10/03/2011 - 03:33
SAN FRANCISCO -- A national campaign to increase black student participation in math and science courses visits the curriculum committee of San Francisco Unified School District on Monday at 4 p.m.
10/02/2011 - 17:38
RICHMOND -- Harriet Tubman is the focal point for the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History's review of African-Americans and the Civil War Wednesday during its 96th annual conference.
09/29/2011 - 14:09
The University of Detroit Mercy will be hosting a conference entitled "Celebrating the River at Midnight -- The Fluid Frontier: Slavery, War, Freedom, and the Underground Railroad" on October 19-21, 2011, in the Fountain Lounge of the Student Center on the University's McNichols Campus, 4001 W. McNichols Rd, Detroit.
09/21/2011 - 04:42
ATLANTA -- Dr. Hassimi O. Maiga keynotes the Nile Valley II Conference at Woodruff Library with a discussion of the significance of ancient manuscripts from West Africa.
09/07/2011 - 02:39
SAN FRANCISCO -- The award-winning ASCAP composer-arranger-pianist Jacqueline Butler Hairston previews her Carnegie Hall concert with a 50-voice choir for the 18th AfroSolo Arts Festival on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 4 p.m. in the African-American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton St.
08/19/2011 - 21:02
WASHINGTON -- It is appropriate that Berry Gordy is one of the chairs of the dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
08/19/2011 - 18:00
WASHINGTON -- Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Berry Gordy, Jr., George Lucas, Jamie Foxx and Clarence Avant will serve as celebrity co-chairs for the Dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.
08/12/2011 - 01:02
"For too long we've put the spotlight on entertainment," says Will.i.Am, who has put up his own money to put science in the forefront for young people.
08/09/2011 - 00:37
SAN FRANCISCO -- ReUnion: Education-Arts-Heritage fills a glaring need for wholesome, scientifically-based and effective instructional television for African-American students.
08/08/2011 - 05:25
DURHAM -- Some incoming North Carolina Central University freshmen who traded their final weeks of leisure for a summer of hard work were cited for their hands-on research in science, math and technol
08/08/2011 - 02:56
AUSTIN, TX -- During a recent conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, Sikhongi Solomon Phungwayo captured first place in the chemistry category during the 68th Annual Joint Meeting of Beta Kappa Chi S
08/06/2011 - 20:59
OAKLAND -- For 40 years, Oscar C. Wright has told every meeting of the Oakland school board: "It's not about me, it's not about you, it's about our children."
08/04/2011 - 19:24
Annapolis, Maryland—The Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival will take place on Saturday, September 24, 2011, 10 AM to 7 PM at the Annapolis City Dock, in Annapolis, Maryland.
08/03/2011 - 20:21
WASHINGTON -- Despite an enviable educational track record, Lezli Baskerville finds herself having to defend the very existence of historically-black colleges and universities when the nation needs them most.
08/03/2011 - 05:51
SACRAMENTO -- For decades, the mural of Queen Califia in the California State Capitol was covered by sheet rock. Hardly anyone understood the significance of the image.
08/02/2011 - 14:39
BOSTON -- The Boston African-American National Historic Site offers the following tours during August:
