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NCRF Proudly Announces the 20th Annual Black College Expo Giving Millions in Scholarships On Site

January 9, 2019 villagechief 0

LOS ANGELES – Dr. Theresa Price founded the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF) a 501c3 non-profit organization in 1999 in a direct response to the passing of California’s proposition 209 that banned affirmation action programs in California colleges. Since its inception, the organization has helped students secure more than $500 million in scholarships & grants […]

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Cyntoia Brown Granted Clemency by Governor of Tennessee

January 7, 2019 villagechief 0

By Olivia Exstrum, Mother Jones – Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim serving a life sentence in Tennessee for killing a man when she was 16, will walk free this summer after spending over a decade incarcerated. The yearslong effort by criminal justice activists and victim advocates to obtain clemency for Brown, who killed a […]

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Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Evokes the Hip-Hop Lyrics of Naughty By Nature As He Nominated Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House

January 3, 2019 villagechief 0

New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries evokes the spirit of Naughty By Nature in his nomination speech officially naming Nancy Pelosi as the Democratic party’s nominee to become the Speaker of the House in the 116th Congress. Congressman Jeffries: “Without question Nancy Pelosi has a track record of legislative success that is unparalleled in modern American […]

Entertainment

UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball Achieves Record-Breaking Fundraising Goal, Raising Over $1.35 Million for HBCUs and Deserving Area Students

January 3, 2019 villagechief 0

Atlanta’s finest came out in full force to attend the 35th Annual UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball, the inaugural for Florida A & M University alumnae Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, raising over $1.35 million for UNCF member-institutions. Once again, this was a record- breaking achievement for the gala. The sold-out signature fundraising event had more […]

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Crypto Boxers Takes on PlayStakes LLC As New Game Developers

January 3, 2019 villagechief 0

Crypto Boxers Takes on PlayStakes LLC As New Game Developers Atlanta – Andrew Gilliam, the concept creator behind, Crypto Boxers, the first and only boxing game operating on blockchain technology, has announced that PlayStakes LLC has joined them in the ring as their new game development team. Crypto Boxers made headlines early last year as […]

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Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi Statement on Withdrawal of Troops from Syria

December 19, 2018 villagechief 0

Washington, D.C. – Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi released this statement on the President’s announcement that the U.S. will move troops out of Syria: “It is premature for the President to declare a sweeping victory against ISIS when, just a few weeks ago, our military led more than 250 coalition-conducted airstrikes against targets in Iraq and Syria. […]

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Jennifer Lopez Proves the Value of Street Smarts in “Second Act” From STX Films

December 15, 2018 villagechief 0

SECOND ACT is an inspirational comedy starring Jennifer Lopez as Maya, a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations of not having achieved more in life. As an experienced, quick-witted, perceptive employee, she is passed over for a promotion solely because she doesn’t have a college degree. Until, that is, she gets the chance to prove that […]

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Nancy Wilson, Legendary 3-Time Grammy Winner and NPR ‘Jazz Profiles” Host Dies at 81

December 14, 2018 villagechief 0

NEW ORLEANS – Nancy Wilson, a three-time Grammy Award winner who called herself a “song stylist,” died Thursday after a long illness at her home in Pioneertown, California according to her manager Devra Hall Levy. Wilson was 81. Throughout her musical career Wilson cultivated an image of a poised yet passionate sophisticate known for her […]

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AUC Consortium, Inc. Presidents Deliver Strong Case for Investing in HBCUs in New National Tome on Workforce

December 5, 2018 villagechief 0

ATLANTA – Clark Atlanta President Ronald A. Johnson and Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice provide compelling insights on how a strong American workforce needs the creativity and brain trust developed by historically Black colleges and universities. Dr. Ronald A. Johnson, President of Clark Atlanta University; Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President […]