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(College Park, MD) — Police say a student at the University of Maryland has been arrested after threatening on the Internet to go on a shooting rampage at the campus. According to a statement by the University Police, the student posted statements on the Internet saying that he would be on a shooting rampage on […]
(Undated) — African American women are infected with HIV at a higher rate than other races, and the problem is much worse than health care providers had thought, according to a new study. Researchers from the New Jersey Medical School found that two-thirds of new HIV cases in the U.S. infect black women, although black […]
LARGO, Md.—Diverse Issues in Higher Education has selected President Charlene M. Dukes as one of its “up and coming” women leaders in higher education. President Dukes’ profile is featured in the publication’s Women’s History Month special edition, “Women in Higher Education: The Leadership Mystique.” The first-of-its-kind issue highlights the critical role women have played in […]
(Washington, DC) — African-Americans are being urged by the National Urban League to get out and vote at election time. The organization views it as a way to counter state laws it says threaten the educational and economic progress made by blacks. The 101-year-old civil rights group has made “Occupy the Vote” the theme for […]
A Prince William County Jail inmate was able to smuggle a gun into his cell. Eighteen-year-old Brandon Braxton is accused of smuggling a handgun in to county jail by putting it up his rectum. Prince William County Police say Braxton was arrested last month on robbery charges and apparently hid the gun before being transferred […]
FAIRFAX, VA (March 1, 2012)- Hundreds of seniors at historically black colleges and universities that are members of UNCF(United Negro College Fund) will be able to graduate on time, thanks to a $1 million gift from Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF) to the UNCF Campaign for Emergency Student Aid (CESA). UNCF, the nation’s largest […]
Discussions are underway to bring the Washington Washington Football Team back to its home in D.C. Although the team bears D.C.’s name, the franchise moved its stadium to Maryland in 1997 and hasn’t had a presence in the District since then. But The Washington Post reports that District officials are mounting the most serious effort […]
The 2012 Radio One DC Media Appreciation Day Awards Lunch will be held Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 from 11am until 12:30pm. This year, honorees will be Aisha Karimah, Community Affairs Director at WRC-TV (NBC-4) and Tony Perkins, Weather Anchor and News Anchor (WTTG-TV). The special affair will be held at the stations new facility located […]
(Annapolis, MD) — Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley says he plans to sign the just passed same-sex marriage bill into law on Thursday. That’s when Maryland will officially join seven other states and the District of Columbia in having such a law on the books. Meanwhile, opponents of the legislation are already organizing efforts to put […]
(Largo, Md.)— President Charlene M. Dukes has been appointed to the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) board of directors. AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. Its members are committed to extending the advantages of a liberal education to all students, regardless […]