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(SciDev.Net — Allafrica.com) Zambia’s first private university for science and technology will open in July, while the country’s state-run university faces problems due to a lack of government support.
Victoria Falls University of Technology, based in Livingstone, Zambia, will offer training in information and communication engineering and agricultural food processing.
Gertrude Akapelwa-Ehueni, chief executive officer of Victoria [...]

(BlackNews.com) – In Don Franco’s newly released book, The FAMDO Way: A Commentary and Solution to the African-American Crisis, a detailed economic plan is revealed to empower local African-American communities. Don is the Founder and CEO of FAMDO, Inc., a for-profit company that utilizes social entrepreneurship to equip black communities for success. FAMDO denotes: For [...]

(washingtontimes.com) The California town of Manhattan Beach is hoping to make amends for using its powers of eminent domain to take land from black families more than 80 years ago.
The city council voted to rename the two block neighborhood it turned into a public park after the African-American couple that bought the land overlooking the [...]

(newyorker.com) “The American explorer Robert Peary reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. With him were four Eskimos Oatah, Egingwah, Seegloo, and Ookeahâ€â€Âand Matthew Henson, an African-American guide. To Barbara Hillary, Henson is both a hero and a goad. Hillary is seventy-five, and a resident of Arverne, Queens. On April 20th, she will disembark [...]

This was something I have heard over the past couple of years regarding how the Black community consistently votes for the Democratic party. This phrase was especially common during last year’s State of the Black Union series. If you listen to many Black bloggers and media reports, Blacks are becoming sold on Barack Obama.
For [...]

(washingtonpost.com) “New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin has suggested that the slow recovery and rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina — which has prevented many black former residents from returning — is part of a plan to change the racial makeup and political leadership of his and other cities.
“Ladies and gentlemen, what happened in [...]

(cnnmoney.com) “In another study, 129 Hezbollah militants who died in action (not all of them in activities that could be considered terrorism) were compared to the general Lebanese population. The Hezbollah members were slightly less likely to be poor, and significantly more likely to have finished high school.
Outside Palestine, there is general agreement that suicide [...]

(statenews.com) It’s interesting to see that during Black History Month, a time when we as a nation honor the struggles and perseverance of African Americans against racial segregation, there is a civil rights battle that mirrors theirs almost perfectly occurring here.
The Marriage Protection Amendment is no better than the Black Codes and Jim Crow laws [...]

JASMINE RUMPH
Case Type: Endangered Missing
DOB: Jul 16, 1988
Sex: Female
Missing Date: Feb 3, 2007
Race: Black
Age Now: 18
Height:  5′11″ (180 cm)
Missing City: SEAT PLEASANT
Weight:  210 lbs (95 kg)
Missing State : MD
Hair Color: Black
Missing Country: United States
Eye Color: Brown
Case Number: NCMA1063825
Circumstances: Jasmine was last seen on February 3, 2007. She may still be in the local area.
ANYONE HAVING [...]

Huh?
While this holiday is usually associated with the Irish culture, a little digging around the web will reveal that there are a few cultural positive intersections where both Africa and Ireland meet
Samantha Mumba – is a Grammy-Award Nominated Irish singer, actress and model. (more…)
Africans and Irish in Barbados (more…)
“ALTHOUGH IT HAS been more than 20 [...]

Under RE-construction throughout the evening of 3/17 and 3/18.

This is an issue that has been on my mind off and on all week. The three most important things I see that these brothas need once they get out of prison is 1 – Serious counseling, 2 – a decent place to stay, and 3 – a good job. I know that there [...]

(Rochester, N.Y.–13wham.com) – It’s called Black English Vernacular – or more commonly – Ebonics.In a newsletter to staff, Rochester City School District officials say it is OK for students and teachers to speak Ebonics in class.
The newsletter, Diversity Dialogue, suggests teachers use BEV to communicate with students. It says teachers can:
• “Switch into BEV in [...]