat on accomplished officiating career with a desire to spend more time with his granddaughter.
Transcript/Text of Obama’s eulogy at Kennedy’s funeral Mass
Text of President Barack Obama’s eulogy at Sen. Edward Kennedy’s funeral Mass on Saturday in Boston, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House:
Naomi Campbell attacks companies for ‘dropping’ black models in recession
Never afraid of speaking her mind, Naomi Campbell has accused the advertising business of using the recession as an excuse to drop black models.
Howard Med Students Start Health Clinic
This summer, a dream came true for third-year medical student Raolat Adulai with the launch of Howard University’s Freedman’s Clinic.
Free admission to 800 museums on “Museum Day” September 26th
Enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide. Saturday, September 26, 2009.
10 years after U.S. Open breakthrough, Williams sisters continue to fire aces
The life arc of Venus and Serena Williams, born 15 months apart and raised in one of the worst ghettoes in the country, is so much an urban legend by now that its familiarity can sometimes undercut its power.
Obama vows not to forget lessons of Katrina
Obama has already dispatched 11 members of the Cabinet to the region to inspect progress and to hear directly local ideas on how to speed up repairs to a region destroyed by flooding four years ago this weekend.
Ludacris: Wants To Give You A Car
Ludacris transformed this holiday weekend into LudaDay Weekend to celebrate with friends and ardent fans, as well as, an opportunity to give back to the community.














